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Race 1 (160)

L'OREAL PARIS HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 MR GOOD VIBES (H180) M F Poon B/TT- Out with rest, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, angled out approaching 650M, 3 wide turning in, showed good response in straight, hit the front 150M, kept on well to hold off the challengers late.
2 4 PANDA LEGEND (H002) R Kingscote V/TT Bumped on jumping, raced towards rear on the outside, 4 lengths or so back turning in, finished off strongly to take 2nd on line, just beaten by a neck.
3 13 GANGNAM STAR (H326) K Teetan TT Began awkwardly and made contact with the right side of its starting gate, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, very wide turning in, finished off well to take a place. (See Racing Incidents.)
4 10 HARRY'S HERO (H332) K De Melo P Began awkwardly and crowded, taken back to race at rear on the outside, 5 lengths back turning in, unable to obtain clear run until approaching 75M, finished off well to make frame, no threat to the first few. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 1 ONLY U (J037) K C Leung B/XB Began awkwardly, taken back to race towards rear on the inside, angled out after passing 700M, 3 to 4 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared approaching 200M, made some progress thereafter.
6 6 COSMO LIGHT (J379) H T Mo H-/P2/TT Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross near 900M, 1/2L back turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened final 50M.
7 5 SMART BEAUTY (G477) Y L Chung B/TT Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, wider after passing 700M, 2-1/2L back turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared 250M, ran on evenly to the line.
8 12 SUPREME WINNER (J255) A Badel B- Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made minor progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 14 MANYTHANKS FOREVER (J065) A Atzeni V/TT Made contact shortly after start, raced 3 wide, a length or so back, sent forward after passing 1200M, took the lead 1050M, led by 1/2L turning in, peaked and headed 150M, weakened final 100M.
10 9 THE WAY WE WIN (J493) H Bentley B/TT Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 1050M, sat right behind the leader on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M.
11 8 SMASHING EXPRESS (J252) B Avdulla B1 Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed some response early in straight, no clear run final 150M.
12 7 LITTLE FAIRY (H206) H Doyle B/TT Began only fairly and made contact, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 550M, 4 lengths back turning in, failed to close off in straight.
13 3 PERFECT PEACH (E488) Z Purton B/TT Slightly slow out, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide after passing 700M, peaked early in straight, eased final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.)
14 2 CELESTIAL HARMONY (K059) P N Wong CP/TT Bumped on jumping, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, no cover from 1000M, moved closer on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. (See Racing Incidents.)
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