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Race 5 (023)

SHENZHEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 SHINY DAY (M131) Y T Cheng -- Fast away, easy lead after 100m, had total control in the first three quarters, quickened away smartly top of straight, never looked back.
2 9 CHANCELLOR (M347) M Chadwick TT Fast away, in touch in fifth, gained strongly last 100m, just missed in an extremely quick last quarter.
3 4 JOHN DORY (M009) D Whyte -- Fair jump, soon shared lead with eventual winner, challenged early straight, stayed on smartly but tired last 100m and lost two places near line.
4 3 PEPPERMINT (M192) C Y Ho -- Clean break, held up rear, widest of all 8-deep top of straight, gained powerfully and just fell short in very fast last 400m.
5 5 MASTER ELITE (CJ210) O Doleuze -- Fast away, not quick enough and stayed near rear, free 250m out, strong finish under drive.
6 2 HONEY FORTUNE (M243) G Cheyne -- Fair jump, taken to midfield at once, never got free in straight for all out drive, kept on well.
7 12 SOHNA (CG183) T Clark B/TT Broke poorly to left, recovered and travelled 3-deep with cover midfield, kept on well, outsprinted.
8 8 TELECOM TOP STAR (CL276) M Du Plessis -- Clean break, one pace.
9 13 JOHNSON (CJ305) T H So B Broke sideways and head in air, soon recovered to fourth rail, taken up at 600m to avoid clipping heels, one pace at best, weakened badly last 100m.
10 1 DRAGON VICTORY (CL325) B Doyle CP/TT Good jump, ridden at once and settled midfield rail, found nothing coming home.
11 6 SEASONS CREST (CL355) J Lloyd B Poor jump, squeezed, checked hard and trailed in rear, no threat in a very fast last quarter.
12 10 SWEETIE MUSIC (M089) H W Lai SR Good jump, ridden to dispute lead, prominent in slow fractions, inside bid, hard drive, found little.
13 14 WADASURPRISE (CK272) C K Tong B/XB Slowly away and trailed in last at once, beaten from a long way out.
14 7 ROMANCING TAMAR (CK176) K C Leung TT Fair jump, wide turn top of straight, kept on until 200m when hampered, never recovered.
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