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Race 10 (759)

A FORCE FOR GOOD HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 HARBOUR MASTER (S145) J Moreira SR Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back, same position to turn, finished off very strongly in straight and scored narrowly.
2 4 HOLMES LEGEND (N375) B Prebble H Average to begin, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, 4 lengths back, same margin turning, dashed well in straight and took the lead near 250M, just couldn't hold off the winner late.
3 8 BEST SHOW (N438) C Y Ho B2/TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide at rear, 5-6 lengths back, difficult to settle near 900M, shared last turning, taken widest in straight and finished off very well, just missed 2nd. (See racing incidents.)
4 11 ADMIRAL LORD (P093) Z Purton XB/TT Began fairly from a wide draw, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide at rear, 5-6 lengths back, unbalanced near 900m, carried to 4 wide without cover on turn, finished off well to make frame despite hard run.
5 9 LUCKY OMENS (P146) A Suborics B/TT Slowly away, recovered to race 3 lengths or so back on rail, saved ground to turn, kept to inside after straightening and made reasonable headway.
6 2 WINNIE'S HORSE (P169) T Angland TT Began well from the widest draw, sent forward to race 1-out 1-back, same position turning, lacked an extra gear in straight, finished off evenly without threatening.
7 5 MEDALLIST (N024) K C Leung TT Jumped with them, positioned 2 lengths back on rail in 4th, easy run to turn, no daylight early in straight, finished off fairly when clear final 300M.
8 12 BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) T Berry SR/TT Taken back from a wide gate, raced at tail throughout, 8-9 lengths back, still last turning in, in traffic until near 250M, made some headway thereafter.
9 14 JAMESINA (CH290) C Y Lui B Average to begin, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide, 2-3 lengths back, no cover from 1100M, similar position turning, peaked on run when work load took toll.
10 7 AMBITIOUS CHAMPION (S083) K Teetan CP-/B1 Began awkwardly, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5-6 lengths back, similar position turning, no daylight early in straight and checked near 200M, closed off fairly when race was over.
11 10 RED DANCER (P264) M Du Plessis P/TT Jumped with them, positioned 2 wide in front of midfield, 2-3 lengths back, travelled well to turn, made no progress after straightening. (See racing incidents.)
12 6 NOBLE DE MAN (S215) C Reith B Taken back from a wide draw, raced 6 lengths back on rail at rear, saved ground turning, failed to close off in straight.
13 3 TODOS CON SUERTE (P350) T H So -- Jumped well from an awkward draw and pressed on to take the lead, easy run to turn, headed near 300M, dropped out gradually thereafter, never competitive.
14 13 MALAYAN PEARL (N416) H W Lai -- Began well, positioned prominently in 2nd on rail, under pressure turning in, showed no response and finished tailed out. (See racing incidents.)
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