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Race 11 (761)

KAT O HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Soft

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 KARMA (G392) C Y Ho TT From wide draw dropped back to near the rear, had 6Ls to make up 400M, closed off powerfully to lead close home, won going away.
2 8 ORIENTAL SMOKE (E467) B Thompson B Went forward and crossed to the lead before home turn, kept on well passing 400M, still had 1.5L lead over nearest rival at 150M but winner proved too strong closing stages.
3 6 SIMPLE HEDGE (H237) B Avdulla E Slow to begin, held up at the rear, headway on inside passing 550M, ran on well to go 3rd near 100M
4 9 PRAY FOR MIR (J245) M Chadwick -- Crowded at the start, driven forward to chase leader, battled on well to hold 2nd until 150M, faded closing stages.
5 3 CHING (G380) L Hewitson -- Settled down in midfield along the 2-path, kept on mildly on straightening, never going the pace to challenge leaders.
6 5 YOUNG ACHIEVER (J291) Z Purton SR1/TT Jumped awkwardly, towards the rear early stages before improving to a midfield position from 800M, moved up to 3rd mid-straight but run ended soon. No extra late stages.
7 7 BEAUTY LIVE (G057) Y L Chung CP2/TT Held up behind midfield 3-wide, swung widest into straight, stayed on without threatening leaders.
8 2 KEMPES (J265) H Bowman -- Bumped on jumping, settled down ahead of midfield, held up behind a weakening rival 500M, wide into straight and ran past beaten horses only.
9 12 POWERFUL WINGS (G225) A Hamelin CP-/B2 Bustled along to maintain a midfield position, came under serious pressure home turn, failed to run on in the home straight. (Jockey : hung in throughout the race.)
10 11 AEROINVINCIBLE (J180) A Atzeni H/SR/TT Raced keenly in a position ahead of midfield, didn't respond to riding in the home straight. (Jockey : not comfortable on the "Soft" track.)
11 13 SILVER UP (J078) K Teetan B/TT Taken back from wide draw, settled towards the rear, fell back to last turning for home and failed to run on. (Jockey : not comfortable on the "Soft" track.)
12 1 FIND MY LOVE (H110) M L Yeung TT From draw 1 moved up to chase leaders on inside, no extra 300M, weakened rapidly.
13 10 WAH MAY WAI WAI (J193) M F Poon H Bumped on jumping, went forward from wide draw and chased leaders without cover, weakened from 500M and was gone top of the straight. (Unacceptable performance.)
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