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Race 7 (115)

SAND MARTIN HANDICAP   Rating:84-64   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 CHIU CHOW BROTHER (CA216) S King -- Held up in midfield with cover. Shifted out into clear upon straightening, pushed out hands and heels to score smartly.
2 6 SOMLUCK (BS143) S K Sit -- Waited with at rear. Asked for effort out wide from 700 M to be 5-wide forward of midfield entering straight. Hit front 200 M out but overhauled by the winner inside final 100 M.
3 2 MY CHIEF (BV044) S Dye -- With tail to straightening. Ran on steadily from 300 M to claim distant 3rd closing stages, having to steady and shift out near 200 M.
4 5 DOLLARS AND SENSE (BT278) D Whyte BO- From difficult gate steadily moved up to be just in front of midfield, always hanging in. Progress from 300 M while hanging in badly. No extra final 100 M.
5 4 INDUBITABLY BLISS (CA058) F Coetzee -- Prominent, joined leaders at 1100 M then remained on hindquarters of leader from 800 M. Every chance 300 M to 200 M, one-paced then weakened final 100 M. (Abnormal breathing noise after race.)
6 1 HUNTING LAD (BP153) D Dunn B Driven from wide barrier to be prominent, caught wide early stages. Inconvenienced near 200 M, gave ground steadily.
7 9 DIAMOND AND GOLD (BP100) W C Marwing -- Outpaced at rear despite niggled along. Ran past beaten runners closing stages.
8 11 SPLENDID PATROL (BV066) M W Leung V Began fairly, soon recovered to lead. Headed 350 M out, kept on same pace until dropping out 200 M out. (Abnormal breathing noise after race.)
9 8 DELIGHTFUL SPECIAL (BP147) K C Tsang B Handy on rail, unable to quicken in straight, gave ground from 200 M.
10 10 GOLDEN AIR (BV105) K S Yu -- Best away and led briefly, steadily dropped back to mid-division at 1100 M. Crowded near 800 M and dropped back further. Not a factor in straight.
11 3 SURPLUS (BT118) E Saint-Martin B Around midfield to 400 M. Dropped out gradually thereafter.
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