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Race 5 (485)

PRIMULA HANDICAP   Rating:60-35   2200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 GORGEOUS AGAIN (V326) K C Leung B/H/TT Very awkward start, natural speed to get into forward spot, settled fore of midfield 1 off, niggled 900m, short of room 600m, hampered 450m, sprinted strongly soon after, hit lead 240m, challenged but fought gamely to score.
2 9 GARLIC YEAH (V039) Z Purton B/H Jumped in at start, up into 3rd on rail early, shuffled back into midfield position on fence by 1500m, pushed off rail 580m, hampered slightly 400m, chased willingly, almost on terms 120m, never quite passed.
3 1 FANCY MUSIC (V048) N Callan B/H Even break, eased to near rear, at tail on inside from 1880m, nudged 970m, driven strongly shortly afterwards, stuck to inside on straightening, made steady ground to just grab 3rd late.
4 2 SUPER FORM (T232) J Moreira V/TT Jumped well, natural speed to cross and lead, passed 1700m, settled 3rd on rail, clicked up 500m, checked 400m, back to rail 250m, even finish.
5 3 PREMIUM CHAMPION (T187) N Rawiller B/TT Pinged the gates, initially 2nd 1 off but keen & allowed to stride, hit lead 1700m but still slightly keen, passed 860m but quickly retained equal lead, held together until 350m, headed 240m, battled to line.
6 6 JE PENSE (V354) O Doleuze B/XB Bumped and then checked out of gates, eased, hampered slightly 1800m, keen soon after, settled near rear 1 off, pulled 3 wide & improved 1050m, ridden 4 deep 500m, sprinted well, one-paced last 200m.
7 4 BLAZING PASS (T108) D Whyte B/TT Bumped at start, eased, got head up 2000m & again 1900m, eventually settled beyond midfield on rail, back to 2nd last 900m and ridden, pushed along 400m despite limited room, checked badly 300m, struggled to pick up again.
8 8 GOOD FIT (S131) M Chadwick PC-/B2/H2/TT Slow to begin, stuck 3 wide no cover midfield at 1st turn, strode forward into 2nd 1 off, hit lead 800m but joined again soon after, ridden 440m but quickly beaten off.
9 5 KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) K Teetan B/TT Squeezed out badly at start, back to beyond midfield on rail, overracing slightly, near rear 1 off for majority, 3 deep & improving 950m, ridden 500m, widest into straight, couldn't go on last 200m.
10 12 TELEPHATIA (P405) T H So B/TT Eased from gates, back to clear last, pulled into midfield position 3 deep no cover by 1550m, keen throughout, up into 3rd 970m, ridden 650m, faded tamely.
11 10 AMRITSARIA (V122) K K Chiong B/XB Bumped significantly at start, fired up and hard to settle thereafter, settled just beyond midfield 1 off, ridden along 1150m, asked for effort 400m, no response.
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