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Race 6 (006)

QUARRY BAY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 FAT DRAGON (CD130) D Whyte -- Tracked leader. Commenced move upon straightening and ran on to take charge over 150 M out. Hung on well under pressure.
2 5 PIONERO (CD402) C K Tong B Sluggish at start. Gradually picked up to rear of field. Virtually last into straight when not much room early. Made up good ground inside final 200 M.
3 3 SOLAR POWER (CE047) M Nunes B Raced on rails in midfield. Switched one off the rail for a run entering straight. Ran on steadily under pressure down inner to reach 3rd late.
4 9 SUDDEN SPLENDOR (CE251) A Delpech B/TT Held up in rear of midfield. Raced 3-wide rounding home bend and into straight. Ran on steadily without threatening.
5 8 SHINING DRAGON (CC181) W M Lai SR Attempted to make all. Unable to sustain effort and swamped inside final 200 M.
6 11 SOLDIER ON (CD230) R Fradd B Soon dropped to rear, reaching tail-end rounding home bend. Went widest into the straight and quickened well down centre to reach 3rd passing 200 M but unable to sustain effort close to home.
7 1 CONQUEROR (CE270) H K Yim V Mostly in joint 4th and never far off racing 2 or 3 wide. Similar turning in but one-paced before finding no extra inside final 200 M.
8 14 AURELIAN (CC025) H W Lai -- Settled at the back. Made headway 4 wide rounding home bend. Kept on from midfield into straight before finding no extra inside final 200 M.
9 10 SEVENS HEAVEN (CE175) F Coetzee SB/TT Settled towards rear. Did not have much room early in straight. Obtained run late passing 200 M and only kept on at the same pace.
10 7 OPERA MAGIC (CB404) C W Wong B Settled wide towards rear far side. Made swift headway rounding home bend to dispute lead briefly entering straight. Soon weakened.
11 13 DASHING FLAIR (CE330) M Odendaal B/TT Jumped fairly. Soon ridden to prominent position on rails chasing in 3rd. Began to yield ground on top of home bend and weakened in straight.
12 4 THE ONLY ONE (CB383) Y T Cheng B Raced wide throughout and never better than midfield. Faded under pressure in straight.
13 2 CHALLENGER (CE138) K S Yu B Disputed 4th far side. Still prominent rounding home bend. Forced to steady about 500 M out and soon weakened.
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