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Race 3 (463)

TAIPA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 BEAR HERO (M220) N Callan TT Parked along with the leading division in about 3rd or the 4th position, the stand side. Drifted in under pressure over the final furlong but had plenty in the tank to win nicely.
2 8 KEEN TACTICS (N143) O Doleuze SR-/XB/B1 Camped towards the grandstand side in a handy position tacking the leaders. Closed off well.
3 3 GIFT IS GIFT (M053) M L Yeung CP-/B1 Worked forward and hit the front near the 450m whilst travelling near the middle of the track. Finished off gamely.
4 1 AMEDEO (CK292) U Rispoli B/TT Began awkwardly soon recovered to race on the speed about 4 from the stands rail. Gave in cheaply after being squeezed over the last 200m.
5 6 ULTIMATE WINNERS (CL428) K C Ng TT Camped midfield the far side just off the speed no cover. Never threatened and faded over the final stages.
6 7 XI YING MEN (CL352) Z Purton B Jumped awkwardly settling on the speed. Couldn't find and extra gear at the business end and whacked away one paced over the final stages.
7 11 HAPPY HOMING (N182) C W Wong -- Passed some tiring runners late after making its run from behind midfield 3-4 off the outside rail.
8 9 JUST FOLLOW ME (N198) H W Lai CP/TT Travelled towards the stands rail with cover. Struggled over the final furlong.
9 5 FLYING TOGETHER (M200) K C Leung -- Tracked the leaders closer to the middle of the track. Under pressure near the 200m and gave ground thereafter.
10 10 FOREST STAR (CJ167) W M Lai TT Raced in last position the stands rail. Never likely.
11 4 BOULD MOVER (M120) G Mosse TT Travelled along the centre of the course on the speed. Was a spent force prior to the furlong.
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