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Race 5 (061)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 FERRO BEAU (CG244) D Whyte -- Worse than midfield 6Ls behind and 3-wide but with cover at 1000 M, still 5Ls down turning for home, ran on well to lead inside final strides.
2 11 NATURAL FATCHOY (CG282) K L Chui B/TT1 Enjoyed the run of the race, 2Ls back in 3rd on fence at halfway, peeled out to lead 200 M out, grabbed by the winner inside final strides.
3 9 KING CREOLE (CG287) A Delpech -- Slowly away, raced freely at halfway when about 5Ls back in 9th, edged a little closer on straightening and 1L down when unbalanced 150 M out, just managed 3rd.
4 10 PALIO KING (CG073) P H Lo TT 4-back on fence towards rear about 6Ls from the front at the 800 M, 4Ls back in 8th turning in, short of room 200 M out, one-paced in the finish but still nearly placed.
5 14 GENERAL SPEEDEE (CG193) H W Lai TT With cover about 4Ls from lead in mid-division through to final bend, every chance of a place when 1L down at 200 M, evened out thereafter.
6 13 CAPABILITY (CE094) Y T Cheng CP/TT 8Ls last at the 1000 M, still towards rear about 6Ls back making final bend, headway 2Ls back when tight for room at 200 M and again when unbalanced soon after, not fully tested.
7 8 CITY SURFER (CG129) M W Leung B/H 3-back on fence at halfway when about 5Ls back in 8th, in 5th about 3Ls off pace entering straight, chopped out of a run from 200 M to 150 M out, not fully tested.
8 3 DANABAA (CH007) F Coetzee -- Reluctant to load, pressed on out wide early on, caught 3-wide no cover about 3Ls back at 800 M, lost ground on the circle and finished off one-paced.
9 7 DIAGHILEV (CH241) O Doleuze CP Best away and held early lead, niggled along at halfway when 2-wide and 2Ls back in 4th, still there within a neck of the speed at 200 M but petered out late.
10 12 REWARDING STAR (CG234) Z Purton -- Sent on out wide early on, could only cross to lead on fence by 1L at 800 M, headed at the 200 M and tired quickly.
11 5 NIGHT HUNTER III (CH102) M Nunes -- Slowest away and failed to muster any early dash, no better than 6Ls from the front until home turn when 4-wide, made no impression finishing down centre of track.
12 2 THUNDER VALLEY (CG074) G Boss B/H Close up 2Ls off pace but trapped 3-wide without cover down back straight, got in 2-wide from the 800 M to home bend when 1L back in 2nd, swamped at the 200 M.
13 4 HEADINGLEY (CH264) K Shea TT Always caught wide but mostly with cover, 4Ls back in midfield at halfway, further back and 5-wide (widest of all) turning for home, always well outpaced and eased down final 100 M.
14 6 HELLO GIBRALTAR (CH207) W M Lai B1 Always towards rear, raced greenly and checked to about 8Ls last at the 800 M, about 6Ls down in 13th at final turn, never on terms and eased down close home.
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