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Race 2 (254)

SHANXI HANDICAP (Turf)   Rating:40-16   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 SPARTAN (BN118) D Whyte B Settled in rear of midfield on rails. Angled out for a run upon straightening and quickened well inside final 300 M to assert authority closing stages. Readily.
2 2 GUSCOTT (BS207) R Fradd V Settled in 4th. Commenced move entering straight and ran on steadily to hit front inside 200 M but overshadowed nearing finish.
3 13 SPEEDY RUNNER (BS135) D Boeuf TT Travelled at the back. Made up a lot of ground down straight to be nearest at finish. (See Racing Incidents.)
4 8 SUPER CONNECTIONS (BP127) J Quinn -- Well there, disputing lead turning in. Unable to sustain effort inside final 200 M.
5 14 PRETTY BABY (BP250) K H Ting B/H Ridden early. Moved up to assume lead approaching home bend. Headed inside 200 M and soon found no extra. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 3 CHUK WAY (BT268) B Doyle -- Settled in 3rd just behind leaders. Kept on before finding no extra closing stages.
7 11 COSSACK (BN223) F Sanchez B Slowly away. Remained well back before producing moderate impression early in straight. One-paced closing stages.
8 10 BASKETBALL WINNER (BT041) B Marcus TT Soon in rear. Produced good late impression closing stages.
9 4 GOOD CONNECTION (BM224) F Coetzee -- Midfield throughout. Kept on one pace without quickening.
10 12 CROWN REGENT (BS034) S King B Mostly around midfield. No extra inside final 200 M.
11 7 MAJESTIC CONQUEROR (BN052) S K Sit -- Never seen with a chance.
12 5 FIRST HONOUR (BS004) W Woods -- Mostly in midfield to straight then gradually weakened.
13 9 WINNING EXPRESS (BN157) W S Yu P Began well. Settled in midfield. Gave ground from home bend.
14 6 NORTHERN GENERAL (BS269) K H Yu V Mainly worse than midfield to 600 M, then weakened.
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