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Race 3 (552)

AUDEMARS PIGUET JULES AUDEMARS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 PRAISING (L114) B Prebble -- Away in line. Elected to sit behind midfield on fence. Peeled out and was 6Ls down on straightening. Balanced up and made strong run from 300M. Challenged 150M but easily held off rivals.
2 2 FIRST IN COMMAND (L085) D Beadman H/TT Quickly into stride. Taken to sit 2-wide behind the pace group. Got clear run from 300M. Gave some pressure to the winner passing 200M but was soon knocked out. Beat the rest by some margin.
3 12 CONQUEROR (CE270) K W Leung V Ridden along after start but was trapped 4-wide behind midfield. Swung wide and was 7Ls adrift turning in. Kept making up ground to snatch 3rd at finish. Did the best work late.
4 1 SHANGHAI PIONEER (L252) B Doyle -- Jumped fairly and tucked 3-wide behind midfield from high draw 1000M out. 6Ls behind the speed turning into home. Finished off fairly well to make frame at line.
5 3 THE RIFLE (CK208) D Whyte -- Out in line. Raced within 4Ls of the pace near the fence through to home straight. Not entirely clear on fence until 250M. Ran on without troubling the front pair. Lost in a 3-way finish for 3rd.
6 7 TYCOON TAYLOR (CH288) Y T Cheng B 2-wide, never far off the pace through to home straight. Hit front briefly approaching 200M but couldn't sustain the finishing effort of the principals final stages.
7 4 GALLANT HUSSAR (CJ017) J Lloyd B Dwelt at start and lost a considerable amount of ground. On the back of the field home turn. Came widest and was 8Ls off into final stretch. Made up some ground thereafter.
8 5 ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) M W Leung XB No Comments on Running information for this horse.
9 13 GENERAL DANROAD (L020) Z Purton -- Took a 3-wide spot towards rear after start. Hampered and was 7Ls back rounding home turn. Closed off fairly well until held up final 150M.
10 8 SHARP BOY (CK294) K C Leung -- 2-wide at midfield through to home turn. 4Ls behind the leader home straight. Failed to turn up a notch thereafter.
11 9 GUAN DAO (CH211) H W Lai CO Urged along the fence to maintain prominent spot through to home straight. No response when asked final 350M.
12 11 BUMBLE BEE (L027) C W Wong H Rolled forward after start and took lead on fence at 900M. Disputed lead at bend but opened up a 1L gap entering home straight. Hung on until 250M.
13 14 TOUT VA BIEN (CJ020) C K Tong CP Hard ridden early but was trapped 3-wide of midfield through to home straight. No extra gear final 300M.
14 10 MULTILOVE (L122) M Chadwick B Travelled wide and without cover in the front rank until dropped out 350M.
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