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Race 9 (382)

ABLE FRIEND HANDICAP   Rating:100-75   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 INVINCIBLE SHIELD (K168) C Y Ho -- Tracked pace against rail, had to wait for run turning into home straight, switched inside for clear run 300m out, strong run final 200m to get up on line.
2 11 YOUNG CHAMPION (J195) M Chadwick B Head in air shortly after start, towards rear, commenced move out wide 700m out, good progress to lead 200m out, ran on well and beaten only narrowly.
3 4 PATCH OF STARS (J343) Z Purton TT Bumped out of stalls, tracked leaders, switched for clear run 600m out, pressed on 350m out, stayed on but no further impression on front two late on.
4 8 GUSTOSISIMO (J303) M Guyon TT Settled in mid-field, did not travel with much fluency on bend, unable to secure clear run until 250m out, stayed on for pressure.
5 10 SWIFT ASCEND (H395) A Badel B/TT Dropped out from wide draw, pushed along wide into home straight, stayed on but never going pace to get competitive.
6 3 LADY'S CHOICE (H155) E C W Wong B Shifted out and bumped out of stalls, made running, ridden top of home straight, headed 200m out, weakened final 100m.
7 7 MASTEROFMYUNIVERSE (J325) A Atzeni -- Held up last, keen middle stages, still in last place top of home straight, passed a few tiring rivals late on, never a threat.
8 2 MUGEN (H338) K Teetan B- Crowded at start, settled in rear of mid-field, ridden top of home straight, lacked pace to challenge, never dangerous.
9 9 HARMONY N BLESSED (E061) M L Yeung B-/TT Tracked pace out wide without cover, taken wider on bend, unable to hold position early in home straight, flattened out final stages.
10 5 PACKING ANGEL (J454) L Hewitson XB1/TT- In rear after sluggish start, rail position throughout, unable to pick up for pressure from 400m out, no impression.
11 6 CHATEAUNEUF (J219) H Bentley B/TT Raced wide, improved to chase leader 900m out, struggled to hold position top of home straight, dropped away quickly 300m out.
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