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Race 3 (057)

CHENGDU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 MEGA CHAMPION (M149) D Whyte TT Occupied a prominent spot to home straight. Steadied at 400M but soon found clear run. Ran on well to repel rivals home.
2 2 SPEARHEAD (M083) D Beadman SR/TT Away in line and was gradually taken to behind midfield. Improved outside and reached leading section home turn. Kept giving home straight but was fended off by the winner.
3 7 ABLE MAGIC (L290) M Du Plessis XB Checked at start and resumed to race behind midfield on fence from 1000M. Checked again at 350M. Closed off strongly when clear and was nearest at finish.
4 12 EKRAAR EMPEROR (M081) H W Lai SR1/TT Out nicely, elected to sit 2-wide at midfield approaching home turn. Shifted 3-wide 700M. Kept on satisfactorily down the centre of home straight without seriously threatened the front trio.
5 11 NICHOLSON (M173) K C Leung -- Switched to rear from highest draw. Swung wide into final stretch. Covered good ground thereafter and nearly made frame.
6 5 HOT PEPPER (CJ236) K C Ng TT Hard ridden early. Led 2-wide until overhauled top of home straight. Plugged on thereafter.
7 9 FORTUNE TOGETHER (L283) J Lloyd H2 Hampered at start and raced 2-wide behind midfield. Back with last few turning in. Made minor progress late.
8 1 HIGH-LOFT (M082) B Doyle H/CP1/TT Began awkwardly and was bumped. Driven to race with leaders on fence from 900M. Couldn't turn up a notch passing 250M. Weakened closing stages. ("Roarer".)
9 3 GRAND ELITE (M393) C Y Ho -- Taken to rear from wide barrier. Came widest rounding home turn. Beat tired runners home.
10 6 VIVA DOLPHIN (M071) C K Tong SR/TT 3-wide towards rear always. Never likely.
11 4 GREAT PEGASUS (L359) T Clark B1 Travelled wide and without cover in a forward spot to home straight. Faded final 300M.
12 10 FIGHTING HEART (M333) Z Purton B1/TT1 2-wide ahead of midfield early. Dropped out from home turn. Compounded badly home straight.
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