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Race 2 (397)

KOKURA HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 JADE DANCER (CE170) R Fradd -- Settled nicely around midfield until home straight. 5th to turn in. Responded well under pressure inside 250 M. Hit front 150 M out and held off challengers.
2 5 BULLDOZER (CG062) C Soumillon B1 Average to begin. Quickly into first few. Took up a 2 deep position before checking at 700 M. Continued to hang out mid stages. 1L back after straightening. Fought on to hold some chance but found winner too strong.
3 4 DOUCAI (CC255) O Doleuze B Broke well. Showed pace to take up forward position outside leader. Remained half length off pace until straight. Kept on well and took lead briefly upon straightening. Failed to match strides with top pair final 100 M.
4 10 BIG WINNER (CD229) A Delpech H/TT Slow to begin. Ridden along out of the gates and raced 2 wide no better than midfield. Pressured on turn. 4th last turning in. Steadily made ground in straight but unable to threaten. Closest at finish.
5 2 EVER MORE (CB130) M W Leung B/TT Broke well. Raced prominently on fence under pressure. Niggled along rounding home turn to be within a length of leader whilst hanging out. 4th to enter straight. Failed to keep pace and weakened final 200 M.
6 11 DR HAENSLER (CE003) G Schofield -- Broke well. Showed good early pace to take up running. Had easy trip to turn on fence. Led field until straightening. Unable to quicken and surrendered the lead early straight. Weakened thereafter.
7 3 WAFER KING (CD276) C Brown B-/PC1/TT Good start. Kept behind midfield, 4Ls off lead on fence until straightening. Travelled well on turn but failed to sprint when pressured. Kept on evenly without improving position.
8 8 TROPHY (CD027) D Whyte PC1 Jumped well. Raced handy, 2 off within 2Ls back early stages. Checked and hampered wide at 700 M. 3Ls off lead on straightening. Failed to quicken and faded gradually.
9 9 FASTER FASTER (CG010) E Saint-Martin B1 Broke with them. Raced comfortably around midfield. Forced 4 wide midway. Switched wider onto the track entering home. Same paced till finish.
10 1 SUPERSONIC (CC245) B Prebble B Blundered on jumping and outpaced early stages. Unable to keep pace under pressure. 3rd last 3 wide with cover at 800 M. 5Ls back on straightening. Failed to make impact.
11 6 CONQUEROR (CE270) H K Yim B1 Last one out and was checked shortly after. Outpaced early despite being hard ridden. Last to enter straight. Never seemed likely.
12 12 HAPPY ALL AROUND (CD248) H W Lai B Average to begin. Raced in the rear section. Pressured at 600 M but no response to riding. At least 6Ls behind leader on straightening. Dropped out under pressure in straight.
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