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Race 5 (688)

WONG CHUK WAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 NOBLE SILENCE (CD238) M Chadwick -- Slowest away, raced 4-back on rails initially, crept closer to go just over 2Ls back in 5th turning in, responded well for pressure to lead inside final 50 M. .
2 4 CHEEKY LAD (CG198) B Prebble B Nicely placed on rails in 3rd at the 1000 M, moved closer off last turn and led over 300 M out, was ground down by the winner inside the final 50 M.
3 11 LIONS' FORTUNE (CJ114) M W Leung H/TT 9Ls last at 1000 M but improved on the circle to be 4Ls back in midfield off last corner, stayed on well for 3rd without quite tackling quinella pair.
4 12 ROYAL DOMAIN (CH287) R Fradd -- Towards rear 6Ls off early speed, 5Ls down on straightening, didn't quicken up sufficiently to place, all out to grab a moderate 4th.
5 6 STEEL NERVES (CG320) D Whyte B Midfield on the rails down the back straight, briefly tight for room when challenging 2Ls off pace at top of home straight, one-paced when clear.
6 2 MY WHISKY (CK071) K C Leung -- Led by 1L on rails before handing up and box-seating from 800 M to home turn when briefly leading, soon headed and one-paced to wrap up.
7 5 MASSIVE STAR (CJ126) C W Wong B/H Worked very hard out wide no cover to lead by 2Ls on rails at the 800 M, headed just before the final bend and steadily fell away.
8 3 SOHNA (CG183) Z Purton B/TT 5Ls off pace in 8th at the 800 M, over 2Ls down turning for home, didn't find much under pressure and beaten 200 M out.
9 7 SEVENS HEAVEN (CE175) K T Yeung CP/XB/TT Slowly away, worse than midfield trapped 4-wide no cover from the 800 M, 5-wide (widest of all) into straight, extra work took its toll.
10 13 LUCKY DRAGON (CD322) Y T Cheng TT Awkwardly away, worse than midfield when checked at the 800 M back to 12th about 7Ls off speed, never on terms.
11 10 GLITTERING (CJ343) M Du Plessis B1 Very keen while hanging out down the back straight when rearward, 8Ls adrift turning for home, lost further ground, poor.
12 8 ICE FIRE (CJ272) W C Marwing -- Caught 3-wide no cover down the back straight when 4Ls off pace in 6th or so, worse off spinning for home, dropped out very rapidly.
13 9 FLORAL IMAGE (CK027) W M Lai XB1/TT Handy better-than-midfield position 4Ls off pace at 800 M, struggling to lie up turning for home, ceded ground very rapidly.
14 14 SUPERB GAINS (CJ058) C K Tong TT Close-up in 4th about 3Ls off pace at the 1000 M, soon began to back-pedal, hung in while dropping out from top of home straight, to trial.
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