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Race 10 (171)

MA WAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CLEAN SWEEP (CD323) D Whyte -- Broke well, allowed to stride forward and take up forward position 1 out 1 back 3Ls from leader, had run of race, loomed strongly to take lead passing 200 M and kept on to score strong win.
2 9 GALLANT FALCON (CD194) B Prebble TT Away with them, slotted in midfield spot 6th 2 wide. 4Ls from lead, had easy time in mid section, tracked winner in straight and challenged strongly passing 200 M but couldn't match it, very game.
3 1 RICE FIELD (CE134) E Saint-Martin TT Jumped well, taken hold of early, travelled 7th 5Ls from front-runners, raced 2 wide throughout and tracked 3 wide on turn, made strong run in straight making good ground.
4 7 HONEY MONEY (CC359) F Coetzee B/TT Showed good gate speed, pressed forward from widest gate to take up running, lead throughout at even tempo, held 1L advantage early in straight but couldn't hold off challengers over final 200 M.
5 4 SUNBELL (CB391) O Doleuze CP Only fairly away, caught 3 wide in rearward position from awkward alley, raced wide 6Ls from lead thereafter, pressed forward from 600 M and fought on gamely despite wide run.
6 3 VIKING TOR (CE207) C Brown -- Showed early speed to contest lead, raced outside leader throughout middle stages, had fair run to turn, in finish until 200 M but couldn't sustain effort over concluding stages.
7 10 EASY GAME (CC346) S Dye -- Average to begin, taken back to last 12Ls from lead, made 3 wide run from 600 M and came 6 wide on turn, chased gamely but gave to greater start.
8 13 CHINSOLA (CD328) P H Lo B Fairly away, taken back to 2nd last and 10Ls from lead, travelled 2 wide thereafter, made run between runners on turn and made steady ground in straight (hands and heels only).
9 6 CHATER SILK (CG050) A Delpech -- Broke with them, showed some early speed to cross to rails, travelled 3 back on fence 4Ls from lead throughout, made run between horses in straight but raced a little one paced over final 200 M.
10 11 GOOD HEART (CC026) D Dunn B Slowly into stride, settled in a rearward position on rails 12Ls from front, came 3 wide at 500 M and had field in front on home turn, only battled away in home stretch.
11 5 FLYING BISHOP (CA296) O Chavez B Jumped with field, settled 4th last 2 wide 8Ls from lead, came 3 wide passing 500 M and made run 5 wide in straight but showed little turn of foot when pressured.
12 14 ORIENTAL (CC202) W M Lai -- Average to begin, held rearward position on rails 8Ls from lead, used no energy throughout, came between runners on turn but only plugged away in straight.
13 8 COME HO CHOI (CE082) Y T Cheng SR-/B Began awkwardly, ridden up to obtain closer position on rails 6Ls from lead, had easy run thereafter, showed no dash when pressured at business end.
14 12 A PLUS FIT (CD013) M W Leung B2 Broke well, hard ridden to take up forward position behind leader on rails, raced 2Ls off leader thereafter, niggled along on turn, weakened badly in straight to be 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