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Race 7 (246)

THE LONGINES HONG KONG MILE   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 VOYAGE BUBBLE (E436) J McDonald CP Broke well in front sharing the pace until ceded advantage while shifting 2-wide about 1000M out, renewed effort entering straight to hit the front shortly afterward, driven clear inside final 150M.
2 1 SOUL RUSH (J808) J Moreira -- Travelled wide in midfield early stages, taken back to last few about 1100M out, commenced move under pressure from 600M out swinging widest into straight, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
3 5 BEAUTY JOY (E058) B Avdulla TT Bumped at start settling well behind and waited with, swung wide into straight, ran on well inside final 300M to be nearest at finish.
4 4 BEAUTY ETERNAL (H008) Z Purton E1 Well there and gradually shifted across from a poor draw, obtained rails run in front passing the 1000M, led until narrowly headed into straight, swamped for a placing inside final 100M.
5 8 HAPPY TOGETHER (G446) A Badel H/TT Settled in better than midfield sharing 4th most of the way to home straight, tight between runners and checked about 350M out, fought on steadily to the line.
6 10 CHANCHENG GLORY (H212) K Teetan B/XB Shared 4th on rail just over 2L off the pace, gained closer to lead when pace steadied home bend, barged his way out for a run 350M out causing interferences, fought on steadily for 4th but demoted to 6th by Stewards.
7 6 GALAXY PATCH (H399) C Y Ho -- Soon taken well back from the widest draw and waited with, gained two closer rounding home bend, badly hampered until the 300M after wide into straight, forced to switch again 150M out and did best work late.
8 9 RED LION (H115) H Bowman -- Well there from a poor draw and wide without cover early, taken over 2L back for cover from over 1200M out but remained 3-wide sharing 4th around home bend, bumped and unbalanced 350M out, fought on steadily.
9 13 LAZZAT (K901) C Demuro -- Travelled keenly in 2L 5th before drifting to 7th 3-wide 1200M out, over 4-wide into straight and hampered 350M out, kept on steadily to the line.
10 11 TAJ DRAGON (H164) A Atzeni -- Settled towards rear from a poor draw, gained closer on rail in slackened pace rounding home bend, kept on same pace without quickening in straight.
11 3 ANTINO (K909) B Shinn B Jumped awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered to rear of midfield, drifted towards rear onto home bend, made headway 3-wide from over 600M out, badly bumped twice and unbalanced early in straight, never recovered.
12 7 DOCKLANDS (K902) M Zahra B/XB Settled in rear of midfield some 4L off the pace on rail, gained closer while pace slackened around home bend, baulked and switched in for a run over 350M out, one paced in the run to the line.
13 12 JANTAR MANTAR (K910) Y Kawada H Slow into stride but soon recovered to join race leaders, tightened and dropped to 3rd 1050M out, 3-wide around home bend and jostled between runners just before forced to steady 350M out, never recovered.
14 14 RAMADAN (K911) R Moore -- Lacked pace and soon dropped to rear of midfield, found nothing in home straight.
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