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Race 5 (041)

HARBIN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 LAMBRO (CH083) M Nunes B/TT Worse than midfield out 3-wide but with cover 7Ls off pace at 1000 M, same margin back when 4-wide swinging for home, finished impressively out wide to lead inside final 50 M.
2 6 PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) M W Leung B Soon led on fence by 1L, set a solid tempo until home straight, grabbed by winner about 50 M out, well clear of 3rd home, creditable run.
3 4 RAIN CHECK (CH254) D Whyte -- In 4th or 5th with cover between 2Ls and 3Ls from the front until home turn, given every hope to figure in the quinella but failed to quicken sufficiently.
4 7 ABLE STANDARD (CG043) Z Purton B/TT Held box-seat position on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 800 M, going well when 1L back in 2nd at top of straight, didn't find much under pressure and missed a place final 50 M.
5 8 GOOD VIEW SUCCESS (CE237) G Mosse TT Midfield with cover about 4Ls off speed at midfield, lost position on the circle and 6Ls down in 8th off final turn, made only minor late ground out-wide.
6 13 VITAL PATROL (CC335) Y T Cheng -- Switched from widest gate to fence to settle 8Ls last at 900 M, tight for room at 600 M and still a fair way back off home bend, retrieved some late ground, checked final strides.
7 9 TRIUMPHANT GLORY (CB368) W M Lai B Always very wide without cover, 5-wide no cover early, 4-wide no cover when 3Ls back in 5th or so at 800 M, under pressure when 5Ls down into straight, tired close home.
8 1 BUCCANEER (CH214) K T Yeung -- Prominent within 2Ls of the speed but 2 and 3-wide without cover down back straight, 3Ls down in 3rd turning for home, faded out one-paced.
9 11 KING OF SHAVER (CH041) B Prebble B1 Always towards rear, 6Ls off pace in 11th with cover at halfway, further back on straightening, never dangerous.
10 5 ONE TOUCH (CH199) E Saint-Martin -- Over-raced with head up early on, prominent about 3Ls off pace at halfway but hard pressed to maintain this proximity at final turn, fizzled out.
11 14 TOUCH DOWN (CB013) P H Lo B Ridden along to race 6Ls back in 10th on fence at the 800 M, losing further ground making home turn, no impression.
12 12 AURELIAN (CC025) H W Lai CP Slowest away, towards rear and 7Ls behind leader at halfway, never on terms in the home straight.
13 10 CHINESE BOY BOY (CH157) O Doleuze -- Slowly away, 4Ls back in midfield along the inner at the 800 M, struggling to lie up making final bend, very weak finish.
14 3 KENOBE (CH222) F Coetzee XB Never a factor, 7Ls off pace one from rear at the 800 M, tracking winner when 8Ls down on straightening, lacked any kind of acceleration.
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