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Race 6 (526)

DIANTHUS HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 SUPER WONGCHOY (CB318) G Schofield -- 6Ls off pace in 9th at 1200 M on fence, made nice headway on the fence to be 4Ls down in 6th entering home straight, led 200 M out, driven out, easily.
2 4 SUPER SPRINT (CA274) J Holder V Had the run of the race 2Ls off pace on fence in 4th at 1200 M, ridden along on circle, 2Ls down in 3rd on straightening, no chance with winner but hung on gamely for 2nd.
3 2 TEMMOKU (BV108) A Delpech -- 2-wide and 4Ls behind in 8th at 1200 M, 5Ls down when 3-wide into straight in 7th, stayed on at the same pace, narrowly missed 2nd place.
4 5 CORAJOSO (CB230) G Mosse SR/H 8Ls behind when 2-wide and one from rear at 1200 M, similar into home straight, made some late headway past tired rivals.
5 12 MEHBOOB THE THIRD (CB162) A Marcus -- 6Ls off pace in 10th when 2-wide at 1200 M, same off home turn, moderate late headway.
6 9 COMME D'HABITUDE (CA107) M W Leung B Bumped at start, 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 5th at 1200 M, 4Ls down in 5th from 800 M to home straight when 3-wide and under strong pressure, weakened steadily.
7 3 ARROGANCE (CA177) M Zahra B 2-wide and a neck off pace in 2nd at 1200 M, narrow lead at 900 M, hard ridden to be 1L to the good turning for home, headed 300 M out, faded right out.
8 7 FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) W Woods V-/PC1 Bounded at start and lost ground, 10Ls last and 2-wide at 1200 M, similar into home straight but 5-wide, ran on but no chance of figuring in the finish.
9 6 EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) F Coetzee -- 4Ls off pace in 7th on fence at 1200 M, under pressure to hold this spot from 800 M out, still 4Ls down in midfield at 200 M but one-paced, weakened right out close home.
10 13 SMART CHIEF (CC042) R Fradd B Slowly away, 3-wide with cover but 3Ls off the pace in 6th at 1200 M, lost place on circle and all out when 5-wide entering straight when 6Ls down in 10th, faded.
11 1 FREEBIRD (CC319) O Doleuze SR/CO Led 1600 M out, no more than 1L clear until 1000 M, headed 900 M out, always tended to hang out and shifted out further when losing position off home turn, dropped out very rapidly
12 14 RESOURCEFUL PRINCE (CA323) S K Sit B-/PC1 Caught 4-wide without cover towards rear at 1600 M, 7Ls off pace and 3-wide with cover in 11th at 1200 M, no chance when 6-wide and 10Ls behind in rear on straightening.
13 11 BY MEMORY (CD053) H W Lai SR Bounded in air at start losing ground, checked 1500 M out, on fence 8Ls off pace in 8th at 1200 M, always well behind, detached entering straight, never a factor.
14 8 FAIRPLAY (CC258) P H Lo -- Awkwardly away, always 3-wide without cover, 1L down in 3rd at 1200 M, hung out from 800 M and lost position on circle, 6Ls down and worse than midfield entering straight, weakened further.
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