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Race 10 (346)

HONG KONG SPIRIT HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) B Prebble V Eased back early to settle worse than midfield, on the fence. Looked 1 paced at 250m, before showing a massive turn of foot. Kicked clear from 100m and went to the line hands and heels late.
2 4 BULLISH SMART (S221) H T Mo CP/TT Pushed out early to claim the lead. Stayed on solidly in the straight and looked the winner at 150m, but was beaten by a big run late.
3 13 SAM'S LOVE (A088) K Teetan B/TT Eased out early and settled midfield. Had a clear run in the straight, and stayed on strongly, without kicking, and was catching 2nd late.
4 6 TURIN REDSTAR (B092) Z Purton CP/TT1 Eased forward early to settle midfield, on the fence. Held up down the straight until 40m from the line. Ran strongly when clear to show what could have been.
5 5 HAPPY GUY (A365) N Callan H Pushed forward early before dropping back at 1100m to sit forward of midfield. Bumped and slightly unbalanced at 150m, but still stayed on solidly late.
6 12 MERRYGOWIN (V396) C Schofield B Taken up to challenge for the lead early, before settling 2nd 1 off the fence. Stayed on solidly early in the straight before running out of steam late.
7 1 RAGING BLITZKRIEG (B147) S Clipperton -- Pushed forward early, eventually settling 3rd, on the fence. Held up when in a tight run at 300m, but 1 paced when clear from 250m. Not pushed out in the last 150m, and dropped back. Raced tight late.
8 9 SMILING PRIDE (A344) A Sanna B-/H1/TT1 Tardily away and dropped back early to sit at the rear of the field. Only stayed on fairly in the straight.
9 7 HARD BALL GET (P373) M F Poon B Cruised out to settle just in front of midfield. Mo clear run in the straight and was never fully tested.
10 11 GENERAL DINO (A193) D Whyte B Taken across from the wide draw to settle just behind midfield, 3 wide with limited cover. Only 1 paced in the straight.
11 14 TOP SCORE (V357) W M Lai B/TT Cruised forward to settle behind midfield. Keen from 1000m and awkward on heels 900m. Wider on the turn, but had nothing left late and went to the line hands and heels.
12 8 RED ROSE WARRIOR (A161) O Doleuze B/TT Dropped back early from the wide draw to sit last. Plugged away to the line without threatening.
13 3 WHAMPOA STAR (B146) C Y Ho -- Dropped back early from the wide draw to share last place. Plugged away to the line under minimal urging.
14 10 FLYING LOVER (B058) M L Yeung B1 Crowded on jumping, but recovered well enough to sit forward of midfield but wide with no cover. Never ran on under minimal urging in the straight and was eased in the last 150m.
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