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Race 2 (266)

JOHNSTON HANDICAP   Rating:40-16   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 GLOBAL RUNNER (BV185) D Whyte B- Broke well settling behind leaders. Came to challenge upon straightening and led over 100 M out. Just held on.
2 6 WISHES (BT100) E Saint-Martin B Settled on rails in midfield. Shifted out for a run upon straightening but no clear passage. Obtained split 100 M out and finished off race strongly to just fail to get up.
3 12 BOLD DANCER (BP025) W Woods B Mainly in midfield early stages. Took closer order home bend. Ran on steadily but unable to match pace alongside winner.
4 3 SPEEDY CHAMPION (BT264) C Brown B- Tracked leader. Gained 1L advantage early in straight. Unable to sustain effort and overhauled 100 M out.
5 1 BEAUTY FOUNTAIN (BS290) Y T Cheng B- Midfield. Lost position when tight between runners turning in. Produced good late impression closing stages.
6 8 QUICK COMMANDER (BS225) W M Lai -- Mainly behind midfield. Made steady headway in straight.
7 4 CYBER WISDOM (BV308) M de Montfort -- Raced wide from a difficult draw, improving to midfield on outside home bend. Made modest impression early in straight but had no more to give closing stages.
8 5 REALLY LUCKY (BS159) R Fradd B Broke well but held up behind midfield. Raced wide throughout and made moderate progress down centre of straight. No further impression.
9 9 BORN SMART (BV138) E Legrix B- Settled at the back. Made moderate progress past beaten runners early in straight.
10 11 AMIABLE (BV077) K H Ting B Never far off to straight. Found nothing.
11 10 RIGHT ON (BN116) K S Yu P-/B2 Never better than midfield and raced tightly between or behind runners most of way. One-paced in straight.
12 13 GO THE DISTANCE (BV052) D Bonilla -- Never a factor.
13 7 HORSE OF HEALTHY (BV171) J Egan B1/TT1 Sluggish at start but quickly picked up to midfield. Gave further ground home bend joining leaders into straight only to drop away shortly after upon straightening.
14 14 WINNING KING (BV250) K C Tsang B- Led field. Joined into straight. Soon dropped 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