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Race 10 (610)

INDIAN OCEAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 WAH MAY FRIEND (T309) J Moreira TT Pushed forward from wide draw, coming off heels 1200m.Sat handily placed in 5th, 2L off the leader and 3 wide with cover. Worked up early in straight before kicking clear at 150m. Hands and heels to line, easing late.
2 7 HO IN ONE (N382) G Lerena CP/TT Dropped back from the wide draw to sit at the rear of the field early, 2-3 wide with cover. Ridden for luck early in the straight, but kicked well from the 200m. Big effort late, and ran onto heels of easing winner on the line.
3 11 CHARITY KINGDOM (S278) K K Chiong XB Pushed forward initially before easing back to a position in midfield, 2-3 wide with cover. Came wide on the turn, and looked gone at 300 before kicking. Went to the line strongly, and almost claimed 2nd late.
4 13 TEAM FORTUNE (T306) B Prebble B- Began well and pushed forward early to be well position on the leaders rump, along the rail. Battled along the rail in the straight, finally handing up the lead at 200m. Kept plugging along late and just held 4th.
5 10 NUMERO UNO (S044) K C Leung B/TT Began OK and taken forward early to sit 4th, 1 off the fence. Held up early in the straight, before coming off heels to run on from 250m. Slightly 1 paced to the line when clear late.
6 2 SKYROCKETS (T096) M Chadwick B-/P1 Slow into stride. Dropped back early onto rail, and pushed up to sit midfield. Came wider on the turn to get clear space, but only went to the line fairly.
7 1 JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) Z Purton -- Pushed forward early to sit 1/2L off the leader, but stuck 3 wide with no cover. Nosed in front at the 200m, but couldn't maintain momentum and went to the line 1 paced late.
8 12 FIVE UP HIGH (S276) K Teetan TT Pushed forward early to ensure he led, but unable to get to the rail. Still in front at 300m, but beginning to fade. Kicked again slightly late when well out of place position, and came off heels 50m.
9 3 TRAVEL FIRST (T098) T Angland B-/TT Began well and eased forward early to be placed just forward of midfield, on the rail. Held up for the entire length of the straight, and was never tested.
10 9 LUCKY SCEPTER (N174) C Y Ho XB/TT OK away but only fairly into stride, sitting midfield, 1 off the fence. Only fair in the straight, and never looked to threaten.
11 14 ROYAL PARTNER (N394) C K Tong TT OK away and pushed up to be just behind midfield. Over raced and got his head up from the 1200m, and lost ground. Started running straight from the 400m, but only fair to the line.
12 8 TOO FAST (S308) T Berry H/TT Dropped back from the wide draw and stuck wide with no cover, eventually settling last by the 800m with cover. Came wider on the turn, but only ran fairly to the line.
13 5 AMAZINGLY (N384) O Bosson B Fairly away, and dropped back early to sit in the last couple, 2-3 wide with cover. Went for a run at 350m, but horse never responded and went flat to the line.
14 6 DILLY (T074) N Rawiller -- Steadied back from the wide draw to eventually sit towards the rear of the field, 3-4 wide with limited cover. On heels at 900m.Never responded to urgings of the jockey, and was eased out a long way from home.
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