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Race 10 (076)

HYACINTH HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 VICTORY TURBO (CD320) G Boss B Out amongst last few, raced close to tail, always 6 to 7Ls back but helped by tempo, saved ground close to fence turning, progressed between horses and dashed hard last 200 M to get up in shadows.
2 3 MERIDIAN PRIDE (CH057) G Mosse B Standard jump, held spot 3Ls back on fence, enjoyed a quiet run throughout, saved ground on bend, came with a well timed run at 300 M, looked to have race won when 2Ls clear but was run down late.
3 5 NICE KING (CG147) O Doleuze B Little pace from outset, drove through to take midfield role 4 to 5Ls back in 2 wide line, 3 wide behind horses on circle, held up until 250 M, charged late when clear to finish a nice placing.
4 7 ENCORE WIN (CH251) A Delpech B/TT Away nicely, showed good pace to hold leaders back, did share of work with pace on, right there on turning, took inside runs and into clear at 250 M but just peaked on run at 100 M.
5 12 HAPPY MASTER (CE050) Z Purton SR Restrained from outset, raced 3 wide behind midfield 6Ls back, covered ground throughout but did have a trail, 5 wide turning, did best work late and made good progress last 300 M.
6 2 ELEGANT KING PRAWN (CE265) S K Sit -- First to hit ground, showed good pace to be in leading few, eventually took a sit 1 to 2Ls back 2 wide, eased out to challenge at 400 M, in mix to 200 M but couldn't dash again and only held ground in finish.
7 11 FAIR WIN (CE027) W M Lai B2 No pace from outset, ended up 3 to 4 wide, 5Ls back in midfield, no cover from midpoint, 3Ls back turning in, looked a chance at 300 M but couldn't sustain effort late.
8 4 EVERGREEN (CE106) P H Lo TT Fair to jump, ended up in rear division 6Ls away on fence, helped by pace on at top end, well back on turning in, closed off only fairly but didn't lose ground in stretch.
9 8 GRAND STORE (CH087) M W Leung -- Away with them, able to hold a spot behind pace 3Ls back in turning line, niggled along on circle, into clear on turning and challenged to 200 M but didn't finish off thereafter.
10 13 CLASSA WIN (CA115) H W Lai -- Poor to begin and struggled to keep in touch early, raced 8Ls back 2 wide at tail, same margin away turning, passed a few weakening runners but set too great a task.
11 9 CALIFORNIA LUCK (CG215) K L Chui TT Standard jump, pressed on to eventually race outside leader, continued to work with speed on, took over turning for home, under seige at 200 M and weakened shortly after when workload took toll.
12 10 BILLION (CH316) Y T Cheng -- Even getaway, ended up in midfield 4Ls back in 2 wide line, not used in mid-section, bumped on turning in, just battled away in straight.
13 14 CONGRATULATION (CH032) F Coetzee -- Away in line, pressed on and worked from a wide draw to take up running, continued to roll along to take up running, continued to roll along at a decent tempo, headed turning in, stopped quickly from 250 M when workload took toll.
14 1 WHIPLASH (CG072) C K Tong B Broke well but drifted back to midfield, no better than 4 wide throughout, always doing it tough without cover, widest turning, dropped out tamely in stretch.
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