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Race 3 (618)

SAN DOMENICO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 BEST FRIEND (CH240) B Prebble B Settled towards the rear. Made a strong rally from the back and swept past the field for an impressive win.
2 5 NEW CHAPTER (CH314) M Du Plessis B Ridden out of the gates from widest draw and raced behind the pace. 4 to 5Ls off the lead in 4th 600 M out. Kept on well in the straight and ran down early leaders 100 M out but was soon overtaken by winner.
3 3 STEEL NERVES (CG320) Z Purton B Settled behind midfield. Quickened on straightening and closed the race off with a strong rally.
4 6 AMAZING VENTURE (CJ039) D Whyte -- Missed the kick but had no trouble finding way back to midfield. 2-wide making the turn and ran on fairly in the straight to make the frame.
5 13 NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) H W Lai CP Settled in a prominent spot behind the pace. Kept on fairly in the straight and but unable to find extra to remain in contention in the final stages.
6 10 MOONGLOW (CG008) Y T Cheng XB-/B/TT Failed to muster speed and raced in rear section. Made a ground saving trip around the turn and closed the race off fairly.
7 4 BAJAN BELL (CG142) F Coetzee B Settled behind midfield. Steadily made up ground in the straight.
8 12 PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) C K Tong B Soon in the lead. Held a clear advantage into the home straight. Headed 100 M out and unable to find more.
9 9 MEDALLION (CG322) M Nunes SR/TT Off slowly and raced at the back. Remained towards the rear on straightening. Closed the race off well but ran into traffic over the final 100 M.
10 7 ANIMATION (CJ035) D Beadman CP Jumped awkwardly and raced along the fence at midfield. 3 to 4Ls down at home turn but only remained on same pace in the straight. Unable to get clear run in the final 75 M.
11 14 DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) W M Lai -- Raced along the rails at midfield. Behind midfield at the turn. Kept on same pace in the straight.
12 2 MULTO EXPRESSO (CG098) K T Yeung XB-/SR Jumped well but was allowed to drift back to behind midfield. 4-wide at the turn and was last on straightening. Only ran past beaten runners in the straight.
13 8 GOOD TIME CHARLIE (CJ207) G Mosse -- Raced 3-wide at midfield. Hung out making home turn and found nothing in the straight.
14 11 MAXIMUM CHARM (CJ056) C W Wong B1 Botched the start. Ridden along and steadily made up ground to raced 2-wide behind the leader 900 M out. Struggled to keep pace at home turn and dropped out quickly after straightening.
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