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Race 7 (312)

COTTON TREE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 SEA OF LIFE (D428) C Y Ho V Settled in midfield in 7th some 4L back, became closer in joint 5th when pace slackened on top of home bend, came under pressure to tackle leader on straightening, gained upper hand close to home.
2 13 TRIPLE TRIPLE (C359) M F Poon CP Some 2L back in 3rd on the rail early, switched off rails on top of home bend to share 3rd one back, hit the front under pressure briefly over 100M out, had no more to give close to home.
3 5 BIG FORTUNE (B220) C Soumillon B/XB Began well from a middle gate before taken over 3L back to forward of midfield 3-wide, slightly further back when baulked for a run upon straightening, obtained a clear passage 300M out to finish off the race nicely.
4 1 MASTER MONTARO (E142) Z Purton B/XB Broke well from the widest gate but snatched back towards the rear, raced keenly on heels just over 5L back rounding home bend, baulked for a run early in straight, finished off the race well. (Jockey questioned)
5 6 TRANSCENDENT (D126) J Moreira CP1/TT Taken back from a wide gate to just better than midfield early stages,made swift progress past the 900M to join the leader, gained narrow advantage briefly over 300M out, unable to sustain effort inside final 100M.
6 4 SILVER EXPRESS (E131) K Teetan -- Hampered at start, travelled wide without cover just worse than midfield some 5L back, shifted slightly wider entering home straight, produced good late impression inside final 100M.
7 14 TOP SCORE (V357) M L Yeung TT Began well but soon taken back to 5th about 3L off the lead, travelled 3-wide around home bend, unable to quicken to challenge in straight.
8 8 SERIOUS LIAISON (D434) A Badel TT Quickly taken back from a wide gate, travelled one from last before dropping to last passing the 600M, produced good late impression under pressure inside final 150M.
9 3 CRUISING (B337) C L Chau CP Ridden positively to lead from a wide gate, obtained rails run coming onto home bend before steadying the tempo shortly after, led until narrowly headed on straightening, folded up quickly inside final 150M.
10 12 LUCKY QUALITY (D050) M Chadwick -- Reared at start losing considerable ground, detached until 700M out, saved ground on the inside turning for home, made moderate progress along the rail in the straight.
11 9 MING WARRIOR (E128) N Callan TT Moderate start, travelled just worse than midfield most of the way to home straight, found nothing under pressure.
12 2 SUNNY BOY (A379) T Piccone B/TT Began well, tracked leader to home straight, faded steadily despite reminders.
13 11 STARZ HERO (D420) H T Mo B1 Jumped fairly but dropped steadily towards last few while racing keenly, awkward rounding home bend and the widest runner on home turn, made no impression in straight.
14 10 CHEERS BABY (E041) V Borges -- Crowded at start settling worse than midfield about 5L off the pace on the rail, saved ground in similar position turning for home, faded steadily inside final 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