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Race 3 (189)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 ROCKET AND GOLD (CH015) G Boss SR 2-wide and no worse than midfield. Switched out for a run turning for home. Quickened nicely and ran down early leader 100 M out. Kept on well final stages to maintain advantage.
2 11 MYTHIC STEED (CD208) P H Lo B/H Settled 2-wide at midfield. Made a strong run between rivals in the straight but just cannot find enough to gain ground on eventual winner final stages.
3 14 ACCELERATOR (CG179) Y T Cheng XB Raced along the rails at midfield. Continued its run along the fence in the home straight and kept on steadily for a minor placing.
4 13 BARRACUDA (CB320) H W Lai -- Hard ridden early stages to be in a disputed lead. Shook off co-leader 200 M out and kept on fairly. Unable to find more to hold off principals final stages.
5 9 SHATIN WIN WIN (CE284) W M Lai H/TT Settled in rear section and near last on straightening. Closed the race off with a strong rally.
6 1 RED WINE HONEY (CE287) S K Sit B Raced at the back as usual and trailed field into home straight. Staged a strong rally and made up good ground in the straight.
7 3 SPARE A DIME (CH155) D Whyte -- Settled behind midfield. Steadily made up ground in the straight but unable to sustain the run over the closing stages.
8 2 SOARING DRAGON (CH183) O Doleuze -- Dropped to the rear and then shifted to the fence. Remained in rear section and made a ground saving trip rounding home turn. Made up some ground in the straight.
9 10 COME HO CHOI (CE082) M W Leung B Jumped awkwardly and lost ground. Settled on the fence behind midfield. Made up a bit of ground rounding the turn. Continued well in the straight despite having to weave through slow traffic. Unable to sustain run late.
10 8 STRIKING MASCOT (CH154) F Coetzee B1 Raced 3-wide at midfield. Only kept same pace in the straight.
11 7 SOMETHING SPECIAL (CJ014) K Shea SR1 Jumped well from a wide draw and raced among leaders early stages. Settled 2-wide behind the leaders after 1000 M. Unable to pick up after straightening and weakened final stages.
12 4 FREEBIRD (CC319) C K Tong BO-/CP2 Disputed lead before tiring final 200 M.
13 5 CHEEKY LAD (CG198) B Prebble B Jumped fairly and raced wide without cover at midfield. Taken back to race behind midfield after 1000 M. Slipped further back at the turn and found nothing in the straight.
14 6 MULTIMIGHTY (CG175) K L Chui B/TT Raced on the rails behind the leaders. Lacked a response when asked on straightening and dropped out.
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