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Race 2 (069)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 RED DEVIL (BT272) D O'Neill B Midfield. Steady progress from 850 M to be 4-wide 5th early straight. Responded well to take control 250 M out. Won unchallenged.
2 4 SMALL WONDER (BM089) M W Leung -- In touch. Ran on in straight to reach front briefly passing 300 M. Soon out-paced by the winner.
3 14 SIMON'S DECISION (BS071) W M Lai B/TT Towards rear. Made ground soon after straightening to claim 3rd inside 150 M.
4 7 TOPSPIN TOO (BV123) K K Lai TT- Settled at rear from widest draw. Was steadied passing 400 M while making ground along the rail. Shifted out and continued to make ground but without ever reaching the first three.
5 13 SHAXI TREASURE (BN065) S Dye B Midfield. Raced freely and took time to settle middle stages. Kept on same pace in straight.
6 6 SIR TIMAH (BT063) S K Sit -- Soon led. Found no extra when headed 250 M out.
7 10 POWER HOUSE (BV314) F Coetzee TT Prominent. Raced awkwardly and was inconvenienced passing 600 M. Failed to quicken in straight.
8 5 CHINA RED (BT303) E Legrix B Inside the leader to 250 M. Soon weakened.
9 9 COUNTRY DRAGON (BV294) C Brown -- Obliged to race wide behind midfield from an outside gate. Forced even wider final turn and kept on fairly in straight.
10 1 MR BASKETBALL (BV189) J Egan -- Towards rear. Under pressure after turning in to make up some ground but soon found no extra.
11 11 HOT POT (BV161) W Woods -- Prominent briefly, soon dropped to midfield. Weakened final 250 M.
12 12 FLORAL CHEERS (BV068) Y T Cheng -- Bounded in the air at start, towards rear throughout.
13 8 WINNING STAR (BV120) C P Ting B Towards rear. Inconvenienced final turn. Made no show in straight.
14 2 TRIUMPHANT MASCOT (BV252) K S Yu -- Jumped awkwardly, never in 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