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Race 7 (466)

TAI PO KAU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 VINCY (B213) T Piccone XB-/SR1/TT Settled well behind and waited with, switched widest turning for home, finished off the race well inside final 300 metres to grab lead over 100 metres out.
2 9 LOOKING GREAT (E053) M Chadwick -- Broke well, shared early lead to the 1400 metres before settling one out one back in 3rd, became 5th just over 2L back onto home bend, hit the front briefly inside the 200 metres, soon overhauled.
3 1 CALIFORNIA TEN (E045) Z Purton B/TT Moderate start, settled mainly 3-wide in midfield, commenced move rounding home bend and 5-wide into straight, kept on steadily under pressure without quickening.
4 8 ABOVE (B345) J Moreira B Broke well, taken back to stalk the leader on the rail after the first 200 metres, did not much room until after the 150 metres, made no impression closing stages.
5 10 AWE (D168) M F Poon XB Settled in last few, commenced move out wide rounding home bend, very wide turning for home, failed to quicken under pressure.
6 4 WORLD FAMOUS (C288) K C Leung B/XB Began well to lead, gained 1L break passing the 1400 metres, came under pressure to hold leading position upon straightening, headed inside the 200 metres and folded up quickly.
7 6 ARROGANT (D025) C Y Ho B/TT Settled mainly just better than midfield, drifted slightly backward rounding home bend, came under pressure when behind runners early in straight, one-paced closing stages.
8 2 CHARITY FUN (E129) K Teetan TT Pressed forward from the widest gate, wide with leaders down back straight before gaining position just outside the leader passing the 1200 metres, unable to quicken under pressure in straight and weakened over 150 metres out.
9 5 CHAMPION SUPREME (B435) V Borges B Slowly away, travelled well behind to straight, ran home one-paced.
10 11 FLYING MIGHTY (D423) A Badel CP Moderate start, in rear of midfield most of way to straight, saved ground turning in but did not find much room behind runners early on, found no extra inside final 250 metres.
11 3 LONDON HALL (B026) R Maia B Niggled along not too far off the pace, made short-lived effort 3-wide without cover rounding home bend, folded up quickly upon straightening. (Mucus) (Roarer)
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