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Race 5 (529)

SHEK UK SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 DIAMOND KNIGHT (CK311) U Rispoli B/XB Good break, tracked pace-setter, joined leader 600m, outright lead 400m, drew clear near side rail, comfortable.
2 2 KING OF THE DAY (CL324) J Lloyd B/TT Bumped early, pace to sit 3rd on stands' rail, niggled 500m, steadied off heels 400m, strong closer to nick 2nd at wire.
3 5 EXPEDIENCE (N203) Y T Cheng XB Awkward start, speed to lead on stands' side, headed 400m, lost 2nd last strides.
4 10 BEAR EXPRESS (M351) T Angland B/H2 Fair break, raced green and ran around in midfield, bumped rival 200m, stayed on late, just missed frame.
5 6 ALL DELIGHT (N074) D Whyte -- Awkward break, settled handily mid rank far side, hard-ridden 300m, closed out soundly without threatening.
6 9 REAL CHAMPION (M414) B Prebble -- Dwelt slightly, niggled along behind midfield on rail, out-paced 500m, rallied and kept on resolutely.
7 1 CROESUS (M297) T H So B Away quickly, tacked across from far-side gate to race close 4th, ridden at halfway, one-paced in run home.
8 13 FORTUNE SIX (CL328) W M Lai TT Tightened up and bumped after start, ridden near rear, driven to close 600m, stayed on gamely past beaten horses.
9 3 BEAUTY KING (N028) O Doleuze CP-/SR1/TT1 Nudged early to settle just off pace, driven and restricted room 600m, beaten when impeded 200m, ran on one pace.
10 7 BE-FABULOUS (N063) C K Tong TT1 Rolled on from gate to race 1L off lead, under pressure 500m, one-paced when hampered 200m, no extra.
11 8 INVICTUS (N282) T Clark -- Crowded after start, bumped and unbalanced, pushed along near rear stands' rail, found little in run home.
12 4 CITY DELIGHT (N239) A Suborics -- Fair start, pushed along to race 2L off lead on far side, unable to hold position from 400m, out of reckoning at 200m.
13 14 KIMBER FORTUNE (CK162) H W Lai B/TT Nudged along at tail, under strong drive 600m, drifted towards far rail, never a factor.
14 11 VAJRA THRONE (M359) K C Leung XB-/TT1 Raced towards rear, struggled from 700m, found nothing for pressure.
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