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Race 2 (095)

SHANGHAI HANDICAP   Rating:56-32   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 RED WINE (BL085) C K Tse -- Fourth, one-wide to first turn then always in touch straightening 3-wide, 3Ls from lead. Ran on well taking over at 100 M.
2 7 AQUA PRINCESS (BL140) P W Kong -- Midfield on fence settling and still along inside when 4Ls back turning in. Worked home solidly under hands and heels riding.
3 8 IN THE PICTURE (BK160) H K Yim -- Dropped back near tail to first turn and still well back on final bend. Made ground quickly closing 150 M.
4 12 GO GO (BK059) K H Ting -- Settled on fence behind leader till leaving rail at Rock. Still 2nd straightening looming as a chance at 250 M but only one-paced and ran about.
5 2 ZEUS (BK154) S M Tam -- Well back in early part spotting leaders a long start from Rock. Clear at 450 M, forced to change course at 150 M running on well in closing stages.
6 11 ACE OF WIN (BN195) W L Ho -- Third, one-wide till 3-deep around home turn. Was one- paced and only battling when inconvenienced at 150 M.
7 1 LOCAL COLOUR (BH094) K M So -- Jumped well and ridden forward to lead. Under pressure on home turn, collared at 200 M, plodding final 100 M.
8 10 MEHRBAN (BH255) C F Chan -- Rearward in early stages improving to midfield before straightening then only plodded.
9 6 PO ON KING (BG230) K M Chin -- Jumped awkwardly settling 8th on fence. Off rail at 750 M and ridden along at Rock. Widest runner flattening, 6Ls from speed. One-paced and under whip when checked in straight.
10 3 QUEST FOR GOLD (BH186) W H Tse -- Hard ridden from 600 M after being three-wide and rearward throughout but could make no improvement.
11 9 SUCCESSFUL YEARS (BL044) T Kwok -- Jumped awkwardly before midfield and wide on first turn. Began to lose ground at 800 M and was 11th, struggling, turning in.
12 4 RACETRACK SUCCESS (BM129) H K Cheung -- Slowly away to be last throughout and was tailed off before home bend.
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