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Race 10 (046)

WOODPECKER HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GREEN CARD (V126) T Berry CP/TT Began awkwardly and lost ground. Recovered to push to midfield. Wider on the turn. Battled hard in the straight and just held on to the win late.
2 11 IMPERIAL GALLANTRY (T028) K C Leung B/H/TT Eased back early to settle worse than midfield. Came wider on the turn for a clear run. Ran strongly in the straight, and showed good turn off foot in the last 100m to get 2nd late.
3 9 PRETTY BAUHINIA (A135) K Teetan B Eased out early to sit forward of midfield, 1 off the fence. Had to come in off heels at 350m for clear running. Strong run to the line, and just lost 2nd in the shadows of the post.
4 13 BRING IT ON (V407) C Y Ho TT Dropped back early to sit at the rear of the field. Came down the extreme outside in the straight, and ran steadily to the line. Finished well late.
5 1 KINGSFIELD (T403) M F Poon XB/TT Taken forward early to settle 2nd/3rd, on the fence. Ran well early in the straight and lead until the 100m. Peaked soon after and dropped back late.
6 4 GONNA RUN (T094) N Rawiller TT Eased out early and dropped back to sit at the rear of the field, on the fence. Angled off heels at the 150, and stayed on solidly late.
7 2 MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) H N Wong CP/XB Taken up early to settle forward of midfield, 3 wide with limited cover. Battled on 1 paced, without ever really threatening a place.
8 14 SUCH A HAPPINESS (A152) C Schofield -- Cruised forward early to settle midfield, on the rail. Went to the line 1 paced and made no real impact.
9 6 WINSTON'S LAD (T348) N Callan H Taken up early to settle forward of midfield, on the fence. Held up early in the straight and unbalanced when bumped at 300m. Stayed on steadily in the straight without threatening and accepted things late.
10 8 HAY RUN (V337) M L Yeung H/TT1 Steadied off heels on jumping and dropped back to sit last. Plugged on in the straight and went past some of the slower ones.
11 10 GENERAL DINO (A193) U Rispoli -- Dropped back early to sit towards the rear of the field, pushing to worse than midfield at 1000m. Came wider on the turn, but made very little inroads in the straight.
12 12 BEAUTY LOVE (V025) D Whyte H/TT Pressed forward early and settled 3rd/4th, 1 off the fence. Dropped out quickly from the 250m.
13 7 SIR REDALOT (A196) J Moreira B Pushed forward from the wide draw to lead. Nothing in the tank late and dropped out rapidly from the 250m mark.
14 5 CHEERFUL BOY (V019) H T Mo CP/TT Bounded out and pushed forward from the wide draw to sit 2nd, but stuck wide no cover. Had nothing left in the straight and dropped out quickly.
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