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Race 3 (443)

AMETHYST HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 PRETTY ONE (CL418) B Prebble TT1 Away in line. Soon slotted 2-wide ahead of midfield. Shifted out and was 3Ls down into final stretch. Picked up well without ridden top of home straight. Fought gamely when challenged inside 200M to hold off rivals home.
2 3 AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) W C Marwing B/TT 2-wide behind midfield to home straight. Swung out and was 5Ls off passing 350M. Dashed strongly but was always fended off by the winner. Beat the rest by a fair margin.
3 6 ROCKET PROUD (CL392) C Y Ho B/TT Eased to 3-wide towards rear after start. Came wide and was 6Ls back turning in. Covered good ground to snatch 3rd near the post without troubling the front pair.
4 2 FLYING SMART (M117) Z Purton -- Behind leaders on fence to home straight. Ideal position to strike in the straight. Ran on fairly well but lacked the kick of the front pair. Hung on for 3rd until final strides.
5 5 ELITE FORTUNE (CJ212) D Whyte -- Slow to begin. Soon driven to rail behind midfield. Urged along to maintain position home turn. Took inside run leaving the bend. Kept making headway for a non-threatening 5th.
6 8 EURO POWER (CL188) K C Leung B Taken to 2-wide at rear from widest barrier. Bumped and became unbalanced 900M. Nearly 10Ls adrift turning into home. Made up considerable ground thereafter.
7 4 OUR PEGASUS (CK093) H W Lai -- First out and raced outside the leader to home straight. Hit front briefly at 400M but couldn’t sustain effort final furlong.
8 1 BIG PROFIT (CJ169) Y T Cheng B Began well. Parked one-out-one-back from home turn. Failed to turn up a notch in the straight. Weakened final 250M.
9 11 GRACYTOM (CL408) M W Leung -- Midfield on fence to home straight. No progress thereafter.
10 10 KING OF HEARTS (CK214) G Cheyne P/XB/H Taken to rear on fence from high draw. Bumped and became unbalanced 900M. Last entering home straight. No impression thereafter.
11 13 MR AWARD (M065) T H So TT Hard ridden early but trapped 3-wide without cover ahead of midfield. Struggled home turn. Faded soon after straightening.
12 12 VITAL SMART (M104) C K Tong CP Pressured early to share lead on fence to home straight. Overhauled 400M and dropped out after 300M.
13 7 WISER (CL197) O Doleuze B Back with last few always. Never a factor.
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