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Race 2 (349)

ORCHID HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 COLOURFUL PRINCE (E418) L Hewitson B-/SR2/TT Virtually made all, joined briefly coming onto home bend, kicked clear over 250 metres out.
2 6 ACA POWER (E144) H Bowman H-/CP1 Taken back from a wide draw, remained in last few to straight, minor interference 300 metres out, ran on under pressure to snatch 2nd late.
3 1 LORIZ (C036) C Y Ho B Well there, ridden to join the leader from 900 metres out, drifted slightly backward to 2nd rounding home bend, fought on steadily in straight but never threatening and lost 2nd late.
4 3 TOUCH FAITH (E153) Z Purton P2 Taken well behind from the wideset draw, trailed the field to home straight, ran on between runners on straightening, did best work late.
5 11 FORTUNE MARBO (G177) C L Chau TT Began well from a wide draw and soon taken back racing 4-wide without cover, in similar situation rounding home bend, hampered on straightening, fought on to the line.
6 8 HANDSOME GUYS (G044) K H Chan E/TT Quickly recovered to midfield on rail after moderate start, mainly in 7th over 4L back rounding home bend, saved ground turning in, kept on one pace under pressure.
7 10 SUPER CLASS (G086) K Teetan H/P/XB Shared early pace, shifted one back to 4th 900 metres out, became 3rd within 2L around home bend, weakened inside final 200 metres.
8 9 STEEL WIN (E111) M F Poon V/TT Ridden to maintain forward of midfield position, remained wide without cover under pressure rounding home bend, made no impression in straight.
9 5 GOLDEN MISSION (C106) S De Sousa B/TT Ridden forward from a wide draw to join the leaders 4-wide 900 metres out before snatching one-out-one-back for cover rounding home bend, shifted wider into home straight, soon weakened.
10 4 TREASURE OF FIELD (E288) A Hamelin B/TT Settled just worse than midfield 3-wide in 8th, slightly worse in quickened tempo around home bend and wide turning in, soon weakened.
11 7 GOLD COMET (D306) V Borges B Soon dropped to last few, ridden along on rail rounding home bend, made no impression in straight.
12 12 NOBODY KNOWS (G038) H T Mo -- Given early reminders but soon dropped to 6th in midfield, folded up under pressure inside final 200 metres.
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