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Race 5 (396)

RED PACKET HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 WONDERFUL BLESSING (CE198) O Doleuze TT Always 3-wide and only briefly without cover down the back about 4Ls off speed in mid-division, 2Ls down in 5th off final bend, kept on finding to lead about 40 M out and win.
2 4 ELFHELM (CC342) A Starke B 7Ls off pace in 10th out 2-wide at 1200 M, about 5Ls behind travelling well on straightening, picked up well to go 2nd in final 30 M but post came too soon to reel in the winner.
3 2 KINGSGATE GLORY (CH020) K T Yeung B/TT Led on fence a mile out, always about 1L clear until the home straight and same 200 M out, only headed inside final 50 M and missed the quinella just a few strides later.
4 8 FANTASTIC GUY (CH025) F Coetzee -- 7Ls off pace in 11th at 1200 M, a little closer but 3-wide and niggled along at 800 M, 4Ls down on straightening, could only stay on at the same tempo and never seriously threatened to place.
5 6 SEA TREASURE (CD335) C Soumillon B/XB Settled about 10Ls last at the 1200 M, about 6Ls last into home straight, made some fair late ground through beaten rivals to be nearest at finish.
6 10 FOREVER RICHES (CG174) E Saint-Martin B Checked at the start, about 7Ls back in 12th at halfway and only marginally closer at top of homestretch, stayed on evenly out widest of all, closest at the line.
7 5 PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) S Dye PC-/B2/H/TT No early speed and soon one from rear on fence about 8Ls behind lead, about 6Ls down turning for home, plugged on dourly late along the inner but never dangerous.
8 11 SPRING SMILES (CG269) D Nikolic B1 Not the best start, 6Ls back in 9th on fence at 1200 M, still worse than midfield when 5Ls back and hanging in taking home turn, always held.
9 13 COME HO CHOI (CE082) D Whyte B Checked soon after the start, mostly 2-wide in midfield or better within 3Ls of the speed prior to home straight, all out to be a weakening 3rd passing the 200 M, faded thereafter.
10 7 WONG'S FAVOURITE (CG131) Y T Cheng SR/V 2-wide and 5Ls back in 8th at 1200 M, travelled okay until straightening for home, found very little off the bridle, another meek effort.
11 14 KA KA SMART (CG042) W M Lai B 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1400 M before being pushed out 3-wide no cover at 1200 M, pressed on out deep to go 1L back in 2nd at top of home straight, this run quickly petered out.
12 3 WONG'S SUCCESS (CE107) B Prebble -- Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th through to final bend, found zero under pressure and surrendered very tamely.
13 1 HARRY HARRY (CD019) K S Yu XB 3-back the fence about 4Ls back in 6th at the 1200 M, same position but sorely lacking a change of gear off the home turn, faded out.
14 12 KING OF SHAVER (CH041) C K Tong -- Pressed out 3-wide no cover early to race in 2nd out 2-wide about 1L off pace from 1200 M, still close up but labouring into home straight entrance, emptied out rapidly.
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