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Race 7 (380)

WAIKUKU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 POSITIVE SMILE (J467) M L Yeung B/TT Settled well back from a poor draw and waited with, switched wide for a run into home straight, ran on strongly inside final 350M to hit the front 100M out.
2 7 AEROINVINCIBLE (J180) A Atzeni H/TT Pressed forward to share early pace, obtained 1L advantage 1000M out, led until caught over 100M out.
3 2 FORZA TORO (K355) E C W Wong TT Crowded at start and soon taken across at the back for rails run, travelled keenly on heels from the 600M, obtained a clear run switching onto inside 300M out, finished off the race well.
4 8 BIG RETURN (K192) J Orman H/TT Jumped moderately, recovered swiftly on rail to just over 4L back in 6th 900M out, saved ground on the inside turning in for home, fought on steadily without threatening.
5 14 STERLING WONGCHOY (H273) K Teetan B Chased leaders on rail, became 2nd 400M out, unable to quicken under pressure to threaten.
6 6 LUCKY BALERION (L125) L Ferraris -- Travelled in midfield 3-wide with cover, slightly worse around home bend and given reminders entering straight, kept on under pressure without threatening.
7 10 TIME TO FIRE (K117) Z Purton CP Broke well from the widest draw but soon taken back to last few, baulked behind runners after straightening and checked 300M out, kept on steadily without threatening.
8 3 ALL'S WELL (K294) M Guyon H/TT Mainly in midfield, tight between runners early in straight and checked 280M out, steadied again 180M out, made no further impression in closing stages.
9 11 PROUD BOX (K487) C Y Ho TT Began well from a wide draw travelling wide without cover in midfield, in similar position rounding home bend improving to 2L 4th and one of the widest into straight, unable to sustain effort inside final 200M.
10 12 SMILING FALCON (K459) H Bentley CP 4-wide in midfield early stages, shifted back to last few 3-wide onto first bend, dropped further back to last and one of the widest into straight, kept on past well-beaten horses.
11 9 AQUAMAN (K523) R Kingscote CP/TT Moderate start, recovering in midfield when checked and lost position 1100M out, towards rear on rail rounding home bend but saved ground into straight, faded under pressure.
12 5 MEANINGFUL DRAGON (H453) L Hewitson B Shared early pace from a wide draw, drifted one back to 2nd 2-wide rounding home bend, folded up quickly inside final 400M. (Lame)
13 1 BIGTIME GENERATION (K496) H Bowman XB Settled just over 3L off the pace in 4th, soon weakened out of contention after straightening.
14 13 UP WITH CHARM (K139) M F Poon B/H Broke well travelling wide without cover just better than midfield, dropped out quickly inside final 450M.
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