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Race 9 (301)

TAI LONG AU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 NEW FOREST (K094) L Hewitson TT Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/2L turning in, kept on very well in straight and scored.
2 3 DEFINITIVE (K037) L Ferraris B/TT Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off well to take 2nd.
3 5 ANOTHER WORLD (K005) C Y Ho -- Bumped start, raced better than midfield on the inside, angled out 500M, 2-1/2L back turning in, kept on well in straight to take a place.
4 7 YOUNG ACHIEVER (J291) H Bentley B-/PC1/TT Began only fairly, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress.
5 4 DRAGON AIR FORCE (J279) H Bowman TT Moderately away, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, 4 wide from 750M, 4 lengths back turning in, finished off evenly.
6 13 ALLCASH (K190) Z Purton B/TT Began well, positioned 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, there to turn, no clear run early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter.
7 8 RELIABLE PROFIT (G462) J Orman P/TT Jumped well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, angled out 450M, raced tight early in straight, showed limited response early in straight, bumped approaching 200M, weakened final 100M.
8 10 TALENTS TRUMP (K535) D Probert SR/XB/TT Began awkwardly and bumped, raced towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back turning in, one-paced in the run home. (Right front tendon injury reported following day.)
9 12 MASK RIDER (K169) M Chadwick TT Shifted out at start and made contact, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 9 ARIEL (G223) R Kingscote CP-/B2/TT Began well from a wide draw, raced prominently, 2 wide, 1-1/2L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
11 14 ENDEARED (H161) K Teetan P/XB Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, very wide turning in, failed to close off in straight.
12 2 PERFECT TEAM (H120) E C W Wong TT Bumped start and unbalanced, raced at rear on the outside, very wide turning in, showed nothing in straight.
13 6 SHAMZ (L097) A Atzeni TT Began well from the widest draw, raced better than midfield but trapped wide, dropped towards rear after passing 700M, emptied early in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
14 11 EVERSTAR (K264) M Guyon CP Moderately away from a wide draw, trapped wide in midfield, sent forward after passing 1200M, raced prominently, 3 wide in the middle stages, weakened 600M, eased early in straight. (Blood in trachea.)
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