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Race 9 (360)

THE HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 RAPPER DRAGON (V082) J Moreira H Broke well, pressed forward to grab third but shuffled back to fifth as field packed up. Stayed on rail around turn, got split 350m, powered through to lead 200m before pulling clear on hands and heels riding.
2 13 SEASONS BLOOM (V410) N Rawiller TT Began OK, not pushed, settling behind midfield along rail. Left fence 700m but found little room top of straight. Got clear 250m and finished off nicely.
3 2 BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) Z Purton B Away nicely, not pushed, settling in midfield in one-out position. Given more rain 700m, swung wide into straight, ran on strongly to grab minor placing.
4 9 WINNER'S WAY (A025) M Chadwick TT Checked after jumping fairly, ridden to make up ground racing 3-wide 1300m. Rolled forward to race outside new leader 880m, looked chance on straightening, battled well to 100m when flattened.
5 5 PAKISTAN STAR (V325) S De Sousa B/H/TT Began nicely, rolled forward but over-raced before settling 3-wide, 3L from leader. Wide around turn, bumped and unbalanced 450m, loomed up to join leaders approaching 200m, turning one-paced final 100m.
6 3 EAGLE WAY (A093) T Berry B/H Jumped with field, ridden along before hampered 1100m and shifted closer to fence behind midfield. Switch out entering straight, got clear running 400m, finished off nicely down centre track.
7 14 BABA MAMA (V214) G Mosse H/TT Began well but outpaced, dropping to rear in one-off position. Not asked for effort until straightening, taken to centre track and finished off nicely.
8 12 CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) U Rispoli B/H/TT Bumped and unbalanced start, recovered quickly and driven forward to take lead 1250m before crossing to fence 1000m. Collared approaching 200m but kept on gamely till swamped final stages.
9 4 HELENE CHARISMA (A129) A Badel H1 Jumped fairly, outpaced, dropping to rear. Attempted to improve potion but over-raced and checked 1000m. Swung wide entering straight and ran on fairly.
10 11 WESTERN EXPRESS (A090) R Moore -- Began fairly, ridden to hold position behind midfield. Not suited by tempo and had to be ridden to hold position middle stages. Swung wide into straight but only on-paced.
11 8 PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) B Prebble H First out, taken to rail and then settled behind the pace, some 2L from leader. Closed in top of straight to look a chance, kept on gamely to 100m before tiring.
12 10 LET US WIN (V381) S Clipperton B Began well, urged forward, settling along rail ahead of midfield. Lost position around home turn, under pressure from 300m, giving ground gradually.
13 7 SUPER CHIC (A134) K Teetan TT Outpaced and soon in last pair along rail. Made forward move around home turn but ran out of stamina shortly after straightening and faded.
14 6 RODRICO (A091) D Whyte B/H Hard ridden from widest draw to hold forward position, racing outside early leader before dropping to third when another took over. Started to feel the pinch on straightening and faded.
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