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Race 1 (330)

WUHU HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 CHEERFUL HAPPINESS (CE220) B Doyle B Dropped back towards the rear, 7Ls off the pace over the turn and taken wide passing 600M, made a swooping run in straight to lead final 30M and won going away.
2 12 PURE ALPHA (CH008) J Victoire -- Cut out the early running, led uncontested to bend and opened up a 2Ls advantage passing 400M, kept on well under hands and heels riding, headed and outpaced final 30M. (Jockey dropped whip 350M.)
3 7 KIMBERLEY (CJ295) D Whyte XB Assumed running in mid-division, 5Ls to make up turning for home, ran on between runners inside 300M to go 3rd in late stages.
4 5 AMERICAN GLORY (CK209) W M Lai B/TT Shaken up early to go forward then tracked leader 2-wide, well placed to strike going into straight, stayed on doggedly to 100M but had not much left in the end.
5 9 FANTASTIC TIME (CH220) G Cheyne CP/TT Along the fence 4Ls back in midfield, kept to inside throughout, stayed on final 300M but was one paced in the finish.
6 1 SPEED RACER (CK207) C K Tong -- Well covered behind mid-division but not settled in middle stages, hung out over the turn and drifted wider early in straight, ran on well final 200M but hung in sharply in closing stages. (To barrier trial round a bend.)
7 13 FASTER FASTER (CG010) M Chadwick CP Taken across behind runners from draw 12, held up in 2nd last about 7Ls behind leader, effort from 350M, made some headway down the inside but turned flat in closing stages.
8 14 NOBLE TWINS (CH257) W Pike B Badly unbalanced after the start, travelled behind midfield 6Ls off the pace and enjoyed a ground-saving trip on the inside, made a mild bid on straightening and stayed on without reaching the leaders.
9 10 SOUND OF SILENCE (CD136) C Williams B Settled 2-wide with cover in mid-division, moved into clear soon on straightening, had his chance but lacked pace to challenge, no extra final 150M.
10 3 LUCKY MONEY STAR (CH273) Y T Cheng -- Hard ridden forward but didn't muster, raced 3-wide in the pack chasing the pace, under pressure approaching the straight, kept on one paced till weakening final 100M.
11 2 PERPETUAL DELIGHT (CK200) O Doleuze CP/TT Slow to begin, raced as the back marker trailing 9Ls to leader, driven inside 400M but made very limited progress. No impression.
12 6 EXCELLENT ELITE (CJ316) J Lloyd H-/B1/XB1/TT- Settled 3-wide behind midfield and pushed wider passing 600M, couldn¡¦t go with them when the race got serious, emptied final 150M.
13 11 EAST RIDER (CK283) Z Purton TT Tracked leaders on the fence, moved to 2nd as they came off the bend but found nothing in the drive home, weakened rapidly and eased final 200M. (Blood in trachea / unacceptable performance.)
14 4 MASTER TOWER (CK012) H W Lai -- Lacked usual early pace and had to be hard driven forward from draw 14, raced just off the lead 3-wide and came under serious pressure nearing 600M then dropped right away. (Unacceptable performance.)
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