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Race 1 (296)

SHELLEY HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 STEP FORWARD (CB166) E Legrix B Behind midfield. Responded well soon after straightening. Sustained effort 200 M to assert authority passing 100 M.
2 1 FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) C Williams B Began awkwardly, towards rear. Soon recovered ground to be in midfield. Ran on steadily 250 M but failed to match speed with winner closing stages.
3 11 UNITY (CA346) F Coetzee TT Prominent on the rail. Took brief lead passing 200 M, however effort not sustained.
4 13 BEST EVER (CB050) S Dye SR Better than midfield. Became prominent when 3-wide final turn. Kept on until one-paced closing stages.
5 9 KING HORSE (CA383) K S Yu -- Towards rear. Shifted out 200 M. Ran on.
6 10 CITY FORTUNE (BS181) W M Lai -- Led field to 200 M. Found no extra.
7 5 NIGHT HUNTER II (CB070) R Fradd V Slightly better than midfield. Progressed to 4th when 4-wide final turn. Kept on until finding no extra inside 200 M.
8 3 POWERFUL (CB098) J Spencer B1 Prominent. 2nd from 850 M. Failed to hold place 250 M out.
9 6 HAIL WINNER (BV087) A Suborics B Slowly away, near rear. Ran past a few tiring horses in straight.
10 7 MISSION POSSIBLE (CA070) O Doleuze V-/SR2 Towards rear. Severely hampered 200 M. Unable to recover.
11 2 I DELIVER (BV112) D Whyte P-/TT In touch. Dropped to midfield rounding home bend. Made no show in straight.
12 12 HIDDEN TALENT (BT117) G Schofield B- Never better than midfield. Weakened in straight. (Bled.)
13 14 POWER OF SUCCESS (CA096) Y T Cheng B Never a factor.
14 8 NEW DYNASTY (BT291) S K Sit V/TT Badly unbalanced soon after start, last early. Made ground from outside 1000 M to reach midfield home bend. Dropped out straightening. Hung out badly throughout. (Lame.)
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