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Race 5 (237)

THE LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT   Rating:-   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 AEROVELOCITY (P069) Z Purton B/TT Speed to lead, crossed to rail 1000m, set solid tempo, pressed turning in, waited with until shaken up 330m, kicked on & battled home under strong drive.
2 8 PENIAPHOBIA (S143) D Whyte CP/TT Broke well, settled 1 off 1 back, smooth traveller, shifted 3 wide & driven in 3rd 400m, quickened to 2nd 250m, pressed lead but always held.
3 13 STRAIGHT GIRL (T606) Y Iwata -- Broke OK, worked from wide gate to sit 1 off with cover fore of midfield, shifted wide & driven 430m, quickened to 3rd 200m, held but battled on.
4 6 GORDON LORD BYRON (P606) W Lordan XB Broke OK, bustled early to race rail fore of midfield, driven turning in, ran on soundly.
5 12 GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) R Moore TT Broke well wide, taken back to 3 wide near tail, driven centre track 420m, quickened & closed doggedly for solid inroads.
6 5 BUFFERING (T604) D Browne B Fast break, raced outside lead in close 2nd, vied for lead turning in, driven 370m, outpaced & tapered to wire.
7 10 SMART VOLATILITY (P049) G Mosse -- Smart start wide, snagged to 1 off near tail, ridden 430m, & ran home well centre track for minor late gains.
8 7 SNOW DRAGON (T605) T Ono SR/TT Tardy start, raced at tail 1 off, switched 3 wide 600m, widest turning in, driven 350m, quickened & ran on centre track for minor headway.
9 3 SOLE POWER (N604) R Hughes -- Snagged back to 3 wide with cover midfield, ill-at-ease on turn, pushed widest turning & driven, kept on evenly, never a threat.
10 4 STERLING CITY (N152) J Moreira TT Sharp start, soon outpaced & backpedalled, scrubbed along midfield 1 off, wide home turn & driven, one-paced & tapered out.
11 1 LUCKY NINE (CL259) B Prebble B/H Pace at break, sat 1 back on rail, every chance when driven 430m but found nothing & weakened tamely.
12 2 SPALATO (T601) M Nunes -- Bustled early to race handy 3 wide no cover, progress to 3rd on turn, driven 420m, soon emptied & wilted.
13 11 FLAGSHIP SHINE (P104) N Rawiller CP Awkward start, settled 3 wide with cover behind midfield, ridden 420m, outpaced & struggled in run.
14 14 LITTLE GERDA (T607) M Demuro TT Tardy start, raced rail behind midfield, shifted out & driven 420m, found nothing & eased 250m.
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