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Race 5 (276)

ROBIN'S NEST HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CHARITY KINGDOM (S278) G Mosse XB Broke well, raced 3 wide with cover near tail, 4 wide progress from 800m, shaken up 430m, rattled home centre track to lead last stride.
2 14 UNIQUE HAPPIEST (S245) C Y Ho P-/E1/PC1 Broke well & prominent, settled 1 back on rail, niggled 600m, under pump 500m, shifted out in stretch, grinding run to lead 100m, headed last stride.
3 1 SUNNY PEARL (N434) M Chadwick XB/TT Fair break, edged lead 1300m, 1L clear & to rail 1000m, extended early in stretch, shaken up 300m, soon all out, tapered & headed 100m.
4 7 TONES (S383) N Callan B1 Broke with others, soon restrained to 1 off no cover 3rd, over-raced 1030m, settled 1 off 1 back at 850m, niggled 600m, driven 430m, stayed on dourly.
5 13 SPARKLING SWORD (P256) U Rispoli H/TT Smart start to race prominently 3 wide no cover, rolled 1000m to press lead 1 off, driven turning in, outpaced but battled dourly to wire.
6 4 ISLAND GARDEN (P247) B Prebble B/TT Broke OK, raced rail midfield, driven 430m, shifted out 400m, boxed on dourly.
7 12 PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) D Whyte B Good break, settled back 3 wide with cover midfield, wide turning in & driven 400m, plugged on evenly centre track.
8 6 ROUGE ET BLANC (S353) N Rawiller B/TT1 Moderate start, raced 1 off with cover behind midfield, switched out & hard-ridden home turn, unbalanced 400m, stayed on for minor late headway.
9 3 WINNING MASCOT (L342) T H So -- Lacked early pace & bustled, slotted rail behind midfield, niggled 650m, driven home turn, plugged on evenly.
10 8 MAGICAL BEAM (N208) M L Yeung -- Taken back from widest gate, soon to rail at tail, off rail & last turning in, driven 400m, plugged on past beaten rivals.
11 5 LUCKY DAN (P275) C K Tong H Broke well, soon trapped wide midfield, rapid progress 900m to race wide no cover in 3rd, driven 500m, fading when wandered under pressure 300m.
12 9 GRASSLAND DRAGON (S201) M Guyon XB-/H/SR1 Tardy start, taken back to race wide with cover at tail, advanced a spot 800m, driven widest home turn, plodded on tepidly.
13 11 GOOD FRIENDS MAGIC (N445) K C Leung B1 Fast break, snagged to sit midfield 1 off with cover, hard-ridden turning in, found nothing & weakened in run home.
14 10 MEDIC SWORDSMAN (P168) W M Lai B Broke OK, trapped 5 deep no cover midfield, 4 wide 900m, shaken up 430m, soon struggled & faded out.
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