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Race 7 (062)

BEIJING HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 SUPER SUNNY SING (G319) C Y Ho H Soon taken well back 3-wide with cover, remained similar rounding home bend, commenced move entering straight and quickened well to hit front over 200 metres out.
2 2 SPIRITED EXPRESS (G356) H Bowman B Settled wide without cover just worse than midfield between 5th and 6th, remained similar without cover around home bend, ran on steadily under pressure in straight to reach 2nd 150 metres only to find winner too good.
3 8 THE BEST PEACH (H139) A Badel TT Gradually settled in rear and waited with, switched wide into straight and obtained clear run 300 metres out, finished off the race well.
4 4 HAVA NAGEELA (H114) H Bentley B Jumped fairly travelling just worse than midfield on the rail, did not find much room early in home straight, obtained run near the rail inside final 200 metres but unable to quicken to threaten.
5 6 MEANINGFUL STAR (E230) M F Poon B Pressed forward from a wide draw to share early lead, taken half a length back coming onto home bend before renewed effort to hit the front early in straight, soon headed by eventual winner over 200 metres out.
6 5 BEAUTY LIVE (G057) Z Purton CP1/TT Settled some 2L back in 3rd, travelled keenly from 1050 metres onto home bend, unable to quicken from prominent 3rd into straight.
7 3 BUTTERFIELD (C462) L Ferraris CP/TT Settled mainly in midfield, drifted backward 900 metres out onto home bend, in last few behind runners turning for home, fought on steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish.
8 10 PRIME MINISTER (D288) K De Melo -- Settled well back, saved ground on the rail around home bend sneaking closer into straight, baulked for a run until the 300 metres, finished off the race nicely.
9 7 ALL FOR ST PAUL'S (C517) M Chadwick B Ridden forward to share early pace gaining over half a length advantage coming onto home bend, headed into straight and gradually faded.
10 9 TURIN REDSUN (G134) K C Leung B/TT Moderate start, gradually improved along the rail to just over 3L back in 4th, gained closer to 3rd 850 metres out, unable to sustain effort and weakened under pressure inside final 300 metres. (Blood in trachea)
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