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Race 7 (834)

VICTORY MARVEL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BULB GENERAL (K218) Z Purton CP/TT Soon taken back towards rear in 10th after beginning from a poor draw, responded well inside final 300M to assert authority shortly afterwards for a convincing victory.
2 12 KING OBERON (H407) E C W Wong B Settled in midfield in 7th travelling keenly rounding home bend, ran on inside final 250M reaching 2nd 150M out but found winner too strong.
3 7 STRAIGHT TO GLORY (K340) M Chadwick TT Prominent near the centre of back straight after beginning from a poor draw, pressed forward to gain 2-wide position in 2nd coming onto home bend, held every chance early in straight until the 200M, kept on well for 3rd.
4 13 RIDING HIGH (J403) Y L Chung B/TT Niggled along in 4th one-out-one-back, remained in a similar into straight holding place chance over 200M out, unable to quicken under pressure closing stages.
5 6 RAINBOW SEVEN (K145) K C Leung -- Settled in rear of midfield from moderate start, switched out for a run into straight, fought on steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish.
6 9 COME FAST FAY FAY (K121) L Ferraris TT Slightly slow out, gradually recovered along the rail to midfield in 8th, some 6L off the pace rounding home bend, baulked for a run in straight until the 250M, produced good late impression closing stages.
7 2 CHAMPION INSTINCT (H012) A Atzeni B/TT Restrained to one from last and waited with, angled out for a run entering home straight, ran on under pressure without threatening.
8 3 BEAUTY MISSILE (H123) A Hamelin PC Soon taken back from the widest draw, niggled along at the back rounding home bend, ran on under pressure past beaten horses in the run to the line.
9 10 WINNING MACHINE (K239) H Bentley TT Settled just off the pace in 5th on rail, gradually drifted some 3L back rounding home bend, kept on until finding no extra inside final 150M.
10 14 RUBY SAILING (H347) P N Wong TT Soon ridden to be up with the pace after a fair start, taken one back to 3rd coming onto home bend, baulked for a run until the 300M, unable to sustain effort inside final 150M.
11 1 AMAZING FUN (H442) C L Chau H/TT Broke well settling within 3L of pace in 6th on rail, remained in a similar position into home straight, kept on before fading out of contention inside final 200M.
12 4 CONSPIRATOR (K090) J Orman -- Settled towards rear on rail sharing 10th, baulked early in straight and switched to the rail for a run over 300M out, made no further impression.
13 8 ROMANTIC PARTY (K372) M F Poon B1 Broke well to lead obtaining rails run coming onto home bend, led the field until headed under pressure over 250M out, soon weakened.
14 11 SAL (K267) B Thompson B/TT Soon taken back to last few from a poor draw, remained in a similar position into home straight, soon dropped out of contention.
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