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Race 10 (636)

BLOG THE WORLD HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 PRESIDENT LINCOLN (N267) Z Purton TT1 Pressed forward to race on speed, faced breeze 3 wide without cover 1-2Ls back, travelled strongly turning, angled down stands side and kicked strongly, defied rivals final 200m to score an easy win.
2 4 WAH MAY STAR (M254) D Whyte -- Even getaway, positioned nicely just behind lead pair, a few spots off rail, travelled well in mid section, set out after leader on turning, stuck on nicely but unable to wear down margin last 200m.
3 7 KEEN WONGCHOY (CL223) K C Leung B/H/TT Ended up racing behind midfield in 2 wide line 6-7Ls back, overaced in mid section, gradually eased out and made good progress down stands side to take 3rd.
4 2 TIME AFTER TIME (M259) T Clark XB/TT Away in line, assumed a midfield role along inside 4-5Ls back, fair run to turn, made steady headway without looking a winning hope in straight, lost a place late.
5 9 JUST FANTASTIC (CL291) C K Tong B Showed usual speed to take up running, set an even tempo to bend, kicked 2Ls clear but raced on less preferable ground, stayed on evenly given circumstances.
6 12 GROOVY (CL401) C W Wong -- Slow into stride, ended up in rear division 8Ls or more back, raced 2 wide and proved difficult to settle in mid section, made ground closer to inside in straight picking up many positions final furlong.
7 14 OPEN SESAME (CL091) M Chadwick TT Fair getaway, raced behind midfield on rails, 6Ls or so back in mid section, saved ground turning and made in roads along least preferred section of track, peaked at 200m.
8 10 I SMELL MONEY (M019) M Du Plessis B Pressed forward as usual to race two wide outside leader, even run with standard tempo, ridden along turning a looked a brief place chance but unable to maintain position final 300m.
9 1 SILVER GRECIAN (CL323) B Prebble SR/XB/TT Fractious in gates, no early speed and settled back with last few 3 wide with cover, 9-10Ls back throughout, swung widest with job to do turning, only picked up minor ground.
10 3 VOILE ROUGE (M343) W Pike B/TT Began with purpose, took a trail on leaders back, fair run to bend, didn't let down as usual and weakened cheaply in straight. Blood in trachea and found to be lame next day.
11 6 ELEGANCE DESIRE (CL102) W C Marwing H/XB Settled 3 wide behind midfield 6-7Ls back, had cover throughout, swung wider turning, made no serious progress.
12 11 PERFECT MOMENT (N168) H W Lai SR/TT No early speed, dropped down to rails at rear, at tail nearly 10Ls back, switched wider rounding bend, only passed tired runners.
13 13 CIRCUIT STAR (N220) K C Ng TT1 Assumed a spot in midfield 5Ls or so away in 2 wide line, reasonable trip to bend, niggled turning and soon struggling, dropped right off (mucopus in trachea).
14 5 ORACLE (N115) Y T Cheng -- Out with rest, landed a midfield position, 3 wide with cover, even run to turn, folded soon after straightening.
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