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Race 5 (741)

LAI ON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 CHEVAL VALIANT (E336) P N Wong B/TT Fast into stride, showed good speed to take the lead, led by 1-3/4L in the middle stages, hard ridden from 300M, kept on well to the line and scored.
2 10 STRAIGHT TO GLORY (K340) J Orman P-/TT1 Jumped awkwardly, sent forward to race in 2nd, 1-3/4L back in the middle stages, hard ridden from 350M, kept on well to the line, always just held.
3 5 LAHORE (K043) Z Purton CP-/XB/B1/TT Bumped start, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the stands' side, hard ridden approaching 300M, finished off well to take a place.
4 12 BLUE BARON (J448) A Badel CP/XB/TT Shifted in at start and bumped, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the stands' rail, same position in the middle stages, hard ridden after passing 400M, kept on evenly to the line.
5 3 MOON ROCKET (K324) K C Leung TT Away with them, raced better than midfield nearer to the middle track, hard ridden from 400M, kept on well until 150M, ran on evenly to the line.
6 13 NOBLE DELUXE (K052) A Atzeni B/TT Shifted in at start, raced in midfield, 3 lengths or so back in the middle stages, hard ridden approaching 400M, peaked on run 200M, weakened gradually final 100M.
7 2 AMAZING FUN (H442) C L Chau H/TT Crowded start, raced behind midfield on the stands' side, passed some tired runners final 400M.
8 7 THE ALL ROUNDER (K402) E C W Wong -- Out with rest, raced in midfield on the middle track, hard ridden 400M but only showed limited response, one-paced to the line.
9 14 BINGO BABE (K115) K Teetan H/XB Severely checked at start, raced towards rear of midfield, 2 away from the stands' rail, 5 lengths back at 400M, made no progress thereafter.
10 11 MAJESTIC DELIGHT (K189) L Ferraris XB-/TT Jumped only fairly, raced in midfield on the middle track, peaked 400M, weakened final furlong.
11 9 SAL (K267) M L Yeung B1/TT Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on middle track, 5 lengths back in the middle stages, hard ridden approaching 400M but only showed limited response, weakened inside final furlong. (Lame left front leg next day morning.)
12 6 HAPPY ACTION (K399) B Thompson CP1/TT1 Began well, raced better than midfield, 2 away from the stands' rail, dropped towards rear in the middle stages, failed to make any progress final 400M.
13 1 DANCING CLASSICS (J060) H Bowman TT Crowded start, raced at rear on the stands' rail, checked near 600M, 7 lengths back near 400M, one-paced thereafter. (A laceration to the right front cannon.)
14 8 THE GOLDEN KNIGHT (K341) L Hewitson XB1 Crowded shortly after start, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
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