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Race 1 (037)

BOSTON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 JUST NOT LISTENING (B192) D Whyte B-/H- Jumped well from a wide draw, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, bumped near 400M, showed very good response in straight to score by 2-3/4L.
2 2 KING MORTAR (A097) C Wong V-/H2 Moderately away from the widest draw, raced 3 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, no cover throughout, made good progress final 200M to take 2nd.
3 1 DASHING GAINER (A412) N Callan P1/H2 Away with them, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, angled out and bumped near 400M, finished off well but no match to the winner, lost 2nd late.
4 9 FLYING NOBLE (A267) W M Lai -- Bumped and unbalanced start, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, same position on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off well to make frame.
5 7 GOUTEN OF GARO (A291) C Schofield H/TT Bumped on jumping, unbalanced, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off evenly in straight.
6 4 GREAT JOY (T338) Z Purton B Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back, wider turning in, bumped near 250M, kept on evenly to the line.
7 8 STAR SUPERIOR (V255) H T Mo B Slowly away, raced at rear on rail, 6 to 7 lengths back, angled out on turn, bumped near 250M, finished off evenly.
8 6 FLYING GODSPELL (V376) K C Leung PC Began well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, peaked shortly after turning in, headed near 200M, weakened gradually thereafter.
9 11 GOLDEN EFFORT (A427) M Chadwick CP-/P2 Jumped well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, easy run throughout, failed to quicken in straight.
10 10 FOREVER POSH (V072) H N Wong B/TT Crowded on jumping, raced wide at rear, 7 lengths back, no cover on turn, failed to close off in straight.
11 3 LIGHTNING STEED (B274) A Sanna CP-/B1 Crowded out start, raced 5 lengths back on rail, there to turn, showed no response in straight and eased.
12 12 SINCERE HORSE (A386) T H So P1 Began awkwardly, raced at rear, 7 lengths back, last turning in, showed nothing in straight, finished last.
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