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Race 1 (346)

LEI MUK SHUE HANDICAP   Rating:55-35   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 COTTON BALL (CD327) A Delpech -- Prominent. Took lead near 1100 M. With 1-1/2Ls advantage final turn, just able to hold off challenges at finish.
2 13 X-SPEED (CC341) W M Lai B Led field soon after start until near 1100 M. 2Ls 3rd turning into straight. Ran on steadily to just miss at finish.
3 1 SMART CHIEF (CC042) C Soumillon PC Midfield. Improved from final turn to be 4-wide 5th 400 M. Ran home well to be nearest at finish. (Dropped whip 250 M.)
4 5 SHINING GEM (CA180) S Sanders -- Began awkwardly, behind midfield. Improved from stable bend to be 6th far side. Kept on without troubling the placegetters in straight.
5 3 MADE IN HONGKONG (CD139) S Dye B In touch. Improved to 2nd 1000 M out. Kept on but found no extra inside 200 M.
6 4 MAXIMUM JOY (CA025) G Mosse B In touch early. Dropped to midfield stable bend, behind midfield far side. 9th early straight. Stayed on to recover some ground closing stages.
7 11 LA MERVEILLE (CC205) O Doleuze H Better than midfield on 4-wide. Improved to 3rd or 4th from 1200 M. Failed to quicken in straight. (Dropped whip 200 M.)
8 9 ESPRIT D'OR (CD295) S K Sit TT Towards rear. Made up a little ground when given reminders early straight.
9 8 SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) M Rodd P Towards rear. Under pressure final turn. Only made moderate progress in straight.
10 10 CUPID (BV043) F Coetzee SR-/P2/TT Slowly away, towards rear throughout.
11 12 WE'RE BUDDIES (CC142) H W Lai B Ridden early to be in touch. Gave a little ground to midfield far side. Remained in similar position until weakened 200 M.
12 7 JOY TRUMPS (CD242) D Holland B Lost ground at start, never in contention.
13 2 GOLDEN MAPLE (CB265) D Whyte V/TT- Towards rear. Failed to make any impression in straight.
14 6 SUPER DANA (CC293) P H Lo B Made no show.
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