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Race 5 (486)

TAI HING HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BILLION (CH316) Y T Cheng -- Caught 4-wide no cover early on, pressed on to lead out 2-wide by about 1L from 800 M to stretch, joined by runner-up 50 M out, rallied again to get up final strides.
2 1 FLY ME TO THE MOON (CG104) D Whyte B2 Led by 1L on fence at 1000 M, headed by winner from 800 M to home turn, got upsides 50 M out but couldn't follow through to score.
3 2 RED RULER (CH198) C W Wong CP Held a nice position on the fence in 4th or so between 2Ls off the pace until the last bend, given every chance to fill quinella but was too one-paced.
4 12 JUGGERNAUT (CJ019) G Boss SR Keen early on, 2-wide around midfield 4Ls from the pace through to the 600 M, ran on okay but lacked the dash to fill a place.
5 3 BAAZIGAR (CG171) Z Purton B1 Awkwardly away, very keen down backstretch on fence when 5Ls behind, only a little closer turning in, one-paced thereafter. (Bled.)
6 10 LITTLE BIG BOY (CJ012) F Coetzee TT Prominently placed but niggled along to remain in touch at halfway when 2Ls back in 5th, failed to get any closer in the stretch.
7 4 MULTO EXPRESSO (CG098) D Beadman H-/XB Went back from a wide gate, 8Ls behind and one from rear at halfway, made some minor late ground past tired rivals.
8 7 DASH (CG236) W M Lai B 3-back on fence about 4Ls down in midfield until halfway, edged wider on straightening, gave vain pursuit of the leaders.
9 14 NOT QUITE PERFECT (CG254) H W Lai TT Left 3-wide no cover at 800 M when 2Ls back in 3rd and same turning for home, run peaked by the 200 M and eased down late when beaten.
10 9 HELENE ELITE (CJ093) K L Chui XB/TT Slowest away, towards rear and 2-wide about 7Ls from early tempo, never likely to improve better than midfield.
11 8 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (CJ015) B Prebble -- 5Ls back in 9th at the 800 M, struggling to lie up at the 500 M, gave ground steadily from top of homestretch.
12 6 BROWN BEAR (CH125) M Nunes -- Taken back from wide gate and raced about 7Ls off speed in 12th until the final bend, made zero impact.
13 13 KINGSTON TEMPLE (CH234) S K Sit B In rear throughout, 8Ls last and struggling taking final bend, well beaten.
14 11 DELIGHTFUL WIN (CC154) K T Yeung TT Caught wide early on, 4Ls behind in midfield with cover at halfway, soon lost this position and tailed out unacceptably in the stretch.
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