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Race 10 (299)

PAK TAM AU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) A Sanna B/TT Taken up early to settle forward of midfield. Forced a runt through at 300m, and raced tight from that point. Clear from the 200m and stayed on strongly to hold the win late.
2 14 EXPERTO CREDE (A110) M Chadwick H-/XB Taken up early to be handily placed 3rd. Nosed in front at 250m. Lost lead when running out of steam at 25m, and just held onto 2nd late.
3 13 SACRED IBIS (A127) K Teetan B Slowly away and dropped back to settle last. Still last at 350m, but ran strongly in the straight and was closing on first 2 very quickly late.
4 1 BOMBAY BLITZ (A338) D Whyte B1 Dropped back early to sit towards the rear of the field. Searching for a run top of straight. Bump 300m. Strong to the line and was gaining on first 2 late.
5 2 APOLLO'S CHOICE (S312) Z Purton CP Hampered on jumping before settling midfield, on the fence. Boxed in, on the rail, in the straight and was never tested.
6 9 ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) N Rawiller -- Eased back early to sit towards the rear of the field. Went looking for runs at top of the straight. Clear from 300m, and stayed on solidly late.
7 3 CALCULATION (A248) S Clipperton E Taken forward early to be handily placed 4th. Bumped and unbalanced 350m. Stayed on only fairly under hands and heels late.
8 6 MCQUEEN (V013) N Callan XB- Began awkwardly, before eventually settling around midfield. Checked and lost ground at 1100m.Battled on only fairly and picked up some slower ones late.
9 11 YOUNG EMPIRE (V116) W M Lai V/TT Pushed out early to be a clear leader. Still in front at 250m, but peaked soon after and dropped back through the field.
10 8 TANG FLEMING (A067) A Badel B-/TT Cruised forward early to settle forward of midfield. Didn't respond to pressure in the straight and was eased late. Vet- lame in near hind leg.
11 12 HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) K C Ng V/TT Began awkwardly and unbalanced the rider, before settling midfield. 1 paced early in the straight and dropped out late.
12 7 HARD BALL GET (P373) M F Poon B Dropped back early to sit 2nd last. Never progressed in the straight and eased late.
13 10 DOUBLE VALENTINE (A163) H T Mo B/TT Taken forward early to trail the leader, 1 off the fence. Severely checked at 300m and lost momentum. Not persevered with from that point.
14 4 STAR OF YAN OI (T389) O Doleuze B Stuck wide early, before easing back towards the rear of the field. Never responded in the straight, and eased a long way from home.
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