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Race 2 (783)

WORLD-CLASS LEADERSHIP 1400M HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 HARMONY N HOME (C531) M F Poon -- Settled midfield three wide with cover. Worked into race coming to home turn and sustained run from 400m mark to win, safely held second who ate into margin late.
2 10 PERFECT PEACH (E488) K Teetan P-/B2/TT Jumped only fairly, settling fourth last and raced keenly. Switched across heels at 400m to make run and finished strongly last 200m.
3 11 SPEEDSTAR (G181) H Bowman B Jumped on terms but beaten for early speed by leading group, settling fourth the rail. Not a lot of room in straight and hit line strongly when clear last 100m.
4 7 MEDIC ELITE (G129) A Hamelin PC/TT Restrained at start from outside gate diving down to rail and making ground along the rail to settle midfield. Held up for run 400m to 250m and made good ground when clear.
4 9 JAZZ CLUB (G285) Z Purton -- Jumped well and settled second crossing to rail passing 800m. Came off rail at 300m and momentarily hit front at 200m before headed by winner, losing third last 25m.
6 13 CHIRON (E151) B Thompson B/TT From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Lay in in the home straight but made good ground to be closest at the finish.
7 8 NOBLE ONE (G278) C Y Ho B Raced wide and without cover from the 900m and pushed on towards lead group. Continued to make ground passing 150m mark. Peaked on effort late after tough run.
8 3 GO HERO (H315) B Avdulla B/TT Jumped on terms and then drove through to lead clearly. Good lead on home turn but headed at 150m mark and tired last 50m losing many places.
9 2 E GLORY (H304) K C Leung B/TT1 Allowed to settle third last on rail. Held up for clear running between the 400m and the 300m. In clear ground passing 250m and made good ground to be closest at finish.
10 6 MAXIMIZE HEART (D311) A Atzeni B2 Jumped well but eased out of speed battle after first 200m to settle fifth, between runners. Held up for clear run early part of straight but did not finish the race off when clear.
11 12 MORE RICE (H271) C L Chau TT1 Jumped well but unable to find a position and obliged to race three wide. Pushed on passing 1000m but still wide on speed. Stayed on in straight but gave ground last 100m.
12 14 EAGLE RUN (G415) Y L Chung TT Jumped only fairly. Raced keenly middle stages, shuffled back to worse than midfield. Off heels in clear ground passing 300m mark but one paced and gave ground last 150m. Irregular heart rhythm post race.
13 5 HEARTY WISH (E343) H Bentley CP Raced wide without cover for the majority of race. Under pressure early in straight and failed to make any ground after torrid run.
14 1 MANYTHANKS FOREVER (J065) K De Melo B/TT From the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages settling at tail of field, three wide. Came widest in straight but unable to make ground and well beaten.
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