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Race 1 (065)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GOOD NEWS (E374) Z Purton TT1 Bumped start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, hard ridden approaching 300M, showed very good response, hit the front 250M, kept on strongly to the line and scored.
2 1 MY ECSTATIC (E004) C L Chau TT Began well from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, angled out after passing 550M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, always held.
3 10 MEGA BONUS (E184) H Bentley XB Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, wider turning in, closed off well to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4 3 BEAUTY AMIGO (C124) M F Poon B/TT Shifted in at start and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, peaked early in straight, headed near 250M, weakened gradually final 100M.
5 4 WHISKEY NEAT (D150) B Shinn H/TT Commenced well, raced 3 wide better than midfield, no cover throughout, a bit closer on turn, peaked on run 200M, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 9 TOUCH FAITH (E153) J Moreira B Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 2 to 3 lengths back on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
7 2 YOUNG PASSION (D380) H T Mo -- Bumped start, raced at rear on the inside, 4 to 5 lengths back, angled out 500M, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. (Bled.)
8 8 FOREVER (E092) A Hamelin TT1 Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
9 7 WITTY SCHOLAR (E393) R Maia -- Taken back from gate 9, raced 2 wide at rear, 5 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight.
10 6 STRATHMORETOO (E426) K C Leung -- Average to begin, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
11 11 SUPER FLAMES (E299) H W Lai B1 Jumped well from a wide draw, taken back to race at rear on the outside, 4 lengths or so back, very wide into straight, failed to make any progress in the run home.
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