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Race 7 (105)

SHANTUNG HANDICAP   Rating:70-50   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 PRIME VAIN (BV320) S Dye -- Tucked away on fence 3Ls or 4Ls off pace through to straight, switched wider to challenge 300 M out, 1.5Ls down 200 M out, led 100 M, driven out.
2 6 BLUE STITCH (CB031) A Marcus B/TT Settled 3-wide towards rear about 6Ls off pace 1200 M out, 5-wide and 5Ls off pace turning for home, stayed on strongly final stages but post came too soon.
3 8 ROYAL ARMY (CB103) M Cahill B Always 3 and 4-wide in mid-division and 3Ls and 4Ls off pace through to home straight, strong run to be 1L off pace 200 M out, kept on well to line.
4 3 SHINING GEM (CA180) G Mosse SR/H Raced a little freely out 3-wide and 2Ls or 3Ls off lead until home straight, quickened up well to be a neck down 200 M out, kept on well but had no answer to winner's pace.
5 2 JOYFUL SPIRIT (CB032) D Whyte -- Reluctantly led very early on, snagged back to be 1L off pace 1100 M out on fence, 3Ls down on straightening, good turn of foot to lead 200 M out, headed again 100 M, no extra.
6 5 WISE CHOICE (CB297) C Williams -- Raced 2-wide on pace 1200 M out, 2Ls down and 2-wide turning for home, all out to be half a length off lead 200 M out, stayed on at same pace to line.
7 12 PERPETUAL PLEASURE (CB261) H K Yim -- Ridden quietly out 2-wide and 4Ls or 5Ls off speed until home straight, driven along to be closer 200 M out, kept closing final stages, encouraging.
8 1 WINWIN COMBO (CB277) E Legrix -- Caught 4-wide early on before being allowed to lead on fence 1200 M out, headed by QUICK STEP 800 M out, 2Ls down entering stretch, weakened rapidly.
9 13 QUICK STEP (CA074) W M Lai -- Keen racing 3-wide on terms 1200 M before taking up running passing 800 M out 2-wide, 2Ls clear on the turn, swamped 200 M out, faded.
10 7 EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) F Coetzee -- Fairly well placed 2-wide and 3Ls or 4Ls off lead until home straight, soon outpaced, struggling 200 M out, eased down close home.
11 10 EVER GLORY (CA199) D Dunn B/TT Over-raced a little on the fence when 5Ls off speed down back stretch, lacked any kind of acceleration in home stretch.
12 4 SPRINTER (CA067) G Schofield -- Covered up racing 3-wide about 4Ls off lead until 600 M out, 4-wide in home straight and labouring, beaten 300 M out.
13 14 VENETIAN MASTER (CB334) R Quinn B Caught wide early and allowed to drift back to rear of field about 6Ls or 7Ls off pace down the back, similarly positioned and hard ridden 500 M out, found nothing.
14 11 GOLDEN GONG (CB063) S K Sit V Always 4-wide down the back straight about 6Ls off pace, 6-wide into home stretch and 6Ls off pace, soon beaten.
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