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Race 5 (445)

CALIFORNIA MEMORY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 VUKAN (E095) K C Leung -- Began smartly from the widest draw, raced prominently on the outside, 2 wide on turn, hard ridden after passing 400M, hit the front 200M, kept on well to the line and scored.
2 3 CHARITY GRACE (E090) A Badel B Bumped start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 3 wide after passing 600M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line.
3 13 BREEZE OF SPRING (C309) K Teetan CP/TT Taken back to race at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to take a place, nearest on line.
4 8 UNICORNBABY (C203) M Chadwick B/TT Commenced well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually final 50M.
5 5 OSCAR GLORY (E109) Z Purton -- Bumped start, sent forward to race prominently, allowed rival to cross near 900M, sat right behind the leader on turn, finished off evenly.
6 2 MASTER HERO (D501) J Moreira XB/TT Began awkwardly, raced 3 wide with no cover in midfield, moved a bit closer on turn, finished off evenly.
7 12 SAM'S LOVE (A088) N Callan TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer on turn, no clear running early in straight, made some progress final 200M.
8 1 CHARGE ON (D162) M F Poon B Began awkwardly and bumped, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on the inside, angled out after passing 500M, unable to obtain clear running early in straight, cleared near 200M, made some progress thereafter.
9 6 RUN DES RUN (E179) C Y Ho -- Jumped with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, wider after passing 500M, no clear running early in straight, showed limited response thereafter.
10 14 SMART CHARADE (A314) M L Yeung B/H/TT Began well, taken back to race 3 wide with cover at rear, commenced move after passing 550M, very wide turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually thereafter.
11 7 STEEL WIN (E111) A Hamelin -- Average to begin, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, 2-1/2L back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
12 10 BRILLIANT CHINA (D486) T Piccone CP/TT Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, moved a bit closer in the middle stages, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
13 4 ORIENTAL AMIGO (D232) V Borges B Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, same margin back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 200M.
14 11 CASA KINGDOM (E148) B Shinn XB Out in line, raced at rear on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, very wide turning in, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only CC : Cornell Collar CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side E : Ear Plugs H : Hood P : Pacifier
PC : Pacifier with Cowls PS : Pacifier with one cowl SB : Sheepskin Browband SR : Shadow Roll
TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor VO : Visor with one cowl XB : Crossed Nose Band
"1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed