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Race 11 (702)

INDIGENOUS HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CHING (G380) L Hewitson -- Steadied & taken back to the rear. Moved wider on the track approaching the corner, entered last section just under 7L from the lead before finishing very strongly down the outside the steal narrow lead in final few strides.
2 3 HELENE FEELING (H215) Z Purton XB-/TT Had a nice run in midfield away from the rail. Came under hard ridding at the 550m, straightened 3.5L form the lead, dashed up to share lead at 200m mark, just caught in final few strides.
3 6 LEADING FORTUNE (C441) A Hamelin B Was outside the leader early before being crossed & racing third from the 1200m. Moved up to share the lead fleetingly near 200m, finished off well all the way to the line to only be beaten just over 1L.
4 14 WAR WEAPON (E257) M F Poon XB/TT Raced worse than midfield along the rail. Moved away from the rail near the 600m, entered last section 5.5L form the lead before finishing off well in the final furlong to be beaten under 2L.
5 4 POWERFUL WINGS (G225) A Badel B Was trapped racing four wide without cover when rearward before improving position to get to midfield from 800m. Was forced wider on cornering, straightened about 5L from lead before making some late headway in final stages.
6 2 HAPPY TOGETHER (G446) H Bentley H/TT Obtained a nice position in midfield when shifting down to the rail near the 1100m to race fourth. Straightened about 3L from lead, moved up to be a length behind at the 200m mark before being over-run to be beaten 3.5L.
7 5 CAPITAL LEGEND (G333) H Bowman TT Jumped awkwardly & was not fast away before racing in a bunch near the tail. Continued rearward & 6L from the lead on straightening before making up a few late lengths when finishing off between runners to finish midfield.
8 11 OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) K Teetan -- Got back to race worse than midfield when three wide without cover before obtaining some cover near the 850m mark. Was the widest on cornering when just under 6L behind before running onto well beaten midfield finish.
9 12 SMILING COLLECTOR (G128) L Ferraris V/XB Began fairly, was bumped & became keen when racing rearward. Shared last place around bend, was held up for a clear run along the inside until the 300m before making some late ground from a poor position (rider questioned).
10 10 PODIUM (H173) C Y Ho XB Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Eased wider approaching the final corner, straightened 4.5L from the lead before peaking at the 200m & weakening a few lengths thereafter.
11 7 NEVER TOO SOON (E434) M Dee TT Raced on speed after start before improving positon to take lead near the 1200m when galloping on the outside of a rival. Continued to lead by under a length around bend, was joined at the 200m before weakening quickly late.
12 9 CASA COSMO (G436) M Chadwick B-/XB/TT Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Was just over 5L form the lead on straightening when continuing along the rail but did nothing in the straight & weakened to be well beaten.
13 13 SUPER OASIS (D085) Y L Chung B/TT Raced in midfield early before drifting slightly further back approaching the first bend. Straightened with only a few runners behind when about 6L from the lead before weakening to be beaten over 11L when second last.
14 8 RUN RUN BUDDY (H006) K C Leung CP/TT- Held a narrow lead early before being headed near the 1200m & racing second when holding the rail. Was only 1.5L from the lead entering final section but was beaten off early in the straight & weakened badly to be long last.
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