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Race 3 (059)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SPACED (CG034) Y T Cheng B2/TT Disputed lead before taking a sit behind the pace 1000 M out. Regained lead 300 M out and kept on well over the concluding stages to hold off late challengers.
2 7 PALETTE THE BEST (CH151) D Whyte -- Raced along the rails at midfield. Pressured to keep pace making the turn. Ran on steadily after straightening and made a late charge to be closest at the line.
3 10 SAMBUOYANT (CE172) W M Lai B 3-wide with cover at midfield. Ran on well in the home straight.
4 11 GALAXY DANCER (CH179) Z Purton B/TT Settled behind midfield. Steadily made up ground in the straight and was closest at finish.
5 5 VINCERE (CE324) D Beadman B Failed to muster early speed and raced near the back. Rallied late and made up ground in the straight.
6 3 SUPER IDEAL (CC223) K T Yeung TT 3-wide among leaders early. Eased back and was no worse than midfield after 1200 M. Lost a bit of ground when awkwardly placed making home turn. Found some traffic at 300 M. Hung in over the final stages and stayed on late.
7 1 SUPER FANTASY (CD162) O Doleuze TT Steadily made progress along the rails and moved into a prominent spot behind the leader 1000 M out. Lacked the needed response when asked after straightening and only maintained same pace.
8 4 SOLAR (CC198) M Nunes XB-/B/TT Settled in a rearward spot. Steadily made up ground in the straight.
9 8 VINTAGE GOLD (CG094) F Coetzee SR Off slowly. Better than midfield but was wide and without cover. 3Ls off the pace turning for home but soon dropped out.
10 9 NEW COMMAND (CG135) M W Leung B Disputed lead before shaking off stable-mate 1000 M out. In front by a length heading into home straight but unable to find more to hold advantage. Weakened final 200 M.
11 2 LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) G Mosse B Niggled along behind midfield. Bumped and lost balance 600 M out and took a wide turn home. Near the back on straightening and found nothing thereafter.
12 12 STARFINDER (CH074) S K Sit -- Settled towards the rear. Trailed field at the turn and made no impression in the straight.
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