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Race 9 (416)

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

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 VOLITATION (V223) J Moreira -- Broke well, allowed to slide forward along rail settling 3L from leader. Came off fence passing 600m, 4-wide into straight, made ground steadily to lead passing 150m and kept finding to hold off challengers.
2 5 MR POTENTIAL (V270) N Rawiller -- Jumped with field but allowed to find feet, settling behind midfield between horses. Slightly inconvenienced passing 1000, improved position around turn, ran on strongly in straight.
3 10 THE SUPREME (V370) K C Leung H/XB Began OK but eased back and shifted across behind runners, settling at rear. Improved position around turn, swung wide into straight, taken to centre track and finished powerfully, doing best work final 100m.
4 1 PIKACHU (S298) S De Sousa B- Began fairly, dropping to rear before picking up momentum and improving to behind midfield. Took inside run on straightening and finished off strongly.
5 8 AGREE (A116) D Whyte H- Jumped OK, restrained, shifted across behind runners, settling at rear. Last into turn, still well back passing 300m before picking up the bit and finishing strongly.
6 9 BEAUTY FLARE (V240) N Callan CP/TT Outpaced early and last on settling. Became unbalanced passing 1000m, improved position around turn, ran on well in straight though raced in restricted room concluding stages.
7 11 BRILLIANT DREAM (S203) Z Purton B/H Began fairly, not pushed, hampered passing 1000m, dropping to rear. Made up some ground around home turn, taken wide in straight, finished off nicely.
8 2 CONVINCIBLE (T399) A Badel H Jumped with field not pushed, settling ahead of midfield and taken to fence. Niggled at turning for home, got clear run 300m, finished off well.
9 13 SHAMAL (V290) H W Lai SR Broke well, hard ridden to lead for a few strides before settling in box seat 1.5L from leader 1100m. Urged forward home turn, hit front 400m, battled strongly till flattened 100m.
10 7 KINGSFIELD (T403) K K Chiong B Hard ridden from widest draw to lead passing 1300m, crossing to fence 1100m. Collared shortly after straightening and gave ground gradually.
11 14 ALL MY GAIN (T018) M L Yeung B/TT Pressed forward from an outside draw to hold a forward position, settling 3L from leader in one-off position. Kept on steadily in straight before running out of condition 200m and fading.
12 12 SHINNING MOON (V268) U Rispoli SR-/XB1/TT Began well, pressed forward from an outside draw before shifting in abruptly 1200m when racing greenly. Lay in top of straight, and already a spent force when checked 400m.
13 3 SICHUAN BOSS (V416) K Teetan B1/TT1 Began fairly, then raced greenly early and middle stages dropping towards the rear. Lay out from 900m and last into straight where continued to lay out badly and eased down. Racing manners unacceptable.
14 6 WINWIN RUBY (A120) S Clipperton -- Hard ridden early to go forward, settling in midfield but wide without cover from 900m. Gave ground rapidly around home turn and finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance.
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