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Race 10 (339)

YUEN LONG HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 TUCHEL (G345) Z Purton -- Began well from the widest draw, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, a bit closer on turn, finished off strongly to score.
2 5 GALAXY WITNESS (G110) H Bowman B Taken back from gate 13, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back on turn, hard ridden after passing 300M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line.
3 4 MR ASCENDENCY (G227) S De Sousa CP Began only fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, a bit closer on turn, showed good response in straight, took the lead 100M, kept on well but unable to hold off the first two final 50M.
4 3 BEAUTY LIVE (G057) K Teetan TT Made contact at start, raced at rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, made very good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 2 CIRCUIT STELLAR (G076) L Ferraris H/TT Moderately away from a wide draw, raced prominently but 3 wide, 2 wide from 1000M, challenged the leader turning in, took the lead early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened final 50M.
6 1 WINNING METHOD (C383) C Y Ho TT Shifted out on jumping and made contact, raced 2 wide behind midfield, there to turn, finished off well without threatening.
7 10 A PAL (G393) K C Leung CP/TT Began well from gate 11, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, found rail near 1000M, sat 1-1/2L behind the leader on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 300M, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) (Bled.)
8 6 KING LAND (G141) C L Chau -- Commenced well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide from 600M, pressed leader turning in, hard ridden 250M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually final 100M.
9 9 WINNER METHOD (E178) L Hewitson TT Shifted out at start and bumped, positioned on rail in midfield, angled out approaching 500M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. (Blood in trachea.)
10 11 CAPTAIN WIN (E466) A Badel B/XB/TT Moderately away from gate 1, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M.
11 8 TIANCHI MONSTER (B350) H Bentley -- Taken back from gate 8, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, similar position on turn, one-paced in straight.
12 14 BEAUTY GLORY (E459) Y L Chung H/TT Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rivals turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final furlong.
13 13 CAN'T GO WONG (H087) M F Poon V-/CP1 Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong.
14 7 NAVAS TWO (G094) R Maia CP Began only fairly, raced 2 wide towards rear, there to turn, showed no response early in straight, eased final furlong. (Blood in trachea.)
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