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Race 11 (788)

PAK SHA O HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 WINSTON'S LAD (T348) C Y Ho H Bustled along to take up a midfield spot along the 2-path, closed off strongly final 200M, hit the lead 50M out, won going away.
2 1 BOMBAY BLITZ (A338) D Whyte B Shaken up after the start to be tracking leaders along the fence, stayed on well to go 2nd near line. Promising return after 6 months absence.
3 10 ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) K Teetan V Held up 2-wide ahead of mid-division, pace strong middle stages, responded well turning in, loomed a chance 200M, couldn't match finishing pace of first 2 late stages.
4 14 SMILING CHARM (V321) M F Poon B/TT Jumped well, vied for early lead until 1000M then sat back behind pace, moved up outside leader 500M before taking narrow lead 250M, outsprinted by first 3 late.
5 5 TAKING AIM (B244) B Prebble B Began only fairly, urged forward, took outright lead 1000M setting good pace at the front, headed 250M, battled on to the line, pushed out to 5th final stages.
6 2 MONGOLIAN LEGEND (B317) K C Leung -- Restrained after the start, taken across to the rail to be 5L off the pace behind midfield, kept grinding to the line but always held by leaders.
7 4 ROUNDABOUT (T352) C Wong SR Reserved in a 2-wide spot towards the rear, stayed on fairly over final 400M, not reach contention.
8 12 MONICA (B271) A Sanna H-/B Crowded for room at the start, taken across to a rail spot, always near the rear in a strongly run race, stayed on past weakening runners but not enough to threaten.
9 7 UNICRON JEWELLERY (V333) H N Wong B Failed to muster speed, taken across behind runners for cover, in the rear first half then driven wide 600M, ran on same pace down outside of straight, no threat.
10 8 CHUNG WAH SPIRIT (A168) Z Purton B2/TT Settled down 3-wide in midfield, close enough to be 2Ls behind leader at 400M, had his chance in the straight but couldn't sustain run passing 200M.
11 6 TOP BEAUTIFUL (A339) J Moreira B From draw 11 driven forward but unable to lead, caught wide no cover throughout, came under pressure top of straight and didn't finish off. (Jockey questioned / Unacceptable Performance.)
12 13 LASTING FRIENDSHIP (B251) O Doleuze P Towards the rear in a 3-wide spot, found nothing when asked in straight, eased when no chance. (Jockey reported he did not feel as comfortable in its action compared to last start when performed well.)
13 3 PENANG HALL (T062) T Berry B Dropped back to race near the rear, under the pump home turn, couldn't finish off. (Jockey expressed concern regarding the action.)
14 9 MISTER MONTE (A201) K C Ng B/TT Rushed forward after the start, 2-wide chasing leader on settling, gave way from 400M, weakened to last.
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