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Race 2 (293)

HANGZHOU HANDICAP   Rating:24-0   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 INITIATIVE (BL179) K M Chin -- Slowly away before improving along fence to be 4Ls back at 1000 M. Off rail from 550 M running on strongly after straightening reaching lead at 250 M and going on for comfortable win.
2 4 SURPRISE SURPRISE (BM047) M Kinane -- Followed fence and was always in striking distance though niggled along from 900 M. Could not match winner's acceleration around home turn keeping on one paced and safely holding the rest.
3 3 ADD SOME (BN098) W Woods -- Jumped well leading to 250 M then battled to line.
4 14 RARE VIEW (BK117) P Strydom -- Lacked early pace and was soon last. Taken wide after straightening making ground all the way to finish.
5 1 FASHION DELUX (BH201) B Marcus -- Slowly away then went to rail settling just beyond midfield. Stayed on but could not quicken after turning in.
6 11 DARING HAWK (BM034) P Robinson -- Was rearward after 400 M and still well back flattening out. Made a little ground till tiring over final 150 M.
7 13 GOODCAPE TREASURE (BJ209) C W Choi -- In 2nd one off rail till turning in. Lost ground quickly from 350 M.
8 6 DASHING BOY (BM042) W L Ho -- Soon drifted back past midfield and was near rear on home turn. Struggling effort over final 400 M.
9 8 KING DAVID (BL203) A Marcus -- Midfield but caught wide settling then hard ridden, losing ground, around first turn. Only plodded after that.
10 9 SOURCE OF LIFE (BK110) E Saint-Martin -- Dropped back soon after the jump and was never able to improve. (Lame.)
11 5 VA VITE (BJ054) H K Yim -- Was handy in early stages but began to drop back from 1100 M. Was rearward turning in before yielding more ground in straight.
12 2 SKY HORSE (BG214) P W Kong -- Was in mid-division when losing ground at 1300 M then never in contention.
13 10 TOMODACHI (BJ106) K Darley -- Three lengths off pace at 1000 M but hard ridden from 800 M. Lost ground rapidly in home straight.
14 7 BARCHETTA (BM158) K H Ting -- Jumped quickly and was handy to pace though trapped wide. Was hard ridden at 800 M losing ground rapidly from there.
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