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Race 7 (256)

THE LONGINES HONG KONG MILE   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BEAUTY ONLY (S411) Z Purton H/TT Broke well but held and taken back through field to settle 3-wide at rear. Switched out turning for home, taken wide in straight and finished powerfully to win pulling ahead.
2 6 HELENE PARAGON (V167) H Bowman H/XB Jumped awkwardly, losing ground and dropping towards rear but away from fence. Blocked for run top of straight but before finishing strongly when clear to miss narrowly.
3 14 JOYFUL TRINITY (V110) G Mosse -- Jumped well but not pushed, looking for cover before settling 3-wide behind midfield. Improved position around turn, got clear run in straight and finished off strongly.
4 2 CONTENTMENT (S391) B Prebble P Pushed forward on jumping, settling one-out, one-back 1000m. Took closer order around turn to look a chance 200m before swamped final stages.
5 3 LOGOTYPE (A608) M Demuro XB Slow into stride then vigorously ridden to make up ground, grabbing box seat 2L from leader at turn. Held for run top of straight, got clear 200m, finished off nicely.
6 1 ABLE FRIEND (P303) J Moreira CP Jumped with field but restrained looking for cover at settling at the rear in one-off position. Taken to centre track on straightening and ran on steadily.
7 12 SATONO ALADDIN (V613) Y Kawada TT Slow into stride and last on settling. Tailed field to 200m before switching out and finishing off nicely.
8 11 ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) M Chadwick TT Began well, ridden to get forward position but caught wide without cover in midfield, Continued to race wide around turn and boxed on gamely in straight.
9 7 NEOREALISM (A609) R Moore CP/XB Broke well, pressed forward 3-wide to race outside hindquarters of leader on turning. Rolled forward to hit front 200m but then ran out of stamina and faded.
10 10 COUGAR MOUNTAIN (A610) D O'Brien CP/XB/TT Broke well, allowed to stride at own pace while edging towards rail behind midfield. Took inside run in straight but only one-paced.
11 4 GIANT TREASURE (T148) C Soumillon V-/XB1/B2/H2 Slow into stride, dropping to last, then shifted across behind running to fence. Made up some ground around turn but found little in straight under hard riding.
12 13 SUN JEWELLERY (T301) S De Sousa TT Ridden along early to hold forward position, settling one-off 3L from leader. Made forward move on straightening but run petered out 200m and faded.
13 9 BEAUTY FLAME (S117) K C Leung TT Pressed forward from outside draw to lead on settling, setting a slow first quarter before speeding up. Tried to kick clear top of straight but collared 200m and faded.
14 8 PACKING PINS (S386) M Guyon -- Began OK, pressed forward to hold rail, settling 4L from leader. Under pressure soon after straightening and gave ground steadily from 200m.
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