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Race 9 (543)

TOLO HARBOUR HANDICAP   Rating:105-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 WESTERN EXPRESS (A090) J Moreira -- Lunged at start losing ground, then hunted forward, settling midfield approaching turn. Pocketed top of straight but got split 300m and powered forward along fence to win close home.
2 4 NEW ASIA SUNRISE (T268) U Rispoli -- Quickly into stride from an outside draw, leading field but wide until 1150m when overtaken. Chased leader to straight, retook lead 300m out, looked winner before being run down close to line.
3 1 JOLLY BANNER (V077) N Rawiller -- Jumped well, pressed forward, settling 3L from leader in one-off position. Urged forward on straightening, looked chance 200m, one-paced final strides.
4 11 KEEN VENTURE (A024) M L Yeung -- Outpaced early, dropping to rear along fence. Stayed at rear till home straight when taken wide and finished off nicely.
5 7 PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) S Clipperton H Jumped OK, ridden along but unable to find cover, settling wide in midfield. Kept wide around turn and boxed on gamely in straight to finish just behind place-getters.
6 9 BEAUTY WAY (A159) M Chadwick TT1 Began fairly then stumbled before recovering, settling behind midfield. Lost some ground around home turn, taken to centre field on straightening and ran home fairly.
7 8 NASSA (A119) K Teetan -- Jumped with field but then restrained and shifted across behind runners to find cover, settling towards rear. Remained well back to straight and ran past tiring rivals.
8 5 LUCKY GIRL (T355) H T Mo CP1 Broke well, ridden to hold fence, surging forward to lead passing 1150m. Skipped 2L clear turning for home but collared 300m out. Boxed on gamely to 100m before giving ground gradually.
9 3 SIMPLY INVINCIBLE (V094) Z Purton B Away quickly, pressed forward, racing wide to 1000m when got cover 3L behind leader. Came off the bridle passing 500m and failed to respond to hard riding in straight, giving ground rapidly final 200m.
10 6 PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) K C Leung B-/XB Pushed forward from inside draw, hugging rail 4L from leader on settling. Stayed on rail around turn but ran out of steam halfway up the straight and faded.
11 10 BULLISH GLORY (A118) K C Ng B/H/TT Slow into stride and last on settling. Trailed field thereafter, losing touch with rivals in straight.
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