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Race 5 (294)

LOTUS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 SEA TREASURE (CD335) D Beadman XB-/B Settled 9Ls back in 10th at 1000 M, improved on the circle and eased to the front 300 M out, pushed clear, decisively.
2 10 PRIDEOFTHEORIENT (CH171) D Whyte CP Messy start, on fence 5Ls back in 8th at the 1200 M, 2Ls down and challenging making final turn, no match for the winner but a comfortable 2nd.
3 13 DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) H W Lai -- 2-wide and 4Ls back in 7th at 1200 M, made steady ground and ridden along to be a neck 2nd turning for home, one-paced in the climax but still placed.
4 12 LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) M W Leung B Over 10Ls last at 1000 M, still last but only 5Ls back turning in, ran on past beaten rivals.
5 6 HAPPY HEROES (CD261) F Coetzee PC 7Ls off pace in 8th out 2-wide at 1000 M, ridden along to take closer order at top of home straight, made only a minor impact.
6 1 DASH (CG236) W M Lai B Midfield on fence about 3Ls off pace from 1200 M to 800 M, still thereabouts on straightening but bereft of acceleration.
7 5 GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) M Nunes V/TT Box-seated in 3rd about 2Ls from the speed on fence at 1200 M, remained in front rank until home straight but beaten by the 200 M.
8 9 SHINING DAY (CE163) B Prebble B/TT 2-wide and 1L down in 2nd 1200 M out, disputing lead at 800 M and a neck clear on straightening, retreated quickly.
9 7 SUPER IDEAL (CC223) E Saint-Martin TT 8Ls down in 9th at 1000 M, still worse than midfield but just 4Ls down off home turn, very one-paced.
10 8 FREEBIRD (CC319) S Dye CP-/P1 3-wide but with cover 3Ls from the speed disputing 4th at 1000 M, hung out as usual, left 4-wide no cover on the circle and petered out in the home straight.
11 11 LUCKY WORLD (CJ053) Y T Cheng TT Soon led on fence, shared the lead at 800 M, swamped at the top of the home straight and eased down final 200 M, performance deemed unacceptable.
12 2 EVER KING (CE147) K T Yeung V-/PC1/TT Caught 5-wide around first bend, kept 4-wide no cover by FREEBIRD down backstretch, yielded ground from 700 M out, beaten before home turn.
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