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Race 10 (189)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 THISTLE KING (CE231) D Whyte -- Broke well, urged along to go forward, settled behind pace and drifted back to be 6th 2 wide 8Ls from speed, came with strong run in straight to overhaul leaders and score well.
2 6 GUNG HO (CE020) O Doleuze B Broke best, restrained from speed battle to settle midfield in 8th position 2 wide 9Ls from pace, tracked eventual winner into race and challenged strongly but outclassed on day.
3 7 BOLD WIN (CE282) R Fradd -- Began with them, drifted back with fast early speed to be in rearward division 11Ls from pace, made good ground in straight chasing gamely.
4 9 LUCKY STRAVINSKY (CE195) S Dye -- Bounced from gates, restrained from early speed battle, travelled 5th 2 wide 6 to 7Ls from pace, challenged 4 wide at 300 M but lacked turn of foot to hold off placegetters.
5 12 CHECK MATE (CC259) D Beadman BO Away with them, taken back from wide alley to settle 3rd last 12Ls from front-runners, eased 3 wide entering straight and made up good ground over concluding stages.
6 14 DANRIVA (CA040) W M Lai -- Jumped with them, settled midfield on rails 8Ls from leaders, had good trip thereafter, followed paint to turn and made up some ground between horses in straight without threatening winner.
7 1 HIP HIP HOORAY (CD258) A Delpech B Showed good early speed to hold prominent spot behind leaders, travelled 3rd throughout, eased 3 wide in straight but couldn't sprint over final 200 M.
8 11 ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) M W Leung -- Ridden hard to take up early lead, pressured throughout at fast speed, lead until 300 M but couldn't sustain effort and weakened due to early workload.
9 3 CIRCUIT KINGDOM (CB046) B Prebble -- Began awkwardly and nearly fell, lost considerable ground raced in 3rd last position on rails 14Ls from lead, came 2 wide on turn and made a little late ground from impossible position.
10 2 BOOMING CITY (CE325) C Munce TT1 Slow to begin and lost 10Ls at start, travelled in last position thereafter, hard ridden on turn and passed a few tiring runners late.
11 4 SAMBUOYANT (CE172) G Schofield B Slowly away, settled 4th from rear on rails, 11Ls off pace, eased 2 wide in straight but only plugged away.
12 5 ZERO IN (CC332) F Coetzee TT Jumped with them, showed good early speed to contest lead, raced outside leader throughout at fast speed, in it to 350 M but weakened after early turn.
13 13 MAGIC TEMPLE (CC368) P H Lo B/TT Missed start by 10Ls, raced in 2 last position thereafter, 15Ls from lead followed paint into straight but raced very one paced to line.
14 10 NIGHT NINJA (CD247) Y T Cheng SR-/TT Away until them, raced 3 back on fence 6Ls off lead, under pressure on turn and followed fence in straight, failed to respond when pressured, wasn't ridden out. (See Racing Incidents.)
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