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Race 9 (410)

GAGE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 EVER BRIGHT (CG223) D Nikolic -- Settled on rails behind midfield. Badly baulked for a run in straight until inside 200 M. Finished off race well to snatch victory final strides.
2 11 TOP HONOR (CE183) G Mosse -- Raced wide in midfield. Took closer order when wide coming out of back straight. Continued to circle field rounding home bend. Responded well under pressure to gain 2Ls break just inside 200 M only to be denied final strides.
3 5 MASTERY (CC176) A Starke XB-/TT Travelled towards rear. Obtained a clear passage only over 250 M out and ran on steadily under pressure to reach 3rd place late.
4 1 FANTUZZI (CG187) H W Lai XB Settled in rear. Effort when wide rounding home bend. Sustained progress down centre of straight to narrowly miss a placing.
5 13 GALLANT FALCON (CD194) M Nunes B/TT Settled mainly 2 wide behind midfield. Improved to 4-wide midfield rounding home bend. Made moderate progress in straight without threatening.
6 3 NASA PEARL (CC068) M W Leung -- Settled well back. Shifted to the centre of the track upon straightening and ran on steadily under pressure without threatening.
7 8 MAN IN THE MIRROR (CH058) D Whyte -- Ridden along early to settle on rails just behind leader. A 1L 4th turning in but did not have too much to give in the run home.
8 2 GOLD FIELD (CC096) F Coetzee B Settled at the back. Shifted wide rounding home bend and into straight. Made moderate progress down straight without threatening and ended up on stands' rail 200 M out.
9 10 PIONERO (CD402) W M Lai -- Began well gradually crossed to inside to be restrained 2-wide just off the pace before home bend. Disputed lead rounding home bend. Kept on same pace under pressure early in straight before dropped out inside 200 M.
10 4 PRIME SCORE (CG280) K T Yeung B Raced keenly mainly in 4th or 5th 2 wide within 2Ls of pace. Did not find much room behind runners early in straight. Hampered passing 200 M and dropped out tamely.
11 7 CELEBRATION (CB029) C W Wong B Niggled at early. Settled in just better than midfield or around midfield. 3-wide entering straight and baulked early in straight. Forced to check 200 M out and never recover.
12 14 CALIFORNIA HEART (CE078) Y T Cheng B/XB/TT Began fairly gradually crossing to rail when disputing lead. Gained narrow advantage about 1200 M out and held lead to 300 M when swamped.
13 9 SUMMERVILLE POWER (CD398) B Prebble CP Niggled along on rails in forward of midfield before tightened approaching 1400 M. Soon renewed effort and improved to two back in 6th on rails. In similar position turning in. Found nothing under pressure. (Lame next day.)
14 6 WADADELIGHT (CC340) O Doleuze B Broke well. Taken back to race 3-wide no cover in prominent position but raced keenly. Moved up around home bend to share pace 3-wide. Dropped away quickly 300 M 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