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Race 7 (279)

HIBISCUS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 FIT FOR BEAUTY (K489) J McDonald H Held up in 3rd 2-wide just over 2L off the pace, commenced move passing the 400M gaining upper hand 200M out, fought on under pressure to the line.
2 12 AMAZING DUCK (H392) R Kingscote TT Niggled along for a prominent position on rail, tracked behind leader coming onto home bend but switched 2-wide 800M out, hit the front into straight only to be narrowly headed 200M out, fought on dourly to the line.
3 7 SMART FAT CAT (K280) Z Purton CP/H/TT Jumped awkwardly losing ground travelling keenly in last few early, tightened between runners onto home bend, saved ground on the inside turning in for home, produced good late impression inside final 250M.
4 5 ALL ROUND WINNER (K382) H Bentley CP Held up over 4L back in 5th, slightly closer to pace in a similar position rounding home bend, made modest progress under pressure in straight without threatening first few.
5 3 AUDACIOUS PURSUIT (K398) H Bowman TT Crowded at start settling well back 3-wide with cover, switched and obtained a clear passage 300M out, finished off the race well. (Tactic questioned)
6 11 VOLCANIC SPARK (H388) H Doyle B Began fairly and ridden along in midfield or slightly worse, in a similar position into straight when hung in a difficult ride, produced good late impression.
7 8 SPECIAL HEDGE (H354) L Hewitson TT Settled towards rear 3-wide with cover, soon came to challenge upon straightening, ran on steadily near the centre of the track until finding no extra inside final 100M.
8 9 NAMJONG KINGDOM (K015) C Y Ho CP-/SR1/TT Began from a poor draw and gradually taken back to last few, dropped to tail-end onto home bend, kept on past well-beaten horses down the centre of the straight.
9 10 SPLENDID FORCE (K120) D Probert B/TT Began well from a poor draw settling in midfield 3-wide without cover, remained in a similar position to straight and could find no extra under pressure. (Blood in trachea)
10 6 CIRCUIT MARSHAL (K526) C L Chau -- Began moderately but soon picked up on rail to midfield, remained similar into straight, kept on until finding no extra inside final 100M.
11 1 NEZHA (K494) J Orman B Soon taken well back from the widest draw, never seen with a chance.
12 4 GLORIOUS SUCCESS (K062) K Teetan B/TT Soon taken back to last few for inside run, made steady headway on rail approaching home bend reaching 9th briefly over 6L back, saved ground turning in for home but dropped away quickly inside final 300M.
13 14 BIG STRIDE (K194) M L Yeung B Held up in 4th on rail some 3L back, slightly closer to pace onto home bend, baulked and switched for a run past the 400M, folded up quickly shortly afterwards.
14 13 MULTIDUTCH (K171) A Atzeni B/TT Pressed forward from a poor draw to lead ploughing a lone furrow down the back straight, crossed for rails run onto home bend and led the field until narrowly headed into straight, folded up quickly.
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