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Race 5 (023)

CHEUNG FAT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 PRESIDENT'S CHOICE (D038) K Teetan -- Shifted in at start and made contact, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out 600M, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 150M, kept on well, in command and eased close home.
2 12 TAILOR MADE (C522) M Chadwick TT Moderately away, raced 2 wide better than midfield, commenced move 550M, took the lead 300M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 150M.
3 14 CHATER PINS (E057) C Y Ho SR Taken back from a tricky gate, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out approaching 500M, made good progress in straight to take a place.
4 1 DARCI JOY (E161) Y L Chung B/TT1 Moderately away from gate 1, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, angled out 500M, finished off evenly.
5 7 OSCAR GLORY (E109) J Moreira V Average to begin, positioned 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, commenced move 550M, 3 wide turning in, took the lead early in straight, peaked and headed 300M, weakened final 100M.
6 8 SMILING TIME (E235) L Currie V/TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off evenly.
7 9 TURQUOISE ALPHA (E197) Z Purton CP/H/XB Out with rest, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide turning in, kept on same pace in straight.
8 6 EZRA (C056) L Hewitson B Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide towards rear, wider turning in, showed limited response early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
9 13 FLYING MIGHTY (D423) M F Poon B/TT Hampered start, raced at tail, 10 lengths back, closer on turn but still the last, passed some tired rivals in straight.
10 3 PALACE PAL (G172) C L Chau -- Away well, taken back to race 2 wide behind midfield, wider after passing 650M, very wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
11 10 RED ELYSEES (A005) S De Sousa B/TT Jumped well from gate 13, raced in midfield on the outside, 3 to 4 lengths back turning in, short of room and lost place near 400M, made no impression thereafter.
12 2 BORN THE SAME DAY (E458) A Hamelin H/P1/TT- Began well from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, headed early in straight, weakened final 300M.
13 4 COLOURFUL BARON (G301) A Badel B-/PC1/TT Moderately away, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M.
14 5 KOWLOON GREAT (E476) H Bentley CP/TT Moderately away, raced in 2nd, a length or so back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M. (See Racing Incidents.)
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