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Race 6 (338)

PING SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 HOLY LAKE (H260) C Y Ho B/XB Jumped nicely, showed good early speed and settled just behind the leaders, angled out at 250M, closed off nicely after getting balance, won cozily.
2 4 ARIEL (G223) L Ferraris CP/TT Niggled along early and led, kept on well for 2nd.
3 7 LUCKY ETERNITY (G478) H Bowman CP Settled in a prominent position 2 wide, held up for the majority of the Straight, ran on once into the clear. (See Incident Report)
4 2 BEER PALACE (H361) K Teetan B Settled midfield 2 wide, raced keenly in the middle stages, made good progress in the Straight.
5 10 CHATEAU (H214) A Atzeni -- Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, over-raced throughout, switched to 3 wide at 900M, closed off okay.
6 11 JOYFUL PROSPERITY (H213) B Avdulla -- Steadied after the start and settled worse than midfield, stride forward at 1000M but was taken to 4 wide, made his run at the 700M and peaked at 350M, one pace thereafter.
7 8 WINNING STEPS (G420) H Bentley H/PC Settled towards the rear on the rail, stayed on fairly well, closest finish.
8 3 BEATO (H090) Z Purton B/TT Caught 3 wide no cover early, pushed forward at 900M, made heavy contact with a runner at in the early part of the Straight, limited response soon after. (See Incident Report)
9 9 ROBOT FIGHTER (H309) C L Chau -- Settled behind midfield on the rail, made no impression.
10 13 G LINER (H072) K C Leung H/XB/TT Tracked leader, weakened in the Straight.
11 14 SPLENDID STAR (G026) M Chadwick TT Settled last 2 wide, made minor progress in the Straight.
12 6 JOYFUL FRIENDSHIP (H295) M F Poon B Settled midfield on the rail, never a factor.
13 5 UP AND UP (H163) L Hewitson TT Settled midfield 3 wide, raced keenly, under pressured at 650M, weakened and faded.
14 12 NORTHERN BEAST (H233) A Hamelin B Got crowded badly at the start, settled towards the rear, raced keenly, never a threat.
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