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Race 6 (677)

HORSESHOE GRILL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 SPEEDY (CJ037) D Whyte -- Hard ridden to hold the rail position inside the leader, benefited by the very slow early sectionals, closed the race off strongly to win by a neck. (Dropped whip.)
2 11 JOLLY BIRD (CJ154) O Doleuze SR- Pushed to sit in midfield along the fence, 4Ls off the leader, not suited by the very slow tempo, dashed strongly to run 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 3 CLEMENT ELITE (CH004) D Beadman XB Slowly away, pushed to obtain a midfield spot along the rails, 5-1/2Ls off the leader, blocked most straight, delivered strong finishing efforts when clear despite harmed by the very slow pace.
4 1 WAIT FOR ME (CE332) Y T Cheng TT Eased back, 7-1/2Ls off the leader along the fence, harmed by the very slow pace, blocked 4-2, dashed strongly when clear.
5 9 MYTHIC STEED (CD208) C K Tong B/H Settled just behind the pace group, 3-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, favoured by the very slow tempo, little dash in straight.
6 8 ENCORE (CH252) F Coetzee -- Hard ridden to cross in front and led by 1/2L 2-wide, enjoyed by the very slow tempo, overhauled 400 M, ran on until 200 M flattened. (Tendon injury day after race.)
7 7 MY FAITH (CH054) M Du Plessis B Hard ridden to occupy the box seat, 2-1/2Ls behind the very slow pace, lacked room 400 M, no progress when clear, checked 100 M.
8 14 ACTIVE VALOUR (CG045) M W Leung -- Midfield, trapped 3 to 4-wide and lost too much ground, 4-1/2Ls off the leader, harmed by the very slow tempo, just held ground in straight.
9 13 KING OF SPADES (CC056) W M Lai B At rear, 9-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 4-wide, dashed well 200 M despite not suited by the very slow pace.
10 2 STEEL NERVES (CG320) Z Purton B At back, 7-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, harmed by the very slow pace, raced flat until 200 M showed little dash.
11 10 HELENE ELITE (CJ093) K L Chui CP/XB/TT Midfield, 5Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, not suited by the very slow pace, lacked turn of foot in straight.
12 5 CHAMPION PIONEER (CG305) K T Yeung BO Hard ridden early, just worse than midfield, 6-1/2Ls off the leader, trapped 3 to 5-wide and lost too much ground, harmed by the very slow pace, ran on ok in straight.
13 12 SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) H W Lai -- Hard ridden to take a prominent spot, 1-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, favoured by the very slow tempo, however soon weakened 300 M.
14 6 CLASSIC REUNION (CH166) S K Sit B/SR At rear, 8Ls off the leader 3 to 4-wide, harmed by the very slow pace, just ran on ok in final stages.
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