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Race 5 (498)

CHEUNG CHAU DIVIDED HANDICAP   Rating:120-64   1400m   Sha Tin   Soft

Section -1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 CROWN COUNSEL (BG404) D Gauci -- Dropped out early. Crossed to inner rail tactfully and soon improved to be mid-division rounding home bend. Quickened well from 6th early in straight to hit front close home. Held on well.
2 9 PEACE GALLERY (BH193) C H Yip -- Wide throughout. Towards rear before making headway home bend. Ran on well from mid-division entering straight but narrowly missed.
3 3 LUCKY OPTIMISTS (BJ147) G Childs -- Always prominent, gaining narrow advantage briefly early in straight. Kept on well for 3rd.
4 1 FASTABOB (BK041) J Marshall -- Held in 6th. Quickened well from 1L 5th upon straightening to hit front 250 M out. Unable to resist challengers inside final 200 M but kept on.
5 7 ILLICO (BD101) D Beadman -- Well there behind leaders. Ran on to hold every chance early in straight but outsprinted inside final 200 M.
6 4 BAYVIEW BOY (BJ269) A S Cruz -- Mid-division. Improved quite well without threatening in straight.
7 13 STAR OF LIHLIN (BH180) R Thompson -- Towards rear until steadied inside 800 M, dropping to last of bunched field rounding home bend. Made good progress in straight to be nearest at finish.
8 14 JACKO (BH249) N Tiley -- Settled in mid-division before making headway 4-wide home bend. Did nothing in straight.
9 2 ENDEAVOUR (BH091) C K Tse -- Towards rear. Found little in straight.
10 8 CLASSIC TURBO (BJ127) L T Leung -- Prominent. Led or disputed lead rounding home bend. Soon dropped out after straightening.
11 11 MR SNIP (BK067) C W Choi -- Just behind leaders until steadily losing ground passing 800 M.
12 5 ACTIVE KING (BK139) B Marcus -- Made early running. Prominent to straight and soon weakened.
13 10 WINGED FOOT (BE016) S M Tam -- Always well back.
14 12 FORTUNE BASIN (BK057) F Coetzee -- Soon dropped to rear.
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