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Race 10 (277)

MA ON SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GOLD STRIKER (CD365) C Munce -- Fairly away, ridden hard to go forward, assumed position outside leader, relaxed well, 1L away on turn, hit lead at 400 M, showed great fight to hold off all challengers to score.
2 6 CELEBRATION (CB029) G Schofield V-/SR2 Began well, pushed along to go forward, unable to get in and raced 3 wide without cover, throughout, 1L from lead entering straight, sprinted well to fight out finish only narrowly going down.
3 5 BOLD WIN (CE282) R Fradd -- Average to begin, taken back from wide alley to settle 3rd last 2 wide 9Ls from front-runners, last into straight, taken to outside and flew late from impossible position narrowly missing out.
4 9 NOBLE HEART (CC355) O Doleuze B/TT Slowly away, restrained to obtain cover, settled down last 2 and 10Ls away, tracked well 4 and 5 wide into straight and finished powerfully. Solid effort.
5 10 LUCKY LAD (CA148) E Saint-Martin B Broke well, held rails early, restrained to race behind leader throughout, had dream run to turn, held up twice in straight and should have finished a little closer. Good effort.
6 12 SUPER CHARGE (CC299) C Brown B Began with them, raced behind pace in midfield spot, 2 wide 5Ls away throughout, enjoyed good trip to turn, tracked 4 wide into straight and moved up to threaten but couldn't go with them last 200 M.
7 2 TACTIC KING (CG081) S Sanders B/TT Slowly away, settled just worse than midfield 7Ls from lead, made 3 wide run from 500 M, 3Ls off them entering straight, only battled away when placed under pressure.
8 8 SPEEDING MOLLY (CC227) B Prebble SR/TT Fair to begin, trapped 3 wide midfield 5 to 6Ls from pace, had cover throughout mid-division, swung 4 wide on turn, made some ground in straight but safely held last 200 M.
9 13 ELFHELM (CC342) W M Lai B Began with them, settled 3 back on fence 5Ls off pace, had quiet run throughout, on bridle entering straight, had something to offer but didn't get 100% clear running at any stage and couldn't make ground.
10 7 ELEGANT KING PRAWN (CE265) S Dye -- Showed good early speed to cross to fence, made running throughout on bit, even run to turn, tackled at 300 M and lacked class to hold them out over last 200 M.
11 1 AMPLE GAINS (CE021) D Whyte B2 Slowly away, drifted back to worse than midfield 7Ls from lead 2 wide, followed 3 wide into straight, didn't have much room in straight but only battled away when clear.
12 11 DREAMS COME TRUE (CD366) C W Wong TT Began awkwardly, taken back behind runners to settle raced 2nd last 9Ls from leaders, followed paint into straight, made up some ground without threatening winner.
13 14 BRILLIANT FLASH (CE042) C K Tong B Average to begin, niggled along in early stages to maintain spot 4 back on fence 7Ls from front, held up in traffic for most of straight but only battled fairly when clear.
14 4 MR COOL (CD071) H W Lai B/TT Away reasonably well, pushed along to race in forward division, raced 1 out 1 back 2Ls away, placed under pressure on turn, weakened out of it in straight to be beaten a long way.
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