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Race 11 (792)

BETTER FUTURE 1600M HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CHING (G380) L Hewitson -- Caught wide early stages and was allowed to stride forward tracking leader, challenged strongly early straight and gained lead near 200M, gave all to hold off the persistent runner up final stages.
2 9 PRAY FOR MIR (J245) Z Purton -- Jumped well, chased the pace and always handy enough, responded well and vied for lead mid-straight, fought hard to the line and was just held.
3 8 BRIGHT INHERITANCE (J215) H Bentley B Obtained a 2-wide spot behind midfield, 5Ls to make up 400M, came with a good run and was closest at the line. Just missed 2nd spot. (Jockey drop whip 250M.)
4 10 SUNSTRIDER (J168) A Badel CP Jumped only fairly, held up towards the rear, had difficulty obtaining clear running 250M before closing off the race nicely, nearest finish.
5 14 SMART CITY (J213) M F Poon CP Jumped on terms, settled ahead of midfield, fought hard passing 400M, had difficulty obtaining clear running 100M, held by leaders late.
6 12 ARIEL (G223) K Teetan CP/TT Strolled to the lead from draw 13, had uncontested lead until top of straight, couldn't fend off rivals 200M, faded late to finish 6th.
7 6 SECOND TO NONE (H319) C Y Ho -- Chased leaders, in 4th spot over the bend but lacked the dash to launch a serious challenge on straightening, got home fairly final 200M.
8 3 FORTUNE SUPERSTAR (J210) B Avdulla H1 Restrained to a rearward position 6-7ls behind leader, picked his way through the field passing 400M, shifted ground 150M to continue forward, not beaten far.
9 7 TRUE GENIUS (J073) K De Melo B-/H/SR1/TT From draw 1 obtained a midfield spot along the inside, kept on one paced final 400M, always held by leaders.
10 5 QUANTUM PATCH (H166) M L Yeung TT From wide draw taken back to the rear, 8Ls off the pace middle stages, wide into straight, stayed on without troubling leaders.
11 2 EIGHTEEN CARAT (J104) A Atzeni -- Jumped only fairly and failed to show sufficient pace to hold a more forward position, towards the rear throughout, ran on fairly final 350M and was well held by leaders. No clear running late.
12 4 THE HEIR (H459) H Bowman TT1 Settled down in mid-division, unable to obtain clear running early straight before closing off final 200M in a one-paced manner.
13 11 PERFECT PAIRING (J331) A Hamelin B Slow to begin, towards the rear early, moved up to midfield middle stages but raced wide no cover, lacked finishing response top of straight, steadied 250M and outsprinted by rivals.
14 13 PRINCIPLED (J206) B Thompson CP1/TT Dropped back from wide draw, settled 3-wide towards the rear, soon behind on straightening, not able to finish the race off.
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