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Race 2 (128)

L'OREAL PARIS HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 OPTIMIZATION STAR (N179) T H So B Settled midfield, on the rails with cover. Shifted out before the home turn, was held up early in the straight, got going late under hard riding.
2 12 FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) C Y Ho B/TT Was posted deep on the speed in the early stages before drifting back and settling 2-3 wide with cover, midfield. Peeled out turning for home and finished off purpose.
3 8 FANTASY AND GOLD (N326) A Suborics B-/H1 Parked in front of midfield, 2 deep with cover. Hit the lead near the 250m, grudgingly gave way over the final stages.
4 2 NO TIES (N271) D Whyte B/TT Made its run from behind midfield, had cover, 1 off. Closed off willing down the outside.
5 9 FLYING SUPREME (CK226) H W Lai B Camped ahead of midfield, 3 wide with cover. Kept on evenly in the run to the line.
6 1 AFRICA LIGHT (N030) J Moreira B/TT Couldn't go early, settling well back in the field, on the fence with cover. Ran into traffic problems in the straight, finished off reasonably over the last 100m.
7 5 TRIUMPHANT DRAGON (P078) M L Yeung B/H Stalked the leader on the fence. Was badly held up until passing the furlong, finished off soundly after switching out into the clear.
8 3 CONFUCIUS ELITE (N381) N Callan SR Settled 1 out 1 back. Held up early in the straight, never did much once into clear running.
9 6 GORGEOUS LIFE (CK327) K C Leung B/XB/TT Did plenty of work to go forward to travel prominently, 3 deep without cover on the circle. Faded over the concluding stages.
10 10 JUST GOOD (L133) G Mosse H Travelled in last position on the rails with cover. Never ran on and was one paced over the final stages.
11 13 SPECTACULAR AWARD (CK364) K C Ng B Ridden with plenty of purpose early in the race to assume 2nd position outside the leader. Was a beaten horse after the 200m, and tired easily thereafter.
12 4 DRAGON CHOICE (L338) M Chadwick B/TT Vigorously ridden in the early stages to take up the lead along the fence after the 900m. Was gassed in the straight.
13 11 CRUISE CONTROL (P198) Z Purton B/TT Positioned 4th from the rear 1 off with cover. Struggled in the home stretch and showed no response in the straight.
14 14 GOAL AND GOLD (N229) K Teetan P-/XB1/TT- Raced at the tail of the field, 2 deep with cover. Failed to close off and finished well back.
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