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Race 9 (009)

COTTON TREE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 BABY SAKURA (L230) C Y Ho TT Box seat, unable to secure clear run until 350m out, ran on well to edge ahead final 50m in tight finish.
2 8 FLYING FORTRESS (J445) H Bentley CP/XB/TT Settled in mid-field, travelled smoothly into home straight, stayed on strongly, just failed.
3 7 BEAUTY CRESCENT (H334) Y L Chung B/TT Chased leader, ran on well to lead 200m out, headed close home, sticking to task.
4 4 AEROINVINCIBLE (J180) A Atzeni H/TT Showed great speed to lead, under pressure 400m out, headed 200m out, weakened final 100m.
5 6 CIRCUIT CHAMPION (J428) Z Purton CP/TT Four wide in rear of mid-field without cover, ridden along 400m out, stayed on but unable to reach leaders.
6 2 THE RED HARE (K312) M F Poon H/P/TT Wide in mid-field without cover, pushed along into home straight, no threat to leaders.
7 1 LUCKY SAM GOR (K114) H Bowman XB Waited with in rear, blocked off when going for run 350m out, clear run 300m out, unable to quicken.
8 3 POCKETING (L396) B Avdulla CP1 Dropped out from widest draw, held up last, commenced move out wide 700m out, lacked pace to challenge.
9 11 EXCELLENCE VALUE (K093) P N Wong B2/TT Waited with towards rear, had to wait for run turning into home straight, no impression.
10 9 YUEN LONG ELITE (J272) M L Yeung B-/V1/TT Raced in rear, dropped to last place 600m out, unable to improve position, never a factor.
11 10 TITANCK (L299) M Chadwick XB- Rail position in mid-field, under pressure 600m out, dropped away quickly in home straight.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only BL : Brush Pricker Left Side BR : Brush Pricker Right Side
BK : Barrier Blanket CC : Cornell Collar CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
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