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Race 3 (761)

GOLDEN YEARS HANDICAP   Rating:40-20   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 ROCKET PROUD (L392) M Chadwick B/TT Midfield, 4Ls behind the leader, dashed home very well and scored.
2 13 GORGEOUS LIFE (CK327) K C Leung B/XB/TT Began fairly, settled 6Ls off the leader on fence, made good headway when clear near furlong to claim a close 2nd but too late. (Questioned for running and riding, see incident report.)
3 1 DARK SECRET (M213) Z Purton SR/TT Mid-back on the fence, settled 5Ls behind the leader, made ground on center of track, looked very likely but run-ended 100M.
4 4 SCENT OF OSMANTHUS (L341) M Du Plessis -- Midfield, 4 wide without cover throughout, made ground but not good enough to match with place-getters.
5 8 SUPER GENTLEMAN (CK365) M L Yeung B/TT Handy but 3 wide without cover throughout, stayed on one-pace after straightening.
6 5 CAGA SPIRIT (CK287) T Clark B- Eased back, settled 3 wide with cover, swung widest and made limited ground.
7 6 HUMONGUS (CJ265) T Angland B/TT Eased back to cross from wide gate, settled 7Ls behind the pace, peeled wide, ran on only fairly.
8 9 LOTUS LOVE (L155) H W Lai V2 Began fairly, driven hard until 1100M to cross and led on its own, kicked away after straightening, however weakened last furlong.
9 10 PRIMROSE BOY (M409) M Zahra B1 Mid-back, settled 3 wide with cover, swung wide, ran on only fairly.
10 11 KING OF FISH II (L264) W Pike B Rolled forward, stalked behind the pace without cover, weakened gradually after straightening.
11 12 THINK BIG (CK295) K C Ng H/SR/TT Driven hard forward, got cover 1100M, under pressure 500M, one-paced, flattened last furlong.
12 7 KIMBER FORTUNE (CK162) C K Tong B/TT Eased back to cross from wide gate, never a factor.
13 14 DR BULLION (M016) W M Lai -- Rolled forward, settled 3 back on the fence, soon faded after straightening.
14 2 PAPAS (CK274) J McDonald V-/CP1/TT Midfield, settled 3 wide with cover, under pressure 800 M, soon flattened 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