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Race 10 (089)

LEK YUEN HANDICAP   Rating:105-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 TCHAIKOVSKY (CE030) C Brown BO Clearly best to begin, crossed easily to take up running, rolled along in front, made field chase from 600 M, sprinted strongly in straight to win easily.
2 11 HAIL THE STORM (CE125) D Whyte B Average to begin, positioned midfield on rails, 4Ls from lead, used no petrol throughout, held up in early part of straight, got clear passing 300 M and chased hard, unable to overhaul winner.
3 7 SIROCCO (CA169) B Prebble -- Away well, ridden up to take forward position 4th 4Ls from frontrunners, closed to be 2Ls from lead entering straight, held up badly passing 350 M mark and only got clear when race was over.
4 2 STAY YOUNG (CD109) E Saint-Martin B Jumped well, caught 4 wide without cover early, raced 3 wide without cover 3Ls from lead throughout, travelled well into straight and tried hard in stretch despite covering ground.
5 12 SAVUTE (CE326) G Mosse -- Away with them, ridden up to settle outside the leader under good tempo, travelled at leader's heels throughout, hard ridden on turn and battled gamely in straight.
6 9 HAPPEE OWNER (CE230) F Coetzee CP/TT1 Away well from good draw to settle behind the leader, had good run throughout, niggled along when entering straight, couldn't match them over last 150 M.
7 3 PACKING ANGEL (CB223) S K Sit -- OK to begin, checked shortly after, ridden along to settle 3rd last on rails 8Ls from lead, held this position throughout, battled early in straight but made some late ground between runners.
8 8 SUCCESSIVE GAINS (CC158) O Doleuze B Reared at start, taken back to settle last 10Ls from lead on rails, eased 2 wide at 700 M and made run 5 wide on turn, made up some late ground, gave to greater start.
9 1 MY CHOICE (CC283) Y T Cheng CP2 Average to begin, settled just worse than midfield 5Ls from lead 2 wide, had good trip throughout, had trouble getting clear in straight and lost momentum thereafter.
10 6 SAN LORENZO (CC092) R Fradd TT- Away well, caught wide from awkward draw, travelled 3 wide with cover 5Ls from lead in run, came 4 wide on straigh- tening but failed to make any impression.
11 4 GOODY (CD239) A Delpech -- Fairly away, drifted back to 4th 2 wide 7Ls from lead, came between runners in straight and got clear passing 350 M but unable to make up ground.
12 5 ORIENTAL MAGIC (CE133) S Dye BO-/TT- Slow into stride, settled 5th last on fence 7Ls from lead, followed paint throughout, did nothing in straight, not knocked around. (Blood in trachea.)
13 14 GIANFANTI (CD216) W M Lai V/TT Began with them from wide gate, trapped 3 wide with some 7Ls from lead worse than midfield, made 5 wide run in straight but showed nothing in stretch.
14 13 RUM SHOT (CE206) K S Yu -- Rider lost stirrup at start, lost considerable ground, settled 15Ls from lead in early part, ridden up to settle 3rd last 10Ls from lead, ridden hard on turn, well beaten.
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