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Race 3 (306)

ROBAM HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 PEGASUS SUPREME (CL286) Z Purton B1 Jumped well. Sat 2-wide ahead of midfield to home straight. Took split passing 300M and closed off strongly to chase the leader. Asserted authority near the post.
2 6 TOP DRAGON (CK342) Y T Cheng B Caught wide in a forward position after start. Cut to the fence and led 1400M. Held a 2Ls advantage final 250M. Hung on until overhauled by the winner closing stages.
3 5 GOLDMEN Y Y (CL036) C W Wong BO-/SR-/H-/P1 Ridden to take fence behind midfield after start. Held up towards rear rounding home turn. Afforded unimpeded run final 250M. Finished off well to snatch a minor placing at line.
4 13 BEST NOODLE (CJ278) M Chadwick B-/TT Well enough away but insufficient speed to lead. Settled 2-wide behind midfield from first turn. Trapped towards rear turning in. Kept making up ground steadily in the straight. Just denied for 3rd.
5 7 HANDSOME BATCHELOR (CL076) K C Leung XB Good jump. Sat midfield on fence from first turn. Failed to see daylight home straight until 250M. Good place chance but was narrowly beaten at the post.
6 12 SUPER STRIKE (CL393) M Guyon CP Began fairly. Ridden to take a 3-wide spot behind midfield from first turn. Urged along back straight to maintain position. Hard ridden and was 5Ls off turning into home. Made up decent ground late without troubling the principals.
7 4 GOLD RUSH (CL026) G Cheyne B Slow to begin. Pressed to recover lost ground but was trapped wide first turn. Parked one-off behind leader from 1300M. Failed to progress after straightening.
8 11 DASH AHEAD (CD199) O Doleuze CP At rear on fence early. Shifted 4-wide back straight and improved outside field gradually home turn. Couldn't turn up a notch in the straight.
9 3 OUTTALIMITZ (CK312) B Doyle CP/H1 3-wide towards rear early and middle stages. Swung widest and was the last into final stretch. Beat tired runners home.
10 2 SUPER CAGA (CK054) T H So B-/CP2 Slowly away. Failed to muster despite of rider. Travelled wide and without cover at midfield early and middle stages. Improved to race within 2Ls of the pace from 1000M. Emptied 300M.
11 14 BULB TREASURE (CH048) M W Leung -- Began well and soon found the fence behind leader. No response when asked in the straight.
12 10 AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) J Lloyd B Eased towards rear from wide draw. Never improved.
13 8 BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) D Whyte B-/XB/PC1 Travelled wide behind midfield early and was left without cover from 900M. Progressed wide to race near the leading section home turn. Peaked soon after straightening.
14 1 SHAM SHUI PO (CL182) N Callan -- 3-wide at midfield. Struggled home turn. Faded inside final 300M.
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