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Race 1 (654)

GUIA HILL HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 PAKISTAN FRIEND (B370) Z Purton TT Clean jump, in touch, 2 wide, angled out after passing 550M, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 200M, kept on well to the line and scored.
2 1 RED ELYSEES (A005) K C Leung B/TT Began well from the widest draw, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside early, moved closer after passing 1100M, 3rd on turn, kept on well in straight to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3 11 RING BELLS (G036) L Ferraris B/XB/TT Began only fairly, sent forward to take the early lead, headed 1500M, retook the lead 1150M, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 200M, ran on evenly to the line.
4 14 BARON ZEE (G077) Y L Chung B/TT Quickly into stride, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead 1500M, headed 1150M, 2nd on turn, kept on evenly in straight.
5 8 SUPERB DADDY (D235) M Chadwick TT Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress in straight.
6 9 LUCKY MISSILE (C501) M F Poon CP Made contact at start, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, dropped to midfield in the middle stages, wider turning in, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M.
7 10 GOLDEN FAIRY (E448) R Maia XB Made contact at start, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, kept on same pace to the line.
8 3 OVER THE MOON (G162) H Bowman B/TT Taken back from gate 7, raced towards rear on the inside, 2 wide from 950M, 5 lengths back turning in, one-paced in the run home. (Lame left front leg next day.) (See Racing Incidents.)
9 13 SMILING FACE (D192) H Bentley SR/CP1/TT Out with rest, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 3 wide from 800M, 5 lengths back turning in, kept on same pace in straight.
10 12 CABLE SPEED (D459) C L Cheung TT Jumped awkwardly, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, one-paced in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 6 MURRAY'S PARTNERS (B426) C L Chau V Slightly slow out, raced towards rear on the outside, very wide turning in, made no progress in the run home.
12 4 RED IMPACT (E262) K Teetan B/XB/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. (Lame right front leg next day.)
13 5 FLYING GALLOP (G472) C Y Ho XB1/TT Began fairly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
14 2 STARSHIP EIGHTY (H022) A Badel B/H/TT Taken back from gate 11, raced behind midfield on the outside, moved closer after passing 1000M, peaked 500M, weakened early 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