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Race 5 (357)

RUSSIAN PEARL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 MEDALLIST (N024) B Prebble TT Broke well, third one off, came off cover top of straight shaken up from 300m out, led from 250m, easily.
2 2 SILVER BLAZE (CJ149) B Doyle H Fair break, four wide no cover early, then back to last rail until straight, widest of all, strong run to reach second 150m out, winner too good.
3 9 ISTIDE (CJ089) M L Yeung TT Broke fast, sixth one off, headway three wide approaching turn, mid-track bid, ran on well.
4 6 THEHEROINMYHEART (N083) T Clark -- Broke well, sixth rail, mid-track bid, kept on one pace.
5 1 PERFECT TEN (CL030) C Y Ho TT Hesitant start, hung, three wide no cover early, settled second last one off, out for wide bid, ran on steadily.
6 4 SPICY SIAM (N090) T H So TT Slowly away, checked, mid-rear rail, shaken up from 500m out, kept on one pace between horses.
7 13 SEASONS CREST (CL355) H W Lai -- Fair break, disputed early lead, then second one off , shaken up early straight, one pace.
8 8 EKRAAR EMPEROR (M081) M Chadwick TT Fair break, ridden hard to lead and eventually cross, steadied until asked to kick early straight, no extra last 200m.
9 10 KOENIGSBERG (CL268) M Guyon -- Broke fast, ridden to join leaders but caught three wide no cover, wide bid, limited progress, weakened.
10 3 ELEPHANT CHEERS (M247) W M Lai CP Moderate break, not much early pace, mid-rear one off, slightly short of room but found little straight.
11 12 SPEEDY WARRIOR (CJ077) K C Leung -- Fair break, taken back, fourth last rail, shaken up from 600m out, kept on until weakened quickly 200m out.
12 7 PATRIOCH (M312) C W Wong B Fair jump, ridden for speed, fourth rail, inside bid, beaten 300m out.
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