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Race 5 (637)

LUCKY STAR HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Yielding To Soft

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GRASS HOPPER (CD050) K L Chui B/TT Led out wide at 1000 M, crossed to fence at 800 M to be 2Ls clear, skipped 3Ls clear off final bend, tired a little close home but never looked like being caught.
2 4 CAGA BOY (CG060) Y T Cheng B1 3-wide no cover at 800 M when over 2Ls behind in 4th, driven along to keep at 600 M, 4Ls down in 4th at top of homestretch, made some nice late ground but never threatened winner.
3 5 SMART FELLOW (CG031) D Dunn SR1/TT- Midfield early about 5Ls off pace, further back turning for home, stayed on best (bar quinella pair) for a distant 3rd.
4 10 DEVON FLAIR (CD240) H W Lai V 1L off pace on fence in 2nd at 800 M, soon began to over-race a little, 3Ls down and vying for 2nd place off home turn, one-paced and lost out on a place inside final 50 M.
5 9 BUDDIES POWER (CB201) K T Yeung B/TT 3-back on fence about 4Ls behind leader in midfield at 800 M, slightly further back entering home straight, failed to quicken up.
6 11 RICH FOR ALL (CG023) D Whyte B Slow to begin, 3-wide with cover and no closer than 6Ls off pace towards rear until home turn, stayed on very modestly.
7 7 EVEREST (CC196) C K Tong -- Best away, shared early lead but headed at 900 M and over 3Ls down in 2nd taking final bend, had every chance of filling a place but faded inside final 100 M.
8 1 JADE DANCER (CE170) B Prebble -- Mostly 3-wide with cover in mid-division about 4Ls off speed until the 600 M, 5Ls down taking home turn, stayed on only evenly.
9 6 GLOBAL LEADER (CG048) M Kinane -- Slowly away, 8Ls last early on, further behind taking final bend, made some minor late ground past a few very tired rivals.
10 2 CROWNED GEM (CE056) M W Leung -- Never travelled well, pushed along to stay within 5Ls off the pace in 10th at 800 M, always struggling to hold position thereafter.
11 13 BALL OF FIRE (CD020) H K Yim V 4-wide no cover in rear and at least 8Ls off pace through to home straight entrance, never a factor.
12 8 NEW TRIUMPH (CG105) K S Yu V- Settled 2-wide in midfield about 4Ls off speed in midfield through to 600 M out when pushed along to keep up, dropped out tamely in homestretch.
13 14 WITHALLMYHEART (CE268) W M Lai P-/TT Unbalanced at start, always towards rear at least 7Ls behind through to 600 M mark, faded out rapidly in home straight.
14 12 LUCKY SPECIAL (CE269) C Munce H1 Slowest away by about 3Ls, on fence 7Ls back in 12th at 800 M, struggling to lie up into homestretch, faded out sharply and eased down, performance deemed unacceptable.
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