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Race 5 (297)

TAI LONG TSUI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 MOUNT EVEREST (K237) M L Yeung -- Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 500M, 4 lengths back turning in, no daylight early in straight, cleared 150M, finished off very strongly to score. (See Racing Incidents.)
2 5 MASTER PHOENIX (J516) C Y Ho B/TT- Taken back from the widest draw, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, finished off strongly to take 2nd.
3 6 CLOUD NINE (L050) L Ferraris XB1 Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 50M.
4 14 DASH (K250) L Hewitson SR-/CP/TT Made contact at start, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, very wide into straight, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
5 12 BROWNNEEDSFURTHER (K325) J Orman CP-/TT1 Moderately away, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made minor progress.
6 13 GASTRONOMIQUE (K388) A Atzeni E/TT Began only fairly, raced 2 wide towards rear, there to turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line.
7 9 LEADING AGILITY (K553) M Chadwick H/TT Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, angled out approaching 550M, 2 lengths or so back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
8 1 PACKING PHOENIX (K442) Z Purton TT Commenced well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide after passing 600M, a length back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 150M.
9 2 EMBRACE ABERDEEN (L020) M F Poon -- Began well from a wide draw, trapped 3 wide with no cover, a length or so back, hampered near 600M, 4 wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 11 WHOWROTETHATSONG (L048) Y L Chung TT1 Began only fairly and made contact, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made no impression in straight.
11 7 FLYING CHRISTIE (K483) R Kingscote B/H/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on outer, travelled keenly throughout, 6 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight.
12 3 SKY CAP (K125) E C W Wong TT Began awkwardly and made contact, raced prominently, 2 wide, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong.
13 10 THE COSMIC POWER (L064) H T Mo TT1 Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail on outer, 9 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made no progress in straight.
14 8 GRAND MASTERMIND (L084) H Bowman TT1 Began only fairly, raced at tail, 9 to 10 lengths back, still well back on turn, failed to make any progress in straight.
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