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Race 1 (264)

CASTLE PEAK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 KING ACRYLIC (CG295) K T Yeung B/TT Began well, pushed along to hold prominent role, raced outside leader 1L away, had easy time with slow speed, kept in touch on circle, carted field up turning in, stuck to task well making up good ground late to score.
2 9 NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) C K Tong V1 First to hit ground, easily crossed them to take up running, controlled race in front 1L clear, held further advantage turning in, kicked strongly establishing 5Ls break, run ended last 100 M but caught late close to line.
3 2 LIVERBIRD (CE055) H W Lai B Jumped nicely, pressed on and slotted into coveted 1 out 1 back spot 3Ls back, had reasonable run to bend, niggled along to make ground turning in, kept grinding away making many lengths to go down in 3 way go.
4 1 EVERGREEN (CE106) C W Wong TT Off with rest, pushed on to settle closer, unable to slot in and posted 3-wide before taking 2-wide spot 4Ls back at mid-point, under pressure turning in, steadily made ground in run home doing best work late to make frame.
5 11 COME HO CHOI (CE082) M Nunes B Slow to begin, hard ridden to drive through to midfield, raced 4Ls back on rails, had easy trip thereafter, checked on first bend, back in traffic turning in, steadied when making run at 300 M, closed off evenly when clear.
6 10 THAT'S WIN (CG015) D Whyte -- Moderate to begin, drifted back to settle in rearward division, raced 2-wide 6Ls away, not set a task in middle stages, back in traffic turning in, got into clear and made some good ground late without threatening.
7 6 VITAL PATROL (CC335) D Nikolic -- Standard break, lacked early speed and settled worse than midfield on rails, 5-6Ls off pace throughout, not used in mid-section, on bridle turning in, lacked extra gear but managed to finish off soundly at same speed.
8 4 CENTENNIAL SMILE (CG165) A Delpech -- Slowly into stride, soon in last place, lobbed along at tail throughout, still well back with field to beat turning in, steadily made ground between horses in straight to be closest on line.
9 12 LORD CAIRNS (CE127) W M Lai B/XB Average to leave gates, positioned in midfield before severely checked on first turn, 3-wide thereafter 5-6Ls back on bend, made short-lived run turning in but only battled to line last 200 M.
10 5 AWESOME DRAGON (CG210) A Starke B Moderate to begin, drifted back to rear shortly after start, raced 2 to 3-wide 6Ls away, had field in front turning in, kept on at same pace only passing tired horses to line.
11 3 HARRY HARRY (CD019) G Mosse -- Began with them, unable to slot in from wide alley, posted 3 to 4-wide throughout in midfield 5Ls from pace, had hard run covering ground to bend, workload took toll and weakened out late.
12 7 PURE ALPHA (CH008) F Coetzee -- Reasonable beginning, held spot behind leader before receiving bad check at first turn, not travelling on bend, found little in straight and dropped right out in run to line. (Bled and irregular heart beat.)
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