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Race 9 (178)

PANASONIC BALL FAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 WINSTON'S LAD (T348) B Prebble H1 Jumped with field, not pushed, settling towards rear in one-off position. Shaken up passing 600m, wide into straight and finished strongly to win close home.
2 10 HEALTHY JOYFUL (S358) C Y Ho B/H1 Began OK, hugging rail 4-back from leader. Stayed on rail around turn, took inside runs in straight and finished strongly final 200m.
3 2 SO FAST (S419) J Moreira B-/H1/P1 Hard ridden from outside draw to lead, crossing to fence 900m and steadying pace. Joined by another 750m, kicked clear 400m, looked winner before run down final 100m.
4 6 HARBOUR NOVA (T432) C Schofield -- Tightened shortly after start, then proved hard to settle to turn. Shifted out 400m to get run but had to switch in 200m, ran on well.
5 3 WAH MAY BABY (S247) N Callan CP/TT Hampered start, recovered and pressed forward to settle one-back, one-off. Rolled forward top of straight but unable to sustain effort. One-paced.
6 5 CHEVALIER STAR (T167) Z Purton B/H Began well, pressed forward to hold box seat, stalking leader to straight. Looked chance 250m but no extra close home.
7 1 BOTH LUCKY (T196) V Cheminaud -- Shifted across behind horses to fence from outside draw and last on settling. Trailed field to 600m when shifted out, widest in straight, ran on steadily.
8 13 YO-YO DA (S104) K C Ng H/TT Ridden forward to hold rail, three-back from leader. Switched out in straight to challenge, making ground to 200m before turning one-paced.
9 14 OVETT (P351) K Teetan SR/TT Hard ridden from wide draw, racing wide, to sit outside leader around turn. Kept battling in straight to 150m before flattened.
10 8 COURAGEOUS BROTHER (T397) T H So H Began OK, ridden along behind midfield before checked 700m and didn't settle for some distance. One-paced in straight.
11 11 WINGOLD (T202) M L Yeung -- Began fairly, outpaced, dropping to last pair. Never competitive though did run past tired horses in straight.
12 12 HEARTS KEEPER (N360) K K Chiong B Began well, bumped 1000m then taken 3-wide without cover from 700m, 3L behind leader. Kept tabs till 200m before tiring quickly.
13 9 SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) H W Lai -- Began fairly, no early speed but improved position around turn, making ground to 200m before running out of steam.
14 4 INVISIBLE (T418) C K Tong -- Jumped OK, outpaced and soon at rear along rail. Shifted out around turn but made little headway, dropping back to last entering straight. Never competitive.
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