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Race 10 (794)

SAPPHIRE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 CHICKEN DINNER (L095) Z Purton TT Average to begin, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide turning in, finished off strongly, won by a narrow margin. (Bled.)
2 4 HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) R Kingscote B/TT Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner on line.
3 13 PACKING KING (K570) M F Poon TT Bumped start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, 1-1/2L back turning in, kept on well in straight, just beaten by a narrow margin.
4 1 CROSSBORDERPEGASUS (K008) J Orman B/TT Slightly slow out, raced 2 wide towards rear, a bit closer on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 300M, finished off strongly, just beaten by a head.
5 3 FLYING FORTRESS (J445) H Bowman CP/XB/TT Began well, taken back to race 3 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared 300M, finished off strongly to be nearest on line.
6 6 TANG HEART (L373) J Moreira TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, found rail 550M, no daylight early in straight, made minor progress after passing 250M, peaked 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
7 2 TITAN PEGASUS (L213) E Brown TT- Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide turning in, no clear run early in straight, one-paced thereafter.
8 5 MAJESTIC VALOUR (L016) A Atzeni B Moderately away from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 200M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 11 URANUS STAR (K511) L Hewitson XB- Bumped heavily at start, raced in midfield on the outside, 4 lengths back turning in, one-paced in the run home.
10 10 TEN LOVES (L371) K Teetan -- Taken back to race behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made no impression in straight.
11 8 JIN SHENG (L399) C L Chau -- Jumped well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 14 FLYING HUNTER (L247) H T Mo -- Jumped well from the widest draw, raced better than midfield on outer, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 12 REAL TIME (L042) P N Wong -- Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, angled out after passing 550M, very wide turning in, made no progress in straight.
14 9 LOVE ESPRESSO (L394) M Chadwick CP- Shifted out at start and made heavy contact, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
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