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Race 9 (189)

PANASONIC FRONT LOADING WASHING MACHINE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 RATTAN (A061) C Schofield CP/H Shifted in soon after start, dropping to rear. Shuffled back to last 800m, stoked up passing 600m, very wide into straight, finished strongly to win close home. (Rider dropped whip 100m)
2 7 DARING FIT (V398) M F Poon B/TT Hard ridden to lead passing 1350m, then set slow pace to straight. Overtaken 400m but refused to give up and came again at the finish to grab quinella spot.
3 2 SERGEANT TITANIUM (S332) J Moreira -- Pressed forward but unable get cover and held three wide in midfield before striding forward to sit 3-wide 2L from leader. Took lead 400m but flattened close home and swamped.
4 4 HOME RUN (V101) N Rawiller B/H Hampered start, no speed, dropping to last. Not happy with slow pace and took off from 800m, circling field 5-wide to look chance entering straight. Kept on well before tiring final strides.
5 14 GENERAL DINO (A193) U Rispoli B Away well, holding rail 3L from leader. Lost position around home turn but stayed on rail in straight and kept on well to finish just behind place-getters.
6 13 AGREE (A116) K Teetan B Quickly away, gabbing box seat and trailing leader. Lost position home turn but kept battling in straight before racing tight final stages and not ridden out.
7 6 TAI SMART (A366) N Callan B/TT Ridden along to hold midfield position but held 3-wide before being allowed to stride forward around home turn to race outside leader at turn-in. Kept on well in straight before tiring close home.
8 12 BRING IT ON (V407) B Prebble TT Pressed forward from wide draw before cutting in for cover at midfield 1200m. Lost position home turn but kept on gamely in straight.
9 5 ISHVARA (S015) M L Yeung B/TT Ridden to hold forward position, settling one-out 3L from leader. Swung wide entering straight but only one-paced despite hard riding.
10 8 IMPERIAL GALLANTRY (T028) K C Leung B-/H-/V1/TT Jumped OK but over-raced while laying out, dropping towards rear. Shifted wider 800m, then hard to settle, hanging out in straight though made up some ground.
11 9 TOP ACT (P435) A Badel V-/CP1/TT Taken in for cover soon after start but still held wide towards rear. Swung wide entering straight but only one-paced.
12 3 FAST MOST FURIOUS (A165) S Clipperton -- Ridden early before seeking cover, dropping towards rear. Hard ridden approaching turn-in but made little headway. (Rider said horse sweated up badly before start)
13 11 UP AND COMING (S266) D Whyte B/TT Away well, shared early pace before seeking cover in midfield one-away from fence. Under pressure turning for home but failed to respond and hung out in straight.
14 10 MARQULA (V423) W M Lai TT First out, holding lead for a few strides before racing outside hindquarters of leader on settling. Lost position around home turn and faded 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