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Race 5 (115)

TAI HO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 HAPPY AGILITY (T184) J Moreira CP1 Broke well, taken back & settled behind midfield 1 off with cover, driven turning in & switched wide, quickened up 300m & charged late to lead close home.
2 6 GERONIMO MEADOW (N226) T H So B/TT Good break, taken back to midfield, rousted 1150m to fore of midfield 3 wide no cover, pushed 4 deep 600m, advanced to press lead final turn, driven in 3rd 430m, kept on dourly to 2nd.
3 2 MOTIF (T065) Z Purton -- Speed widest & pressed leader 1 off no cover, vied for lead final turn & bumped rival, driven 350m & led 300m, kicked 1L clear, peaked 100m, tapered & headed close home.
4 13 GOOD FOR YOU (T265) Y T Cheng H Decent break, taken back to behind midfield but caught 4 deep no cover, driven centre track 400m, closed off for sound headway without threatening.
5 1 DANEWIN EXPRESS (S234) N Callan CP/H/XB/TT Missed break, recovered & pace to advance & slot 1 off 1 back at 950m, shifted 3 deep no cover 620m, rolled to lead turning in, outpaced & headed 300m, boxed on evenly.
6 5 FINE WITH ME (T178) M L Yeung H Taken back at start to 1 off near tail, over-raced 750m, shifted out final turn, driven 400m, stayed on for minor late inroads.
7 12 NEVER BETTER (T140) K C Leung B-/PC1 Fast start to lead, bustled to snag rail 1020m, headed 520m & under pressure when bumped turning in, outpaced but plugged on when beaten.
8 7 ONE OF A KIND (M391) H N Wong TT Fast start, settled on rail fore of midfield, shuffled back on turn, stayed on one pace.
9 11 LUCKY BALL (T130) C Y Ho H1 Moderate break, quickly rolled forward to settle 1 back on rail, driven 430m, plodded on tepidly.
10 10 HANG'S DECISION (T262) B Prebble H Dropped in from wide gate to sit 3 deep with cover near tail, driven wide final turn, plugged on same speed.
11 8 AMAZING ALWAYS (N432) C Schofield B/TT Dropped in from wide gate to race at tail, shifted widest into stretch, plugged on one pace.
12 14 SURREAL (S400) R Fourie B/H/TT Slow start, over-raced 1200m, settled 3 wide with cover behind midfield, advanced a place on turn, driven into stretch but struggled in run home.
13 9 BORN TO WIN (N386) C K Tong TT Missed break, rolled on to sit rail behind midfield, under pump home turn & shifted centre track, found nil in weak run to wire.
14 4 RAGING BULL (S370) N Rawiller B/H Broke well, sat fore of midfield 1 off with cover, driven into stretch, found nil & weakened tamely.
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