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Race 7 (292)

TAI TAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) S De Sousa CP/TT Broke with field but beaten for early pace, dropping to behind midfield but away from fence. Began forward move 700m, turned wide, swooped around field to lead 100m, edging ahead at line.
2 4 ENREACHING (V291) C Williams -- Began well, ridden to hold forward position, settling outside hindquarters of leader back stretch. Hard ridden on straightening and under whip 250m, making up ground gradually to snatch second close home.
3 11 SPEEDY WALLY (T002) N Juglall TT Got off well but eased back and taken to rail towards the rear. Left fence passing 600m, bumped and unbalanced 500m, hard ridden from 400m but didn't pick up till 150m when switched out and finished strongly.
4 5 DRAGON HARMONY (T283) J Moreira B/TT Hard ridden from outside draw to lead on settling. Set steady pace to straight, kicked 2L clear 350m but ran out of puff 50m and swamped. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea.
5 13 EQUITY DOCTRINE (T329) H W Lai B Pressed forward from outside draw, racing 4-wide at first turn. Still without cover turning into back stretch and allowed to roll forward to sit 2L behind leader 1000m. Plugged on gamely in straight.
6 9 LONDON CITY (T080) O Murphy -- Pressed forward from an outside draw, taking first turn three-wide before setting one-off, 3L from leader. Shaken up top of straight and boxed on gamely without threatening leaders.
7 12 CONSISTENT (T045) M L Yeung H Steadied shortly after start and shifted across behind runners, dropping towards rear in one-off position, lay in and bumped around turn, boxed on one-paced in straight.
8 3 LANSBURY (T164) K C Leung CP Steadied and shifted across behind runners soon after start and last on settling. Trailed field to straight, switched out to centre track and ran on fairly.
9 7 MEGATRON (V119) N Callan H1/TT1 Hard ridden to hold forward position, settling in box seat 2L from leader. Under pressure soon after straightening, losing ground steadily.
10 6 DIAMOND FRIENDS (S376) C Y Ho H/P/TT Began well, not pushed, settling behind midfield along fence. Lost position around turn, taken wide in straight, boxed on one-paced.
11 2 EXPEDITE (N111) Z Purton H/PC/XB Ridden to hold forward position, settling one-off in midfield about 4L from leader. Rolled forward turning for home, kept on steadily to 100m when flattened and faded.
12 1 HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) T H So V/TT Broke well, shared pace to first turn before settling along rail 3L from leader. Caught in traffic jam top of straight and didn't get clear run until final 100m. Not properly tested.
13 14 MR KOOL (T335) K C Ng B/H/TT Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, dropping to last pair away from fence. Trailed field thereafter without looking competitive.
14 10 SHINING CHAMPION (S305) A Badel -- Crowded out start, recovered and pressed forward, settling between horses 4L from leader. Under pressure from 700m when 3-wide, losing ground steadily.
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