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Race 6 (121)

LAS VEGAS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BREAKING POINT (CJ179) D Beadman PC1 Settled just behind the leaders, 3-wide, benefited by the slow tempo, closed the raced off strongly to score its first win by a narrow margin.
2 1 LUCKY MONEY STAR (CH273) C W Wong -- Hard ridden to cross and sit outside the lead, enjoyed the slow early sectionals, led 300 M, ran on strongly to the line, just beaten by a nose in last stride.
3 4 SUNNY SMILES (CJ073) W C Marwing B- Pushed forward, 3Ls behind the leader along the fence, helped by the slow tempo, however just held ground in straight and held 3rd.
4 12 CLASSIC KING (CD256) H W Lai B/TT Eased to sit in midfield, 4Ls off the leaders on the rails, not suited by the slow early sectionals, little dash in straight.
5 7 CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) O Doleuze B/TT Worse than midfield along the fence, 6Ls off the leaders, dashed well 250 M despite not suited by the slow tempo.
6 13 SPRING SMILES (CG269) K C Leung B Eased to rear and took rail, 6Ls off the leaders, harmed by the slow pace, momentarily held up 400 M, showed little dash when clear.
7 11 COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) M Du Plessis -- Eased to sit behind midfield and trapped 3-wide, 5Ls off the leaders, harmed by the slow pace, swept forward 5 to 6-wide at home bend, lost too much ground, dashed well 300 M despite all negative racing situations.
8 3 HAPPY ALL AROUND (CD248) B Prebble TT Hold rail and led easily by 1/2L at advantageous slow early sectionals, however soon weakened 300 M.
9 6 JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) E Saint-Martin -- Took a more prominent spot in front of midfield, 3Ls off the leaders 3 to 4-wide, not suited by the slow tempo, lacked turn of foot, flattened 250 M.
10 14 PUERTO RICO (CH147) M L Yeung TT Bumped start, at back, 6Ls off the leaders 3 to 4-wide, harmed by the slow tempo, just ran on fairly in final stages.
11 9 JOY TRUMPS (CD242) G Mosse B/TT Eased to sit in midfield, travelled nicely, 4-1/2Ls off the leaders 2 to 3-wide, not suited by the slow pace, never responded.
12 2 CARE FREE MIDAS (CH053) D Whyte B Bumped start, travelled worse than midfield, 5Ls off the leaders 2 to 4-wide, harmed by the slow pace, no progress in straight.
13 8 SIR LAGO (CH268) W M Lai B Not suited by the slow pace, trapped 4 to 5-wide throughout and lost ground, never competitive at rear and tailed out.
14 10 NIGHT HUNTER III (CH102) B Doyle CP-/B1 Hard ridden to keep up in midfield, raced 4 to 5-wide throughout and lost too much ground, harmed by the slow pace, soon dropped off 400 M and tailed out.
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