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Race 1 (478)

TULIP HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 DAILY DOUBLE (CK043) B Doyle -- Settled in midfield or just worse, switched wide for a run turning in, quickened well to take charge close to home, readily.
2 5 MIGHTY WINNER (CJ303) Z Purton SR/B1/TT Gradually improved to be within 2Ls of speed on rails, fought on steadily at the one pace without threatening in straight, jockey reported saddle shifted mid-race.
3 6 CHAIN WIN (CJ315) J Lloyd H-/CP1/TT Broke well with a few others, gradually crossed from the wide gate to lead approaching home bend, held over 1L break early in straight, swamped close to home.
4 12 MAXIMUM CHARM (CJ056) G Cheyne XB/PC1 Struggled to keep up early, eventually picked up to midfield along rails, saved ground turning in, fought on steadily inside final 200 M without threatening.
5 9 LEAD THE PROSPECTS (CJ195) O Doleuze -- Settled well behind after beginning from a wide draw, trailed the field to straight, widest turning in, finished off race well to do best work late.
6 11 HONEST TREASURE (CE200) M L Yeung B/H/TT Settled in last few, saved ground turning in, went steadily past well beaten horses.
7 8 DESCARTES (CK293) M Chadwick B1 Began moderately, gradually picked up to forward of midfield, 3L 5th turning in, found nil under pressure in straight.
8 4 GALLOPY (CK333) C K Tong TT Began fairly, gradually settled in last few, saved ground on rails turning in, kept on steadily at the one pace under pressure.
9 1 FULL BLESSINGS (CH238) D Whyte CP/TT Began with others from the widest draw, ridden along to go the early speed, settled for one-out-one-back spot rounding home bend, tired noticeably upon straightening.
10 3 TREASURABLE (CH017) K C Leung B Niggled at to keep prominent position, gradually shuffled back to a wide midfield spot before home bend, made no impression thereafter.
11 2 NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) B Prebble B Began moderately, soon picked up to midfield spot when least 3-wide, weakened in straight. (Questioned for disappointing performance.) (Lame next day.)
TNP 10 GENERAL POWER (CJ256) T H So V-/PC1/TT Missed the start badly, reluctant to race and took no part.
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