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Race 1 (273)

WONG YI CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 MANFUL STAR (V010) U Rispoli H- Began only fairly from gate 1, raced at rear, closer to the middle of the track, 4 lengths or so back, improved from 400M, finished off very strongly to score.
2 9 PADDINGTON (A107) A Badel TT Commenced well from gate 10, positioned a length behind the leader near to the stands rail, showed good response in the final 400M to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 5 MASSIVE MOVE (T073) H T Mo V Bumped shortly after start, raced closer to the middle of the track, 3 lengths or so back, hard ridden from near 500M, closed off well to take a place.
4 10 RUGBY DIAMOND (S432) M Chadwick B- Began awkwardly and bumped, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader, 2 away from the stands rail, kept on evenly to the line.
5 4 HAPPY SOUND (V107) C Wong B/H/TT Began smartly, sent forward to race prominently, hard ridden from 400M, led narrowly after passing 300M, headed near 150M, weakened thereafter.
6 2 HONG KONG'S FOLKS (B063) C Schofield PC-/B2/TT1 Away with them, raced in midfield, 2 away from the stands rail, finished off evenly.
7 3 KEEP GOING (B231) M F Poon B-/V1 Made contact at start, showed no early speed, raced at rear on the stand side, 5 lengths back, made minor progress in the final 400M.
8 6 SURE SUPREME (B233) M L Yeung B Bumped start and unbalanced, raced at rear, nearer to the middle of the track, made no impression final 400M.
9 11 FIRST BEAUT (B022) J Moreira B-/H/V1 Shifted out at start and made contact, sent forward to take the lead on the stands rail, hard ridden from near 400M, peaked and headed 300M, weakened gradually thereafter. (Lame left front leg next day.)
10 8 HAPPY OUT THERE (A255) K Teetan B/TT Average to begin, raced in midfield, closer to the middle of the track, no cover throughout, hard ridden from 400M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually after passing 200M.
11 7 TRENDIFUL (S185) K C Leung B/TT Began well from gate 11, positioned a length behind the leader on the stands rail, peaked near 500M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
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