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Race 6 (326)

DIAMOND HILL HANDICAP (All Weather Track)   Rating:40-16   1650m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 KING'S PREMIUM (BN197) D Whyte B 2nd until taking lead at 400 M. Responded well and held on to score solid win.
2 11 WINNING EXPRESS (BN157) W M Lai P-/B2 With rear early. Improved along inner to be in front of midfield turning in. Responded well in straight.
3 6 FIRST HONOUR (BS004) W Woods -- Wide in midfield. Remained same into home straight. Made gradual ground under hard riding.
4 13 GEMS (BS281) F Sanchez -- Behind midfield. Drifted back to rear at 1000 M and remained same when waited with into home straight. Ran on very strongly despite having difficulty finding clear running. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 7 APPLES AND ORANGES (BS318) K Fallon B Ridden to be in front of midfield. Improved wide on track from 700 M. Prominent turning in and kept on one paced.
6 4 WINNING SMART (BP222) K H Yu B Prominent. Three wide outside lead turning in. Kept on one paced. (Demoted.)
7 8 SUPER CONNECTIONS (BP127) J Quinn B Led. Joined at 400 M then kept on until giving ground final 200 M.
8 10 SO GREAT (BP177) C T Cheng P Prominent. Asked for effort at 600 M. Kept on one paced.
9 3 SWEET VICTORY (BT160) B Marcus B Near rear from wide barrier. Wide turning in. Only slight improvement after being awkwardly placed early in straight.
10 1 SPEEDY FORWARD (BT181) S K Sit B/TT Checked at start. Midfield into home straight and no impression afterwards.
11 14 CREAM OF THE CROP (BP325) R Fradd B Behind midfield throughout.
12 5 CHEERFUL BIRD (BT043) D Boeuf B-/H- Prominent. Did not quicken after 500 M.
13 9 TIME HONOUR (BP084) P Smullen P2/TT Behind midfield and wide throughout.
14 2 ULTRA TENSION (BP235) B Doyle P Began well. Midfield early. Dropped to near rear 1000 M. Dropped out after straightening.
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