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Race 9 (427)

SCMP RACING POST HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 HONEY MONEY (CC359) F Coetzee B/TT A neck 2nd out 3-wide no cover at 1200 M, 1L down in 2nd at 800 M when 2-wide, led at top of home straight, 2Ls clear at 200 M, hung on for pressure.
2 2 LUCKY CHAMPION (CD178) M Rodd -- 5Ls off pace in 6th on fence at 1200 M, over 3Ls down off home turn, stayed on well late for the quinella but not in time to grab the winner.
3 11 CHINSOLA (CD328) E Saint-Martin B 8Ls down towards rear down backstretch, 7Ls down entering straight, 5Ls down at 200 M and kept on well to only narrowly miss out on the quinella.
4 7 GOLD STRIKER (CD365) D Whyte -- Bounded and lost ground at start, 3Ls off pace in 4th on fence at 1200 M, same entering straight, 2Ls down in 2nd at 200 M, no extra close home.
5 14 HEALTHY FRUITS (CC193) M W Leung B/TT Had a nice run on fence about 2Ls off pace in 3rd from 1200 M to home straight, all out to keep within 2Ls of the winner at 200 M, unbalanced when beaten 100 M out.
6 12 THUNDER MAN (CB239) C Williams -- 9Ls off pace in 11th at 1200 M on fence, 5Ls down in 9th or so off final bend, one-paced thereafter.
7 10 TRAVEL LEADER (CD226) W M Lai SR Soon led on fence, never much more than 1L clear until home turn, headed at top of home straight, weakened.
8 4 GOOD HEART (CC026) C Soumillon -- Dropped out 10Ls off pace in rear down the back, 9Ls last entering straight and tacked towards cenre of track, made minor late ground to be nearest at the finish.
9 8 HAPPY CRUSADER (CE080) B Prebble SR 3-wide with cover when 8Ls behind in 10th at 1200 M, 5Ls down and 4-wide off final bend when still worse than midfield off home turn, no impression.
10 5 AWARD (CE111) S Dye -- Always 3-wide without cover in 3rd or 4th within 2Ls of the pace until home straight, soon faded out.
11 1 SPRINTER (CA067) R Fradd B Always worse than midfield and no closer than 6Ls to the pace at any stage.
12 6 FORTUNE PRINCESS (CE122) G Mosse -- Checked at start, 6Ls off pace in midfield when 2-wide at 1200 M, 5Ls down off home mid-division when awkwardly placed, weakened out.
13 9 WINNING CAT (CD123) S Sanders B Checked at 1400 M, never travelled well when worse than midfield, changed legs throughout and warranted the hard riding received, eased through final 200 M.
14 3 NOBLE CHAMPION (CC287) Y T Cheng TT- About 4Ls or 5Ls off pace in midfield until home straight, dropped out tamely.
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