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Race 3 (675)

HKU MEDICAL ALUMNI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 HINYUEN PALADIN (L199) K C Ng -- Led on fence to home straight. Responded well to challenge passing 400M and gained the upper hand final 100M. Dominated closing stages.
2 3 TRUE VALOUR (L370) C Y Ho B Soon found the fence at midfield after start. Shifted 2-wide and was 4Ls down rounding home turn. Chased hard and made substantial headway in the straight for 2nd but no hope with the winner.
3 2 HAPPY FOREVER (M034) M Chadwick TT Raced 2-wide at midfield early. Shifted 3-wide and moved one spot closer turning into home. Rallied on to snatch 3rd at post.
4 4 SHIBALA (CK230) D Beadman TT Sat one-off behind leader. Loomed as a serious threat passing 400M but couldn't sustain effort final furlong. Hung on for 2nd until final stride.
5 6 DELISH (M051) D Whyte TT1 Travelled 3-wide without cover ahead of midfield early. Reached the back of leaders on straightening. Kept on fairly well to the line.
6 13 NOTUS (M038) B Doyle B Taken to rear after start. Took inside run making home turn. Came wide and was 8Ls adrift leaving the bend. Covered good ground home straight.
7 14 AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) M L Yeung B/XB/TT Slow to begin and raced on fence towards rear. Ran on steadily home straight.
8 1 MY BEST CHOICE (L403) K C Leung H1/TT- 2-wide behind leaders to home straight. Couldn't turn up a notch when asked.
9 8 SERENDIPITY (L394) Z Purton H Away in line but was trapped wide. Taken towards rear to home straight. Made up minor ground late.
10 10 FASTALOT (L376) T Angland B-/TT Bumped and became unbalanced after start. Eased to 3-wide towards rear to home straight. No real progress thereafter.
11 9 BLOSSOM DAILY (M174) M Du Plessis TT Box-seated early. Hung out and dropped to midfield making home turn. Never recovered home straight.
12 11 A FEW GOOD MEN (M186) Y T Cheng -- Began awkwardly and raced 2-wide towards rear. Bumped to the widest and was last turning in. Beat tired runners home.
13 12 METREVELLI (M165) P Strydom SR-/B1 Caught 4-wide without cover behind midfield throughout. Beaten well before post.
14 7 M'S MAGIC (M079) O Doleuze B1/TT1 3-wide behind midfield and faded soon after straightening. No impression.
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