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Race 7 (313)

TSUNG PAK LONG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 LEGEND ST PAUL'S (J507) Z Purton CP/TT Held up in 2nd after beginning from a wide draw tracking mainly within 2L of the pace, hit the front over 300M out kicking over 1L clear 200M out and flattered, just held off fast-finishing runner-up under pressure.
2 5 FLYING LUCK (J339) C Y Ho B/H/TT Settled just worse than midfield from a middle draw, lost some ground about 1000M out, towards rear in 9th into straight, ran on dourly between runners to just fail to get up on line.
3 3 MATSU VICTOR (H472) M L Yeung B Settled 3-wide towards rear from a poor draw, wider into straight and inconvenienced 300M out, fought on steadily without threatening.
4 9 SMILING COLLECTOR (G128) H Bentley CP/XB Settled not far off in 3rd, came to challenge from a similar position into straight, held some chance briefly 200M out, swamped for a placing close to home.
5 2 VOLCANIC SPARK (H388) A Pouchin B Crowded at start settling at the back and waited with, angled off the rail for a move around the backmarkers 700M out, ran on well under pressure down the centre of the straight despite inconvenienced 300M out,
6 4 BEAUTY ALLIANCE (J260) B Avdulla -- Taken well behind from the widest draw travelling wide without cover, commenced move rounding home bend swinging one of the widest into straight, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish.
7 11 HAILTOTHEVICTORS (J508) L Hewitson CP- Ridden early for a prominent position, settled mainly just over 2L back in 4th at around home bend, failed to quicken to challenge with the clear passage inside the 300M, swamped inside final 150M.
8 12 ONLY U (J037) A Atzeni B/TT Ridden along after sluggish start and soon picked up to rear of the field, came to challenge under pressure on straightening and ran on steadily to the line.
9 14 FIGHT TIME (H409) M F Poon B Settled mainly in forward of midfield, kept on at the one pace without quickening under pressure in straight.
10 6 INTREPID WINNER (G144) B Thompson B Settled towards rear on rail, saved ground turning in for home, kept on at the one pace without quickening in straight.
11 8 CELTIC TIMES (G230) M Chadwick B/TT Settled wide without cover in 7th in midfield after beginning from a poor draw, made steady headway around home bend reaching 2L 4th into straight, kept on before folding up quickly inside final 200M.
12 13 EN PERFECTO (J409) A Badel CP/TT Taken well back from a poor draw, encountered minor interferences around home bend, never seen with a chance.
13 1 ACE WAR (J509) P N Wong B Soon took up running setting a steady pace and with 2L to spare on home bend, unable to sustain effort and headed by eventual winner 300M out, folded up quickly.
14 10 HEALTHY GOLF (J424) L Ferraris XB1/TT- Quickly recovered from moderate start to within 4L of pace in 5th, carried backward behind runners to midfield approaching home bend, snuck closer early in straight but unable to sustain effort 150M out.
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