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Race 1 (391)

BILLET EXPRESS HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 FOLLOW THE WIND (M331) D Whyte B Vied for the lead early from a poor draw, settled just off the pace in 3rd, held slender advantage around the bend kicking over 1L clear over 200 metres out, held on nicely.
2 10 YOUNG HAPPY (M305) A Suborics B Waited with, made significant progress under pressure down the straight, nearest at finish.
3 1 FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) N Callan B/TT Jumped well from a poor draw, settled wide in mid-division of spread out field, commenced move rounding home bend, fought on under pressure in straight without threatening the winner.
4 9 SOUTHCHINA COMMAND (S290) C K Tong B-/TT- Niggled at just worse than midfield, closer up turning in, did not find much room early in straight, ran on to be nearest at finish.
5 2 JUN JU (N291) Z Purton B/TT Soon taken back from the widest gate and waited with, baulked for a run until after the 200 metres in straight, finished off race very well.
6 7 CHANS DELIGHT (P420) U Rispoli SR1/XB1/TT- Broke well, gradually settled in midfield, took closer order rounding home bend reaching 2nd upon straightening, but unable to sustain effort inside final 200 meters.
7 5 COLOURFUL PROFIT (S123) J Moreira B-/TT Soon picked up along rails to settle just better than midfield, awkwardly placed on heels approaching home straight, looked for a run just off the rails after straightening, kept on same pace without threatening.
8 14 ALL MY BENEFIT (P073) M Demuro H/TT Settled in midfield, switched off rails for a run entering straight, fought on steadily without threatening.
9 6 ELECTRONIC GOSPEL (S026) B Prebble B- Settled towards the rear from a wide draw, went widest turning in, made no impression in the run home.
10 11 THE ONLY KID (CH173) G Mosse TT Mainly in midfield to straight, made modest progress early in straight before fading in closing stages.
11 12 BAMBOO DANCE (M327) Y T Cheng B Always well behind dropping to tail-end into straight, made some late impression in the run home.
12 3 COOL PAL (S035) K C Leung -- Driven forward to hold 4th place one off the rails, closer up before coming backing 3L off around the bend, renewed effort to dispute lead briefly entering straight, dropped away quickly after straightening.
13 13 COSMO ONE (M410) K Teetan B/H/SR Worked his way to the lead from a wide gate, increased pace to stretch to 2L lead briefly passing the 1000 metres, folded up quickly after straightening. (Jockey warned for ill-judged pace in the second section)
14 8 KING OF SMARTS (S176) M L Yeung B-/PC1 Broke well from the gate two, shared the pace before the leader quickened his pace coming out of back straight, yielded ground steadily from the 500 metres.
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