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Race 10 (313)

HAIER HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 PAGANINI'S SOUL (CL373) D Whyte XB Showed good early speed and shared the lead along the inside, quickened into a decisive advantage 250M under confident handling, kept on well to the line and fought off a strong challenge from the runner-up in late stages.
2 1 MILITARY MOVE (M077) D Beadman XB1/H Keen early stages, placed 4-wide towards the rear but not far off from the pace, picked up nicely but not as quickly as the winner, stayed on well final 200M and was nearest at the finish.
3 9 DANZULU (CJ069) Z Purton B Waited with near the rear, swung 3-wide for home, shifted to outside of track inside 400M, finished off the race well and was just bettered by two seriously good horses.
4 8 GRAND DANCER (CK268) M Guyon B Held up in mid-division 3-wide, made good progress to 150M, flattened late.
5 7 TRIUMPHANT COLOURS (CL414) O Doleuze SR Not hurried, settled at the back 6Ls off the pace and raced 4-wide, made some late progress.
6 10 ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) J Lloyd -- Held up towards the rear, not suited by the steady pace and was difficult to settle in the first half, held up 400M to 300M, progressed steadily to the line after switching out into clear.
7 3 BERIO (CJ202) K C Leung V Pushed to the lead one off the fence, headed by winner soon after straightening, kept on same pace to 200M then faded.
8 2 EXPRESS WIN (CJ042) T H So TT One off the fence in midfield and well covered, held up passing 300M when beginning his challenge, ran on when clear final 200M.
9 12 NUGGET WARRIOR (CK147) M Chadwick -- Taken across behind runners, settled out the back 6Ls off the pace, held up along the fence and unable to obtain clear running until 200M, finished off the race fairly late stages.
10 11 BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) N Callan H1 Taken across to the fence behind runners but was a shade keen in early stages, stayed on without threatening in straight but nevertheless a reasonable first up effort.
11 6 DRAGON FIGHTER (CL260) Y T Cheng -- Slow to begin but soon recovered to track leaders, was close enough over 400M out but couldn't respond to pressure, dropped out 100M.
12 4 TURF EXPRESS (CL399) G Mosse TT Raced 3-wide with leaders, shaken up nearing 400M but found nothing under pressure, dropped out rapidly inside 200M.
13 5 MIGHTY SUN (CK058) C K Tong B With leaders early on then dropped back to a midfield position along the rail, lacked a response when asked early straight, weakened 200M.
14 13 NEW GLORY (CK304) C W Wong -- Went forward but caught 4-wide outside the leaders, soon dropped away turning for home, eased late on. (Jockey was advised not to cover unnecessary ground.)
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