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Race 5 (671)

NGAU TAU KOK HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 MOSHI MOSHI (CG255) F Coetzee TT Led by half a length at 1000 M, crossed to lead on fence soon after and 1L to the good off final turn, soon kicked clear and always in command.
2 7 WITHALLMYHEART (CE268) B Prebble B/TT Always close up on fence in 3rd or 4th and within 2Ls of the pace until straightening for home, had little chance with the winner but chased best of the rest.
3 14 RAINBOW EXPRESS (CE144) W M Lai V Good effort despite being 3-wide no cover throughout, always prominent about 1L off pace in 3rd until the 600 M, hung on well for 3rd in straight.
4 11 DANEPRINT (CC221) Y T Cheng B 4Ls back in 10th when 900 M out in a tightly packed field, same margin back in midfield at final bend, finished only fairly and couldn't reach the frame.
5 2 FAST WINNER (CG140) C W Wong H Handy position 2-wide about 2Ls back in 5th at the 900 M, 4-wide turning for home when still 2Ls back, held his ground but only at the one-pace.
6 3 NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) K T Yeung V 3-back the fence about 3Ls off pace in midfield at 1000 M, held up for a run from 400 M to 200 M, failed to cut back the margin once clear. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 5 CROWNED GEM (CE056) O Doleuze B/TT Shared last place about 6Ls off pace at the 1000 M, same margin back in 10th turning for home, made only very minor ground.
8 4 SWEET BABY (CG294) D Whyte B1 Very disappointing finish having had a nice position 1L off pace in 2nd until the 600 M, under pressure on straightening and found zero off the bridle.
9 13 ACCELERATION (CD400) M W Leung -- Slowest away, 4-back on rails about 5Ls back in rear bunch, midfield about 4Ls behind making home turn, stayed there.
10 1 COP HILL LAD (CD292) H K Yim -- Switched inside from wide barrier and shared last place about 6Ls off speed early, worse off turning for home, always well behind.
11 8 GOOD TO GREAT (CD278) E Saint-Martin XB Never any better than midfield, 5Ls back around 11th at 1000 M, struggling in same position on straightening for home, very tame finish.
12 10 SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) H W Lai TT Trapped very wide early on, got in 3-wide with cover about 3Ls back in midfield at the 800 M, lost ground from the 600 M and faded out from top of stretch.
13 12 DANRIVA (CA040) K S Yu -- 5Ls back in rear at 1000 M, tried to improve on the circle but toiling long before the home turn and soon left for dead.
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