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Race 9 (733)

AMBER HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 WAH MAY FRIEND (T309) M Chadwick TT Surged to the front from an outside draw, racing wide before crossing to the fence 900m. Kicked ahead top of straight and kept finding more when challenged.
2 11 HAMMER KING (V034) K C Leung B Bounced well, racing inside leading trio before over-racing from 900m when leader crossed to rail. Got clear run passing 350m, kept on well to line.
3 6 INVINCIBLE DRAGON (V166) B Prebble H Jumped with field, pressed forward while racing wide without cover 2.5L from leader. Covered extra ground turn, battled on gamely in straight.
4 7 RACING SUPERNOVA (V128) J Moreira -- Jumped OK but bumped and unbalanced 1000m, dropping 3-back along fence, Switched to centre track in straight and finished strongly to just miss a placing.
5 3 EXCITING DREAM (P191) N Callan CP/TT Steadied soon after start to find cover, dropping to rear in one-off position. Switched wide entering straight and ran on fairly.
6 2 ALL YOU WISH (P031) O Bosson TT Slow into stride, shifted closer to rail and last on settling. Switched out to go forward around turn, wide into straight, boxed on one-paced.
7 9 WHY WHY (P372) C Schofield B/H/TT Ridden forward from an outside draw, sharing early pace before racing outside leader passing 900m. Lay out under pressure entering straight and faded gradually.
8 5 NEW ASIA SUNRISE (T268) K K Chiong -- Began well, rolled forward between horses before bumped, checked passing 1000m. Lost position turn and only one-paced in straight.
9 4 DISCIPLES TWELVE (P018) C Y Ho -- Began fairly, ridden to hold rail but outpaced, dropping to rear. Got shuffled back to last around turn, found nothing when asked in straight.
10 1 TOUR DE FORCE (N297) Z Purton B Bumped start, ridden to make up ground, checked heels 1000m then over-raced, settling behind midfield. Under pressure on entering straight and eased down final stages.
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