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Race 9 (322)

TAI TONG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 VICTORY SKY (J540) Z Purton TT Jumped well, raced prominently, good progress to press leader 700m out, kicked two lengths clear 200m out, won readily.
2 1 SWIFT ASCEND (H395) H Bowman B/TT Settled in mid-field, moved smoothly into contention 400m out, stayed on well but no threat to winner.
3 7 BLAZING WIND (J157) M Guyon B/TT Bumped leaving stalls, in rear out wide, pushed along widest into home straight, ran on well final 200m.
4 9 ARMOUR WAR EAGLE (J039) A Atzeni CP/TT Heavily bumped out of stalls and lost balance, settled in rear of mid-field, followed runner-up through 400m out, stayed on for pressure.
5 3 MUST GO (J133) D B McMonagle E/PC/TT Rail position in mid-field, improved against rail on bend to chase leaders, one paced and unable to get on terms with leaders.
6 12 HERBAL STAR (L053) H T Mo -- Tracked pace out wide, under pressure to hold position 600m out, never a threat but not beaten far.
7 4 SUPER JOY N FUN (J164) A Badel XB/TT Mid-field on outer, wide into home straight, short-lived effort 400m out, no extra and gave ground final 200m.
8 11 GOOD LUCK BABE (K016) Y L Chung B1/TT Bumped exiting stalls, held up, still in rear top of home straight, no impression.
9 6 ARIEL (G223) R Kingscote B/TT Waited with towards rear, ridden on bend to chase leaders, unable to quicken.
10 8 FUN N FUN TOGETHER (J232) M F Poon B Shifted out and heavily bumped out of stalls, showed speed to recover and lead, headed by winner top of home straight and dropped away quickly.
11 10 GIANT LEAP (J143) K Teetan B Tracked pace out wide, struggled to hold position 550m out, dropped away quickly final 300m.
12 2 DRAGON FOUR SEAS (J317) C L Chau B Driven along and outpaced early stages, eased when detached 600m out, never involved.
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