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Race 6 (458)

SHAN KING HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 PRETTY TRIO (CB343) E Saint-Martin SR Always about 2-wide and 5Ls off the pace from 1200 M to home straight, picked up well to be 2Ls down 200 M out, kept on finding, led final strides, tidily.
2 6 SHANGHAI FRIEND (CB153) W C Marwing B Bit keen early on, had cover 3-wide about 5Ls off the pace from 1200 M to homestretch, staying on and 3Ls down 200 M out, ran on very strongly final 200 M, couldn't get there.
3 3 SILVERBIRD (CB335) D Whyte -- Had no cover when 3-wide about 2Ls or 3Ls off the pace until 800 M out, 2-wide until home straight when travelling well, led 180 M out, kept on but was tossed out of quinella in final strides.
4 12 STEP FORWARD (CB166) E Legrix B Keen early on, raced 2-wide 3Ls off the speed 1200 M out, 4Ls down entering straight, 2Ls down 200 M out, stayed on well but couldn't get to principals.
5 9 LUCKY DICE (CB101) M Kinane SR-/B1 On fence 6Ls off the pace 1200 M out, niggled along 700 M out, 2-wide and 6Ls down entering straight, 4Ls down 200 M out, kept on well for hard riding to be nearest at the finish.
6 1 MAGNIFICENT (CB390) G Mosse B- Had box seat run 2Ls off the pace on fence through to home straight, picked up to be half a length off the lead 200 M out, still with place prospects 100 M out, swamped close home.
7 13 EQUUS ZEPHYRUS (CA147) S Dye -- Slowly away, 2-wide and 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 7Ls down entering straight, 5Ls down 200 M out, kept on okay at same pace, nearest at the finish.
8 8 SWAGGIE (CB128) O Doleuze B2 Bit keen early on, 3-wide with cover about 4Ls off the pace from 1200 M out to home straight, kept on at one pace to be nearest at the finish.
9 2 QUICK NEWS (CB178) R Fradd B/TT Bumped exiting gates, led on fence by about 1L from 1300 M to home straight, still in front but all out at the 200 M, headed 180 M out, faded.
10 14 WONDERFUL LIFE (BV285) F Coetzee TT Settled towards rear upon exiting, raced 3 and 4-wide without cover down the back straight when about 8Ls or 9Ls off the pace, posed no kind of threat in home straight.
11 5 WINNING FIESTA (CC043) A Marcus B Bumped exiting gates, raced 2-wide 7Ls off the pace 1000 M out, driven along when 4-wide and 8Ls down into home straight, no impression.
12 10 MONETARY STAR (CB429) M W Leung -- Slowly away, on fence about 4Ls off the pace until home straight, was very one-paced from then on.
13 11 VAJRA (CB067) C Williams B Tracked leader out 2-wide 1L off the pace through to home straight, quickly came under pressure, dropped out instantly.
14 7 JUSTINIAN (CB324) S K Sit -- Bounded and was checked exiting gates, on fence 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, already detached in rear and driven along when 10Ls off the pace entering home straight, no chance.
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