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Race 5 (368)

SHEK PIK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 WHATA FEELING (CB267) G Mosse -- Jumped well and niggled along to lead with 1/2L advantage 2 wide. Near the 1100 M took outright lead on rail with around 1L advantage to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and kicked away from the rest to win comfortably.
2 4 JUSTINIAN (CB324) D Whyte SR/B1 Began well from widest and pushed along to race in a prominent position 2 to 3 wide through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 350 M out but was never in position to trouble the winner to settle for 2nd place.
3 13 ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) Y T Cheng -- Tardy start and ridden along to race 1-1/2L off lead 1 off from rail through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and kept on fairly without threatening the 1st pair to settle for 3rd place.
4 10 WINNING EMPEROR (CC053) D Boeuf -- Jumped fairly and raced in better than midfield on rail. Ridden along at home turn to maintain position. All out 300 M out and made up little ground inside fianl 200 M to be closest at finish.
5 14 TIMBER CITY (CC031) C Williams B1/TT- Broke fairly from wide draw and steadily eased to a rearward position 3 to 4 wide. Made little progress from the outside turning for home. A bit flat in early part of straight but made up some ground over the final 200 M.
6 9 KING OF SPADES (CC056) W M Lai -- Unable to muster early speed to race in the rear section around 2 wide. Switched wide on straightening to obtain clear running. Under pressure 400 M out and made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish.
7 3 BOUNTIFUL (CB114) S Dye -- Broke well from wide draw and soon eased to midfield or worse towards the outside through to straight. Under pressure 350 M out and kept on fairly but weakened slightly over the concluding stages.
8 8 KID GALAXY (CB455) T Mundry B Broke fairly from wide draw and raced keenly around 2Ls off pace 2 wide through to straight. Unable to go up a gear when asked 400 M out and kept on evenly to the line.
9 11 KING ERIE (CC323) G Schofield SR Raced in worse than midfield 3 wide and near the 800 M was inconvenienced. Switched wide on straightening to find clear running. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 400 M out.
10 5 PLEASANT JOURNEY (CC266) P H Lo -- Tardy start and shortly after that was crowded for room. Soon recovered to race very keenly in worse than midfield 2 wide and near the 800 M was checked away from heels. Kept on one-pace in straight.
11 12 GETMORE DANCER (CB159) W Smith B Soon raced keenly in midfield or better around 2 wide through to straight. Only able to run on evenly when asked 400 M and further weakened inside final 200 M.
12 1 SMILING FOREST (BV286) K McEvoy B Raced in mid-division 2 wide and proved difficult to settle. Around the 1200 M was crowded for room and near the 800 M steadied away from heels. Unable to make any impression in the straight.
13 2 TELECOM CAESAR (CD161) M W Leung TT1 Jumped awkwardly and pushed along to race in midfield on rail. Dropped back to worse than midfield when making the turn. No extra in straight and steadily faded inside final 200 M.
14 6 MIGHTY POWER (CD145) R Fradd SR1 On jumping got its head up and lost ground to race at the tail of the field. After the 1000 M got its head up and hung out. Switched to widest on straightening to find running but failed to make any impression.
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