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Race 1 (797)

MEDIC KINGDOM HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 CASH COURIER (S417) J Moreira B Began well from the one draw, settled not far off in 5th, raced tight inside the eventual 3rd early in straight, fought on dourly to just prevail final strides.
2 14 LE PANACHE (V369) D Whyte B Moderate start, settled in forward of midfield in 6th, switched wide for a run entering straight, ran on quite well but the post came too soon.
3 8 WONDERFUL CHASER (V258) C Y Ho -- Ridden early, settled just over 2L back in 3rd, shaken up to challenge on straightening, ran on to hit the front briefly 150 metres out, caught final strides.
4 5 SPORTS MASTER (A311) K Teetan V-/E/B2 Slightly slow out, held up in last few, switched wideset into the straight, finished off race well down the centre of the track.
5 9 CLEMENT LEGEND (B137) A Sanna B/TT Jumped fairly, settled in midfield on the rail, gained slightly closer to 6th around the bend when pace slackened, fought on steadily down the inside of the straight.
6 4 THE SHOW (T256) U Rispoli B-/V1 Broke well, gradually worked his way across from the widest gate to lead on the rail 1400 metres out, steadied pace approaching home bend, headed narrowly on straightening, faded inside the final 150 metres.
7 1 SUNNY ORIENT (V302) N Callan -- Began awkwardly losing ground settling in rear of midfield, gained slightly closer rounding home bend, raced tight between runners early in straight, switched out for a run 150 metres out, kept on without quickening.
8 2 BEST EFFORT (T220) Z Purton E/PC/XB Began well from a wide gate settling just off the pace, gained upper hand briefly over 200 metres out only to be overhauled closing stages.
9 10 LITTLE FANTASY (T298) M F Poon TT Settled within 3L of pace in 4th, became 5th passing the 1200 metres, no response under pressure in straight.
10 7 DOUBLE POINT (S246) S Clipperton -- Jumped fairly settling in midfield, one-paced in straight.
11 3 KWAICHUNG BROTHERS (A012) H N Wong B-/XB1/TT- Soon taken across from a wide gate settling at the back, ran past well-beaten horses in the straight.
12 6 TRIUMPH (A105) W M Lai B/H Began awkwardly losing ground, soon recovered to the rear of the field, gained slightly closer to 10th 1000 metres out, found nothing in straight.
13 11 ROCK THE TREE (P272) B Prebble B Settled well behind, never seen with a chance.
14 12 JOY PLUS FUN (V163) M Chadwick B/TT Moderate start from a wide gate settling towards the rear, dropped further back after straightening. (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