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Race 5 (295)

SONGHUA JIANG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 FRUITY FRUITY (CD061) G Mosse -- Slightly slow to begin and steadily recovered lost ground to be in better than midfield on rail through to straight. All out 350 M out and cruised home to win convincingly.
2 9 BALL OF FIRE (CD020) C Williams -- Jumped awkwardly and ridden along to race in midfield on rail through to straight. Under pressure 300 M out and made up good ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish.
3 4 JUSTINIAN (CB324) D Whyte SR Jumped fairly and niggled along to race in better than midfield 2-wide through to straight. Slightly held up in early part of straight, ran on steadily when clear running was obtained 200 M out to grab 3rd place near the line.
4 8 TOUCH OF CLASS (CB129) K McEvoy TT Began well from wide draw and niggled along to race in better than midfield out wide without cover. Made little headway turning for home. Kept on fairly when asked 350 M out but was overhauled by 3rd placegetter near the line.
5 10 DANDY BUNNY (BV328) S K Sit -- Slowly away and raced at the tail. Ridden along and made steady progress from the outside turning for home. All out 350 M out and made up little ground inside final 200 M without threatening the placegetters.
6 2 GREEN VACATION (CB411) W M Lai SR-/B2 Began well from wide draw and was soon eased to midfield or worse 2-wide through to straight. Unable to obtain clear running in early part of straight to 200 M. Made up little ground in the closing stages.
7 1 THE ONLY ONE (CB383) D Boeuf P Began well from wide draw and niggled along to race in midfield out wide with cover. Ridden along to maintain position turning for home. Unable to quicken in straight and kept on evenly to the line.
8 12 ACE OF PACE (BV131) C K Tong B Began fairly and niggled along to take lead on rail at 1000 M with no more than 3/4L advantage through to straight. Stayed one-paced when asked 300 M and further weakened inside final 150 M.
9 5 TREASURE FIELD (CA236) K T Yeung TT On jumping knuckled and unable to muster early speed to race in worse than midfield 2 to 3-wide. Unable to find clear running for the majority part of the straight and was not properly tested.
10 11 FORTUNE BUILDER (CB306) F Coetzee TT Jumped fairly and was soon eased to the rear section 2-wide. Made little progress from the outside at home bend. Ran on evenly in straight, but was checked to avoid heels at the 200 M and failed to recover thereafter.
11 13 TABBRIS (CB088) D Dunn -- Lead briefly in the early stages and was headed at 1000 M mark to race 1/2L off leader to straight. Unable to quicken in straight and further weakened inside final 200 M.
12 6 AUSPICIOUS ODYSSEY (CC373) G Schofield -- Jumped fairly and raced in better than midfield 3-wide through to straight. Stayed one-paced when asked 350 M and steadily faded inside final 200 M.
13 14 HK ISLAND VICTORY (CC290) W Smith -- Soon raced in mid-division 3-wide and proved difficult to settle in the early stages. Found nothing in straight and steadily weakened inside final 200 M.
14 3 TELECOM CAESAR (CD161) Y T Cheng -- Slow to begin and raced towards the rear section on rail through to straight. Tailed out 200 M 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