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Race 7 (303)

YI TUNG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 A BEAUTIFUL (T421) S De Sousa B/TT Away nicely. settling one-off 2L from leader. Turned 3-wide, urged forward to hit front 300m, kept grinding away in front before pulling clear final 100m.
2 8 GREAT TREASURE (T380) H W Lai B/H Broke with field, taken in for cover settling one-off behind midfield. Swung wide into straight, shaken up 350m, kept grinding but unable to close gap on winner.
3 10 MEISTERSTUECK (V165) Z Purton B/H Broke well, pressed forward from outside draw before being restrained, dropping 4L from leader but without cover. Turned in behind horses, switched out 370m to get run, boxed on gamely to snatch 3rd place close home.
4 9 AMBITIOUS HEART (V303) S Clipperton -- Began OK, rolled forward along fence but unhappy with slow pace and over-raced. Settled better home turn, barged through gap 300m, finished off nicely.
5 3 RIGHT CALL (V024) K K Chiong B First out, racing wide before crossing to fence 1100m and slowing pace. Caught 350m out but kept batting till swamped final strides.
6 2 HIGH VOLATILITY (V081) B Prebble CP Quickly into stride, racing inside leader till slipping into box seat 1100m. Stayed on rail entering straight, rolled forward to look a chance 150m, no extra close home.
7 6 TEAM SWEET (V089) J Moreira H Began well but restrained and taken back while shifting closer to fence. Made up some ground approaching turn, hampered 400m when racing between horses, ran on fairly final 100m.
8 7 SWEET HOME (T347) O Murphy CP1/H2 Broke well but quickly restrained and taken back, settling in last pair away from fence. Taken to centre track on straightening and ran on steadily.
9 4 GOLDEN ACHIEVER (V216) N Callan B/TT Began fairly then hampered, dropping towards rear but wide. Kept wide around turn, one-paced in straight.
10 5 SMILING CHARM (V321) O Doleuze H Began well, ridden forward, settling behind pace in one-off position. Lost position turning for home and one-paced in straight.
11 14 GOLDIE FLANKER (V161) A Badel -- No early pace, dropping towards rear but away from fence. Swung wide into straight, crowded and unbalanced 400m, then raced in restricted room. One-paced final 200m.
12 12 WINNINGLI (V377) M Chadwick CP/TT Began well, rolled forward to sit 1L behind and outside leader on settling. Edged closer turning into straight, joint leader 300m, ran out of stamina 200m and faded quickly.
13 11 HAPPY BEAUTY (V375) K C Leung -- Lifted feet at start, losing ground. Ridden to make up ground, settling behind midfield turning for home. Under pressure soon after straightening and faded gradually.
14 13 JOY PLUS FUN (V163) C Y Ho SR/TT Outpaced early and soon last. Trailed field thereafter without looking competitive.
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