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Race 5 (659)

VIBRANT HONG KONG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 REGENCY CHAMPION (N078) M Chadwick TT Fast break to press lead, soon edged to rail close up, shaken up in 2nd 400m, quickened to lead 300m, closed off strongly.
2 3 T-BOLT (P060) R Fourie B Tardy start, raced rail midfield, bumped final turn, shifted out & clipped rival 350m, ran on under drive to snatch 2nd 50m out, always held.
3 10 FAY DEEP (P071) K C Leung B/XB/TT Broke well, raced handy on fence, switched out 400m & again 300m, ran home soundly to make frame.
4 14 HIT A HOME RUN (N248) C K Tong H/SR Taken back from wide gate to sit near rear 1 off with cover, wide final turn, chased home strongly centre track for good gains.
5 12 HAPPY HOMING (N182) Y T Cheng B Sharp start, trapped 3 deep no cover front rank early, slotted 1 back 1 off 800m, driven & switched out 400m, battled on at one pace.
6 13 PURE FORCE (M298) T H So B/H Speed to lead narrowly 1 off no cover, rolled clear on turn, hard-ridden & all out when headed 300m, faded to wire.
7 9 CONFUCIUS ELITE (N381) T Angland SR Broke OK, snagged back to midfield 1 off with cover, shifted out turning in, ran home evenly.
8 4 WELL DONE (CL343) K C Ng B Fair break, sat 3 wide with cover midfield, ridden final turn, plugged on one pace.
9 8 P J HALL (P216) A Suborics -- Taken back at break, raced rail near rear, niggled 600m, stayed on same speed.
10 1 GOOD FRIENDS MAGIC (N445) M L Yeung -- Fast break, snagged back to race 1 off behind midfield, switched out & driven into stretch, plugged home same pace.
11 7 KISSMET (P217) H W Lai -- Snagged back to camp 1 off in rear, switched 3 wide on turn, forced wider into stretch & lost ground, tepid run to wire.
12 5 DINING STAR (P161) C Y Ho -- Speed to press lead 4 wide early, settled back 3 wide with cover fore of midfield, driven into stretch, faded tamely.
13 11 ALL MY GLORY (P024) B Prebble B Taken behind to race rail at tail, driven turning in, found nothing.
DISQ 6 GRACEFUL KINGDOM (P145) T Berry -- Fair break, raced fore of midfield 1 off with cover, under pressure & ridden 500m, one-paced when clipped heels 350m, eased thereafter.
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