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Race 9 (101)

TAEKWONDO 1400M HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 LUCY IN THE SKY (J275) K Teetan H Away well, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 1200M, positioned 3rd in the middle stages, 3 wide turning in, hit the front 250M, kept on well to the line and scored.
2 10 PRINCE OF PORTY (H009) H Bentley B/TT Commenced well, raced 3 wide with no cover better than midfield, carried wider after passing 600M, 1-1/2L back turning in, finished off well to take 2nd, always held.
3 4 GRACIOUS EXPRESS (J188) K C Leung CP Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, angled out 500M, finished off strongly to take a place.
4 6 SILO (J399) B Avdulla CP Jumped well from a wide draw, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, 5 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line.
5 12 ACROSS DA UNIVERSE (J328) M F Poon XB2/TT Jumped only fairly, raced better than midfield on the inside, 2 wide turning in, kept on well in straight, not enough room final 75M. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 8 AMAZING VICTORY (G123) C Y Ho TT Out with rest, raced 2 wide, 3 lengths back, wider turning in, kept on well in straight, short of room final 50M.
7 3 BEAUTY CRESCENT (H334) H Bowman TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 9 lengths back, closer in the middle stages, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line.
8 1 SPEED DRAGON (H380) A Atzeni B Slowly away, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly thereafter.
8 13 FIRST LOVE (J355) A Badel TT Shifted in at start, taken back to race 2 wide towards rear, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home without threatening.
10 2 YOUNG ACHIEVER (J291) Z Purton SR/TT Crowded shortly after start, raced towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths back, same margin back on turn, made some progress early in straight, no clear run final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 7 STORM RIDER (J027) L Hewitson -- Moderately away, raced better than midfield but trapped wide, sent forward 1000M, 2nd on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 11 THE WAY WE WIN (J493) M L Yeung CP/TT Crowded shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 450M, made no progress in straight.
13 9 MASSIVE ACTION (E445) Y L Chung SR/V Began well from gate 1, sent forward to race prominently on the inside, took the lead 1200M, led by a length turning in, peaked early in straight, headed 250M, weakened final 100M.
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