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Race 2 (110)

GRANDE CHAMPAGNE HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 SNIP POUR ROI (BL020) C K Tsang V Began on terms settling 3rd inside 3Ls from pace, split at 300 M, powered away final 150 M.
2 5 ROYAL PRIDE (BJ233) K C Chan -- Jumped well but lacked early speed and caught wide, 10th very deep turning in, ran on well.
3 10 ALL SMILES (BL076) C W Cheng -- Began well settling 4th 1-wide, 4Ls from lead on home turn, joined leaders at 200 M then outsprinted by winner, kept battling.
4 9 GO GO (BK059) H K Cheung -- Slowly away and hard ridden shortly after, went forward to 6th, 3Ls from lead on home turn, switched to outside in straight, kept trying.
5 4 LOCAL COLOUR (BH094) T Kwok -- Jumped well then steadied and trapped wide, 5th 3-deep 5Ls from lead at 600 M, reached 4th at 150 M, tired final 50 M.
6 12 ALL HAPPY (BK080) K S Yu -- Jumped fairly going forward to settle 2nd outside leader, shifted wide home turn, led at 300 M then one paced final 200 M.
7 2 STAR LAP (BL221) K M Chin -- Began awkwardly losing considerable ground then went forward near inside, 9th home turn, made a little ground till 200 M then tired. (See Racing Incidents.)
8 7 SIR VALID (BJ225) S M Tam -- Began well settling midfield, 7th straightening, whip at 200 M, could not improve.
9 3 WONDERFUL TIME (BK182) W M Lai -- Began fairly then checked dropping out to 2nd last, 12th turning in, passed tired horses.
10 13 LA CHARMER (BM027) C F Chan -- Began well settling 6th on rail, dropped back to 8th on home turn, did nothing.
11 14 BLUE AND GOLD (BK071) H K Yim -- Jumped well and led, under pressure at 300 M, dropped out rapidly.
12 11 ORCHESTRA (BJ069) W L Ho -- Began only fairly, caught wide early stages and dropped back sharply from 900 M, 11th straightening, plodded.
13 8 BARCHETTA (BM158) M C Poon -- Slowly away and tailed off throughout.
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