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Race 2 (291)

YEW HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 DIVINE ERA (D507) Z Purton TT Broke well to be up with the pace early, gradually taken 2L back to 5th and becoming 3rd rounding home bend, angled out to tackle leaders entering straight, soon drew clear.
2 12 SMART FOLKS (D343) L Ferraris B/SR1 Driven forward to lead from a wide draw, ceded advantage passing 1000 metres, renewed effort entering home straight to dispute lead briefly only to find the winner too strong.
3 14 FORTUNE MARBO (G177) C L Chau TT Jumped fairly, settled in 6th over 3L back on rail, became slightly further back when tempo increased around the bend, saved ground turning in, kept on steadily without quickening.
4 6 TEAM GOODLUCK (E268) L Currie CP/TT Travelled in midfield in 7th, awkwardly placed behind runners approaching home bend, switched 4-wide 500 metres out into straight, fought on steadily without threatening.
5 10 APEX TOP (D136) K Teetan B Broke well from a wide gate, travelled wide without cover among leaders before taken back to 4th passing 1000 metres, some 3L off the pace rounding home bend, ran home one-paced.
6 9 TSUEN WAN GLORY (E403) M L Yeung H/TT Began from a wide draw, niggled along in midfield, carried back and lost about 2L passing 900 metres, making ground when forced to check 200 metres out, never recovered.
7 2 SPICY SKEWER (G202) K C Leung CP-/B1 Never far off from a wide draw, ridden forward to 4th within 2L of pace briefly coming out of back straight, drifted back to 5L 6th rounding home bend, one-paced in the run to the line.
8 5 COMMON ROOM (E453) M F Poon TT Quickly taken back from the widest gate and waited with on rail, snuck up under pressure past a few back-markers early in straight, unable to sustain effort inside final 200 metres. (Blood in trachea)
9 3 HO HO JUNIOR (G127) C Y Ho B- Settled in midfield mainly, one-paced under pressure when hampered 200 metres out, made no further impression.
10 8 SHANGHAI POWER (D097) C Wong B Ridden forward to join the leaders on the rail, took up running about 1000 metres out, led until headed upon straightening, dropped out under pressure.
11 11 ERNEST FEELING (E209) Y L Chung B/TT Crowded at start and soon dropped to midfield, drifted further back to 10th in fast tempo in back straight, weakened passing 300 metres.
12 13 LEISURE AND GOLD (E093) A Hamelin E/XB/B1 Settled wide in last few from a poor draw, inconvenienced about 1050 metres out, went past a few back-markers out wide rounding home bend, widest runner into straight, made no further impression.
13 1 LE PLUS VITE (G242) S De Sousa XB/TT Checked behind runners and lost about 2L over 1250 metres out, in last few when hampered again 800 metres out, found nothing in straight.
14 7 THIS IS GUTS (E031) H Bentley CP1/TT Jumped very awkwardly losing considerable ground, remained well behind throughout and never a factor.
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