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Race 7 (364)

KUT CHEONG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 BLISSFUL STAR (E168) K Teetan V/TT Niggled along in first few one-out-one-back, 2L back in 4th 2-wide rounding home bend, 3-wide into straight, ran on under pressure to just get up near the line.
2 5 YELLOWFIN (G326) C Y Ho TT Settled in 4th within 2L of pace, pulled forward to 3rd travelling keenly around home bend, gained narrow advantage over 250 metres out only to be headed inside final 50 metres,
3 1 PUBLICIST (H052) H Bowman H Settled within 3L of pace mainly in 6th 2-wide, shifted 5-wide into straight, ran on steadily under pressure without threatening.
4 13 REGENT GLORY (E323) L Hewitson -- Held narrow running wide in back straight, narrowly headed 1200 metres out, outside leader until re-gained lead 600 metres out, led until headed 300 metres out, kept on well but swamped for a placing late.
5 7 JOYFUL GENIUS (E388) Z Purton -- Settled in midfield on the rail, angled out for a run 550 metres out but did not find much room until inside the 300 metre, unbalanced 250 metres out, fought on to the line.
6 3 HERO ICON (G422) M F Poon TT1 Travelled 3-wide without cover in forward of midfield, went wider into straight, kept on steadily under pressure.
7 10 JIANGXI STAMINA (D051) A Badel B/TT Settled in midfield, became slightly worse rounding home bend dropping towards rear into straight some 5L back, made up good ground under pressure.
8 12 SUNNY AND GOLD (D177) A Hamelin TT Ridden along but soon towards the rear, fought on under pressure in straight but unable to sustain effort closing stages.
9 11 NORDIC COMBINED (G015) S De Sousa B Crowded at start and soon dropped to last few, went wide behind runners into straight, fought on under pressure without threatening.
10 9 HAPPY LAND (E353) C L Chau B/TT Settled in worse than midfield in 10th, switched 3-wide rounding home bend 700 metrs out, inconvenienced early in straight and switched wider 300 metres out, fought on steadily. (Bled)
11 14 WINWIN THIRTYTHREE (C110) H T Mo V Soon dropped to tail-end after first 200 metres, switched wide 600 metres out and one of the widest turning for home, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
12 2 WIND N GRASS (D197) L Ferraris B/XB/TT Broke well from the one gate settling some 3L back in 5th, snuck up closer turning for home, unable to sustain effort inside final 200 metres.
13 8 TAILOR MADE (C522) K H Chan TT Crowded at start and soon dropped well behind, never a factor.
14 4 MULTIWIN (H023) K C Leung B/H Well there, took up narrow running 1200 metres out and led to 600 metres, gradually weakened in straight.
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