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Race 8 (024)

GUANGZHOU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 REGENCY HORSE (CE229) F Coetzee CP/TT Jumped well, ridden forward to lead with good tempo, travelled well under good hold, found plenty in straight when challenged. Good win.
2 10 CROWNED GEM (CE056) G Mosse SR/V/TT Jumped with them, settled well midfield 6th, 2 wide, given easy time throughout. Ridden along on turn, obtained rails run and chased gamely, just failing to run down winner.
3 8 CIRCUIT KINGDOM (CB046) B Prebble -- Jumped well, caught 3 wide early, restrained to worse than midfield 3 wide with cover, eased 4 wide turn, ran on well in straight to grab 3rd.
4 7 DETERMINATION (CD075) S Dye -- Began awkwardly, restrained back to 2nd last 2 wide 10L from lead, tended to overrace, made run between horses on turn, eased across heals at 250 M and finished strongly.
5 13 ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) H W Lai -- Jumped well, ridden forward 3 wide early, obtained cover 2 wide 5th, niggled along at turn and tried hard to line without threatening winner.
6 2 LUCKY DANSKE (CD364) E Saint-Martin CP/TT Began awkwardly, ridden hard, pushed forward 4 wide to sit 3 wide outside leader putting pressure on, travelled well past 400 M, wide run took its toll and faded out of it.
7 6 MILITARY OPTION (CD237) O Doleuze B Began slowly, ridden up to be midfield 2 wide, travelled well to turn obtained fence run at 400 M and battled evenly in straight.
8 11 SUPER FANTASY (CD162) C Munce TT Jumped well, taken hold of and restrained to 4th last 3 wide, failed to settle and pulled way forward 3 wide. Made run 4 wide on turn, only battled in straight.
9 4 PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) D Whyte B Jumped well, settled well 4th on rails behind leader, given good ride to turn, failed to obtain clear run early in straight but only laboured when asked for final effort.
10 3 FORTUNE BOY (CC378) G Schofield CP Average to begin, settled 3 wide midfield with cover. Improved position approaching turn wide under hard riding, found very little in straight.
11 9 ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) W M Lai -- Began fairly, settled 3rd last on rails, always battling to keep up, eased 2 wide turn but gradually lost touch in straight.
12 12 A PLUS FIT (CD013) M W Leung B Average to begin, ridden hard to sit outside the leader, good tempo, put under pressure at 400 M and quickly gave in, not knocked about.
13 14 VINCERE (CE324) Y T Cheng -- Began awkwardly, settled midfield on fence, struggled to hold position, lost ground on turn and dropped out to be beaten a long way.
14 1 CHATER ROYALE (CE318) A Delpech TT1 Fairly away, settled last on fence pulling, struggled to keep in touch, put under pressure at 600 M, found nothing.
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