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Race 10 (701)

ORIENTAL EXPRESS HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 BUNDLE OF CHARM (G213) A Badel -- Began well, raced prominently on the outside, there to turn, hit the front 300M, kept on strongly to the line and scored.
2 5 DANCING CODE (G365) C Y Ho PC/TT Away with them, raced in 3rd, 1 to 2 lengths back on turn, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner.
3 6 SUPERB BOY (G335) L Hewitson TT Commenced well, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide turning in, made good progress early in straight, peaked on run 150M, ran on evenly to the line.
4 1 SUPREME LUCKY (G457) Z Purton H/TT Moderately away from a wide draw, taken back to race at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off very strongly to make frame, nearest on line. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 4 COLOURFUL EMPEROR (H167) M Chadwick TT Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, peaked and headed 300M, weakened gradually final 100M.
6 7 EIGHTY LIGHT YEARS (H170) K C Leung TT1 Moderately away from gate 1, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly to the line.
7 2 GOOD BUDDY (E097) H Bowman -- Away well, raced 3 wide towards rear, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, made some progress in straight.
8 8 SOLID SHALAA (H228) M Dee -- Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out 450M, showed limited response early in straight, kept on same pace to the line.
9 9 MAYHEM (H226) K Teetan H Began awkwardly, difficult to settle in the early stages, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths back turning in, kept on same pace in straight.
10 10 ETERNAL BLOOM (G185) B Avdulla TT Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 5 lengths back, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight.
11 11 SHINING FORTUNE (G252) M F Poon PC-/XB/B2 Shifted in at start and bumped, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed some response early in straight, peaked 300M, weakened final 150M.
12 12 FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229) Y L Chung CP/XB Taken back from gate 12, raced towards rear on the outside, moved a bit closer in the middle stages, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
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