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Race 2 (602)

TSING LUNG TAU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 TOP DRAGON (J481) Z Purton TT1 Settled down in midfield, went forward 600M swinging wide for home, quickened up impressively to lead inside 300M, soon kicked clear for easy victory.
2 2 GALLANT EPOCH (J451) L Hewitson B/TT Bumped on jumping, went forward chasing the pace, all out for the lead early straight, couldn't match winner's pace inside 300M, ran on steadily final stages holding on for 2nd.
3 8 JUBILANT WINNER (J346) B Thompson V/TT Jumped fairly, held up in mid-division 4-5Ls off pace, stayed on mildly final 400M without troubling the runaway winner, just lost out to runner-up at the line.
4 6 GOLDEN LUCK (H159) P N Wong XB/TT Went forward vying for early lead, checked 800M by the race leader, in 3rd spot top of straight, kept on evenly over final 350M but not making ground on leaders.
5 13 JOLLY JUMPER (K110) A Badel CP-/V1/TT Jumped awkwardly from draw 1, settled along the fence in the group chasing leaders, kept on moderately over final 400M, always held by leaders.
6 7 FORTUNE STAR (K003) L Ferraris TT Restrained to race behind midfield, 5-6Ls off the pace middle stages, swung wide for home before running on mildly towards the line. (Jockey : raced greenly throughout.)
7 11 STRATHPEFFER (H095) J Orman B Caught wide no cover chasing leaders, came under pressure 500M, lay in and finished the race off only fairly, soon out of contention.
8 12 ARDEN (J505) B Avdulla PC-/B1/TT Jumped only fairly, maintained a position behind midfield, driven out top of straight but responded only fairly, held ground over final 300M.
9 5 THUNDER BLINK (J019) K C Leung H-/V-/B1/TT Taken back to last on jumping from wide draw, 9Ls off the pace middle stages, moved closer 600M, responded fairly early straight and never reach leaders.
10 14 SHINE BRIGHT (H385) K Teetan B From wide draw pressed forward, led from 1100M, struggled to hold its lead passing 400M, soon weakened out of contention.
11 1 I P O BROS (K193) M L Yeung B1 Dropped back to near last, got shuffled back to the rear 600M and had plenty to do on straightening, ran past beaten horses only.
12 9 REGENCY WIN WIN (K214) H Bentley CP1/TT Bumped on jumping, stayed close enough to leaders, came under pressure 600M, couldn't finish off the race. (Jockey : raced greenly throughout.)
13 10 SANDMAN (K220) K De Melo CP1/TT1 Jumped only fairly, ended up racing near last, had big task in hand 400M, failed to run on.
14 4 DREAMING WINNER (K046) A Atzeni H/TT Bumped at the start, obtained a 3-wide position in midfield, swung wide for home but had nothing to offer on straightening.
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