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Race 5 (051)

MAPLE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 ROCKET POWER (CH136) F Coetzee B/TT Hampered at start, led on fence by about 1L from 1100 M to home turn, shot 2Ls clear at the 200 M, challenged late and only just hung on.
2 5 SPARE A DIME (CH155) A Delpech -- Last about 7Ls or 8Ls off pace down the back, same margin behind turning for home, improved to be 3Ls down in mid-division at 200 M, kept on finding, post came a few strides too soon.
3 11 BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) M W Leung -- Untidy break, a neck 2nd on fence early, box-seat position 2Ls back in 3rd from halfway to home turn, every chance of a quinella finish at 200 M, no extra late.
4 3 FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) O Doleuze B Held up worse than midfield as usual, about 5Ls behind pace at 1000 M and much the same turning for home, made some late headway for 4th.
5 1 GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) K T Yeung V/TT 2-wide and 1L back in 2nd when 900 M out, 2Ls down in 2nd at homestretch entrance, failed to quicken and faded to 5th.
6 4 REAL SURPRISE (CE301) D Whyte B1/TT With cover about 3Ls behind speed in 6th at 1000 M, niggled along to improve when 4Ls down turning in, hampered at the 200 M when held, one-paced.
7 14 SABRE AND GOLD (CE179) C W Wong B- Restrained towards rear about 6Ls from the front with cover, about 7Ls down in 11th at the final bend, moderate late headway down centre of the course.
8 9 MONTY (CH164) M Nunes -- 3-back the fence about 4Ls from the lead in midfield until home turn, hampered 200 M out but was well held in any case.
9 12 MULLAAD (CG259) Z Purton TT Crowded at start, 4-back on fence in 9th or 10th about 5Ls off pace for most of back straight, about 6Ls down entering straight, never posed much of a threat.
10 8 NOT QUITE PERFECT (CG254) W M Lai TT- Raced prominently, 2-wide and 2Ls back in 4th at the 1000 M, ridden along and struggling to improve off final bend, beaten when interfered with 200 M out, eased down.
11 10 MR FLOODLIGHT (CG257) S K Sit B With cover in midfield about 3Ls off pace at halfway, hard pressed to improve when over 4Ls back on straightening, held when badly checked 200 M out, eased down.
12 7 TOP SPEED (CH019) Y T Cheng B Mostly wide without cover throughout, 4-wide no cover when 3Ls back in 5th at halfway, yielded ground on the circle and beaten before entering home straight.
13 2 SUPER GOAL MASTER (CG220) G Mosse TT Poor effort, held up in 13th about 6Ls off early pace, briefly caught 4-wide without cover at 800 M, 5-wide (widest of all) and a good margin back entering home straight, soon beaten.
14 13 KA KA SMART (CG042) H W Lai B About 4Ls back in 8th or 9th at the 1000 M and with cover, lost this position on the side and relegated to 9Ls last off final bend, very weak finish.
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