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Race 11 (759)

AQUAMARINE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GOOD LUCK FRIEND (D228) J Moreira CP Began well before being crossed and racing in midfield on rail. Moved away from the inside on straightening, shifted wider again at 350m before making continual headway to strike lead in final strides. Narrow winner.
2 10 BIG FORTUNE (B220) C L Chau B/XB Began well before settling in midfield between runners. Moved closer to lead near half-way before cornering 2L behind. Made continual headway to strike lead inside final 100m before being caught by winner last few strides.
3 8 BIZ POWER (B052) Z Purton B Raced in midfield on rail throughout early & middle stages. Moved away from the inside approaching the corner, shifted wider entering the last section before closing off strongly in final 250m to narrowly beaten third.
4 1 SUPER DOBBIN (D352) K Teetan -- Checked near 900m & raced wide in the second half. Improved position in middle stages when continuing to cover extra ground. Five lengths behind on straightening, closed off strongly in concluding stages to not be beaten far.
5 3 CRUISING (B337) A Hamelin -- Showed speed to lead before crossing to rail near 850m. Raced over 1.5L clear entering the last section before being headed inside the final 100m & tiring a length or two late. Not far behind after setting the speed.
6 6 WIND N GRASS (D197) K C Leung TT Steadied after start before being inconvenienced near the 1000m. Again hampered near 950m & consequently relegated to last. Clear last on cornering before moving wider & making solid late ground from poor position.
7 12 ELIGERE (C473) V Borges -- Raced in midfield between runners early before drifting further back passing half-way. Entered last section over 5 lengths from the lead before making up a few lengths when running on to midfield from rearward position.
8 11 WHAT A LEGEND (C004) M F Poon B Crowded at start, raced near the rear before being checked near the 1000m & racing at tail. Continued near the tail on straightening before making up a length or two when running on to midfield from the back.
9 7 EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) B Shinn -- Raced in midfield after start before losing ground when checked near the 950m & consequently racing wide with cover thereafter. Entered last section 4 lengths from the lead & effectively held position in dash to line.
10 9 HINYUEN SWIFTNESS (V250) K H Chan B/TT Improved after start but was left racing 3 wide without cover in 4th place. Cornered very wide before peaking on effort at the 300m & weakened out after covering additional ground throughout.
11 4 STANLEY PARK (C446) C Wong V Ridden forward after start before crossing to rail & racing on leaders back. Entered last section only 2.5L from lead but weakened out meekly in final 300m. Well beaten.
12 14 LIKE THAT (D328) M L Yeung B Crowded at start before improving position to race outside the leader nearing the 800m. Came under hard riding on straightening & weakened out sharply in final 250m.
13 13 SEVENTH SEA (D134) H W Lai SR Raced in midfield on rail after start before drifting further back after first furlong. Made no improvement after straightening & beat only one runner home.
14 2 BEAUTY LOYAL (B383) C Y Ho B/TT Began only fairly & settled third from last. Moved wider approaching the corner but did nothing in the straight & was a well beaten 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