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Race 10 (099)

SASA BEAUTY+ HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 CLEAN SWEEP (CD323) D Whyte -- Away well, caught deep from widest gate, pressed forward to settle 3 wide without cover outside leaders (even slow tempo) hit lead at 300 M and drew away for easy victory.
2 8 AMPLE GAINS (CE021) O Doleuze -- Broke well, positioned 4 wide with cover 4Ls from lead throughout mid section, raced between runners to turn, came 5 wide in stretch and pursued leader valiantly in stretch finding him too good.
3 1 SOUNDS BEST (CE255) E Saint-Martin TT Began slowly and lost ground, ridden up to be just worse than midfield 3 wide 5Ls from pace, between horses there- after into clear passing 300 M and chased gamely to time.
4 7 HONEY MONEY (CC359) F Coetzee B/TT Fast into stride from wide alley, crossed to sit outside leader (even tempo) shaded inside horse throughout, lead into stretch but lacked turn of foot to match it in last 200 M.
5 9 SPRINTER (CA067) O Chavez B Jumped well, lacked early speed and trapped 4 wide with cover, raced 3 and 4 wide 5Ls from lead in middle stages, improved passing 600 M and tried hard in straight but couldn't make up ground.
6 4 DASHING THUNDER (CD080) Y T Cheng SR-/B2/TT- Showed good early speed, settled 6th 3 wide with cover 2Ls off pace, had wide run throughout, came 4 wide in straight but raced one paced under pressure.
7 14 VICTORY TURBO (CD320) W M Lai -- Bounced out to hold position behind the leader, enjoyed good trip in mid section, angled 2 wide on turn and had no clear running early in straight but couldn't match them when sprint went on.
8 2 KING HESPERUS (CE151) A Delpech TT1 Broke with them, restrained from wide gate, positioned 3rd last 2 wide 7Ls from lead, race between runners on turn and didn't have a lot of room, finished race off fairly without threatening.
9 10 KA KA WIN (CD006) S Dye CP Jumped with them, taken back from awkward draw, last throughout 2 wide 8Ls off pace, improved 3 wide passing 600 M and came 4 and 5 wide in stretch, couldn't make up ground.
10 3 AMBITIOUS TYCOON (CB157) C Munce -- Fairly away, positioned midfield 2 wide 5Ls from lead, spent no petrol in run travelled well to turn, didn't respond when pressured and not knocked around in straight.
11 12 NOBLE HEART (CC355) B Prebble B Slow to begin, ridden up to hold spot three back on fence 4Ls from pace, used nothing in run, held up badly passing 400 M and lost momentum, showed little thereafter.
12 5 ZONUS (CE149) R Fradd -- Only fairly away, ridden up to hold a forward position 5th 2 wide 2Ls from pace, 1 out 1 back between runners to turn, lost ground entering straight and dropped out to be well beaten.
13 13 LUCKY STALLION (CA249) K S Yu P- Slow to begin, settled 2nd last on rails 7Ls from pace, enjoyed even run throughout, niggled along on turn and showed nothing in straight.
14 6 OSCAR STAR (CC046) H W Lai -- Broke fairly, ridden hard to take up running at even slow tempo, overraced slightly when pressured in mid section, gave ground from 400 M and was beaten a long way.
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