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Race 3 (408)

TAI PO HANDICAP (Turf)   Rating:56-32   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 CHIU SHAN GLORY (BT187) W Woods -- Prominent. Improved to 2nd approaching home bend. Challenged leader from early straight. Sustained effort to gain upper hand final 100 M. (Promoted.)
2 2 GOOD NEWS (BS280) B Marcus B Pushed along to lead. Was challenged early straight. Fought on gamely but was headed closing stages.
3 1 ALWAYS MATCH (BN238) W Y Kan -- Settled around midfield. Effort rounding home bend to be 4th into straight. Kept on steadily to claim a distant 3rd over 200 M out.
4 14 STARTRICE (BM210) K W Lee B Never far off until dropping back slightly rounding home bend. Held 6th turning for home. Kept on steadily in straight.
5 10 MERRY STAR (BT070) R Fradd -- Steadied around 1100 M when in last few. Remained there until headway rounding home bend to be just behind midfield turning in. Ran on 250 M, never nearer.
6 8 SMOOTH EDGE (BP185) W M Lai -- Rear to straight. Made up good ground final 250 M.
7 9 NEW TONE (BP161) C Munce PC-/B2 Towards rear until making up good ground from 250 M. Never nearer.
8 7 PLENTIFUL HARVEST (BK005) C W Mok -- Settled in 5th. Effort approaching home bend to be 2L 3rd from 600 M. No extra final 200 M.
9 4 WINWIN COMBINATION (BP340) K H Ting -- Well back. Kept on one pace in straight.
10 13 TRULY DELIGHTED (BP057) F Sanchez TT1 Midfield to 200 M. No extra.
11 12 YOYO EXPRESS (BT003) D Whyte -- Niggled along towards rear. Moderate headway approaching home bend to reach midfield about 500 M. No further progress.
12 5 HIGH DEGREE (BS175) E Saint-Martin -- Soon followed leader. Dropped back slightly approaching home bend. Weakened final 250 M.
13 3 TIME WELL (BP139) B Doyle B Never better than midfield. No improvement in straight.
14 11 SPARKO (BM028) G Cooksley B1 Midfield. Dropped to rear when hampered approaching 1000 M. Made no show thereafter. (Bled.)
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