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Race 9 (316)

LIN FA SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 BRING IT ON (V407) C Schofield TT Not pushed early, settling at rear. Not asked for effort until niggled at home turn, surged forward down centre track to hit front 250m, then kept finding when challenged close home.
2 13 TAI SMART (A366) A Badel B/TT Not pressured early, settling behind midfield. Began forward move 700m, rolled forward 4-wide into straight. Hit front momentarily, but kept fighting when overtaken, only to lose narrowly.
3 1 CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) J Moreira B/H/TT Jumped well, taken forward, settling one-back, one-out. Swung wide into straight, rolled forward to look a chance 200m, boxed on gamely.
4 12 ACCLAIMED LIGHT (T369) K Teetan B Outpaced, racing at rear but away from fence. Still well back entering straight, taken to centre track and finished strongly
5 7 JADE FORTUNE (V020) U Rispoli B/H Used inside draw to hold rail 3L from leader. Surged forward turning for home to look a chance 200m, boxed on gamely.
6 6 RAZOR QUEST (S146) M Chadwick H/TT Outpaced and kept mostly at rear close to fence. Picked up momentum in straight running on well between horses before steadied 300m when blocked. Kept on well when clear.
7 10 GORGEOUS AGAIN (V326) M L Yeung B/H/TT Pressed forward from widest draw to race in midfield but kept wide throughout, covering extra ground. Kept wide in straight and boxed on fairly.
8 8 MAMBO ROCK (V050) A Sanna B Outpaced and last on settling. Remained well back to straight when picked up the bit and ran home steadily.
9 14 EASY HEDGE (T409) C Y Ho B/TT Hit stall on jumping, losing considerable ground. Made up ground along fence back stretch to race behind midfield but only one-paced in straight.
10 2 GRAND CHANCELLOR (B111) T Berry B Pressed forward to race outside leader passing 1600m before dropping back slightly approaching turn. Rolled forward to race 3-wide outside leader at turn-in before running out of gas.
11 4 JOLLY GENE (T146) K C Ng B/H/TT Away well, shared early pace till settling in box seat. Shifted out 800m when pace slacked, surged forward but wide outside leader to straight before running on empty and faded.
12 3 GREEN DISPATCH (V184) Z Purton TT Used early to race with the pace from an outside draw, then moved forward to race outside leader 1200m. Surged to the front on straightening before running out of gas.
13 11 LITTLE ISLAND (T390) W M Lai CP Used early from an outside gate to race 3-wide 2L from leader on settling. Kept wide thereafter and spent force soon after straightening.
14 5 FAITHFUL TRINITY (A247) M F Poon H/CP1 Burrowed through along the rail to lead on settling, then slowed pace back stretch. Put under pressure home turn, spent force on straightening, 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