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Race 5 (189)

CHEVALIER INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 ABLE MAGIC (CL290) K C Leung -- Got head up and proved hard to settle early. Saved ground along fence to straight, took inside path, bumped runner-up 150m and just got there.
2 12 ONE OF A KIND (M391) D Whyte TT Jumped awkwardly but held rail. Improved along rail to be 4th at turn. Blocked 400m, checked 300m but ran on strongly. Bumped winner 150m and run down on line.
3 4 TWIN TURBO (M250) A Suborics -- Made use of inside draw to sit outside leader back stretch and around turn, got to within neck of leader 200m but unable hold out first two.
4 8 HOW SPEEDY (M384) R Fourie B2/TT Jumped awkwardly to fall 3Ls behind leader into turn. Accelerated strongly from 400m to lead at 200m before running on empty.
5 14 SOLAR BOY (CL213) T H So V Taken forward from wide gate to get the lead and then set slow pace. Was first into home straight but shifted out 300m and gave ground.
6 13 MAGICAL BEAM (N208) M Chadwick -- Towards rear and 3 deep shortly after start 4.5Ls from leader. Made up ground around turn and into straight before becoming one-paced 200m.
7 9 SPECTACULAR AWARD (CK364) T Angland B Jumped well and taken forward but held 3 wide because of slow pace. Was closest at 200m before tiring and slipping back.
8 2 WINNING BEAR (N302) B Prebble H Slow to jump and then steadied behind horses. Made up ground along rails to straight but found nothing when popped the question.
9 1 ELEGANT FRAMES (N240) W C Marwing -- Jumped out well and soon 2.5Ls from leader in a one-off position. Improved turn but didn't respond under pressure 400m. Blood in trachea.
10 3 DILIGENT III (M211) O Doleuze B/TT Taken back from wide draw last to turn. Made forward move top of straight but soon ran out of steam.
11 5 WALALA (N343) T Clark H/B1 Unable to muster and soon towards rear 4Ls from leader. Taken to middle of track 400m but found nothing when asked.
12 7 FUEL ME UP (N062) C Y Ho SR1/TT Taken back from wide draw and soon in last pair but one-off. Dropped to last turning for home and never a factor after that.
13 10 NO TIES (N271) H W Lai TT Sat down in stall before start, but jumped OK. Raced in midfield to turn before getting head on his side and laying in. Had mucous in trachea.
14 6 WALK ON GRASS (N349) Y T Cheng -- Taken forward but deep soon after start. Started to slip back final turn. Was 7th into straight and weakened quickly.
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