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Race 11 (696)

DERBY RESTAURANT & BAR HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 JOY AND FUN (CH014) F Coetzee -- Checked badly at the 1200 M and checked again at 900 M, 6Ls back in midfield with cover at halfway, a little closer turning for home, accelerated well despite hanging in to lead final 50 M, scored readily.
2 12 HORACE'S CHOICE (CH169) S Dye -- 3Ls off pace in 5th when 2-wide at 1000 M and looking dangerous in a similar position at final bend, finished off strongly but found JOY AND FUN a bit too good.
3 9 REGENCY DRAGON (CH001) Y T Cheng B/TT Never worse than 4th or about 2Ls off pace until turning into home straight, given every chance only to find the quinella pair a touch too strong, solid effort nonetheless.
4 3 LASER POWER (CE129) C W Wong V Crowded at start but soon slipped into the box-seat position 2Ls or 3Ls off pace in 4th until home turn, 1L down in 2nd and with every chance at 200 M, kept on at same pace.
5 10 KINDACROSS (CG041) S K Sit XB1/TT Led out wide at 1200 M and a neck clear on fence at 1000 M, 2Ls in front off home turn and 1L to the good at the 200 M, swamped inside final 50 M.
6 11 GRAND CRU (CG265) E Saint-Martin V Settled about 9Ls off pace mostly in 13th down the back straight, 6Ls back in 11th at home turn, disappointed for running at 300 M and clear at 200 M, finished strongly, never nearer.
7 7 DON FELIPE (CD273) W M Lai -- 3-back on the rails about 4Ls behind pace in 6th at halfway and same turning for home, always held by those ahead.
8 6 MASTER POWER (CG318) D Whyte B Lost some ground at the start, worse than midfield about 6Ls off the speed at halfway, 4-wide on straightening when 4Ls back in midfield, never troubled the principals.
9 4 FELLOWSHIP (CG292) B Prebble -- Restrained 8Ls off pace in 12th with cover at the 1000 M, 4-wide off final turn and with about 6Ls to make up, failed to mount a serious threat from down the centre of the track.
10 2 GOLDEN SUN (CD386) M W Leung SR Eased back to race 10Ls off the lead in rear at the 1000 M, not much better off on straightening, never loomed a danger.
11 13 GOLDEN CARE (CD188) K T Yeung XB/TT Settled 4-back on fence about 7Ls off pace in 9th when 900 M out, 6Ls down in midfield making home turn, never any better than midfield.
12 5 ALPHA MAIL (CG286) D Nikolic B Caught 4-wide without cover early on but pressed on to track leader a neck down in 2nd out 2-wide at the 1000 M, under pressure to lie up in 3rd when 2Ls down off final bend, fizzled out.
13 1 DOWN THE WICKET (CH059) G Mosse B Checked at the 1200 M and 4Ls back in midfield when 2-wide at the 1000 M, left 3-wide without cover on the circle and 4-wide off final turn, beaten 200 M out. (Lame morning after.)
14 14 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (CH108) C K Tong -- Caught 4-wide no cover throughout, about 6Ls back in 10th or so at the 1000 M, worse off on straightening and weakened further.
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