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Race 9 (009)

WAN CHAI HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 LUCKY LAD (CA148) M Rodd B Always prominent about 2Ls off pace when 3-wide, 1L down in 3rd off home turn, picked up well to lead over 200 M out, hung a bit left and did enough to hang on.
2 11 FAVOURITE EXPRESS (CB041) H W Lai SR Slowly away and checked at start, about 6Ls last down backstretch, 6-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 5Ls last, ran on very strongly down centre of course but too late.
3 8 GREEN TREASURE (CD225) G Schofield -- Held up about 5Ls off pace in midfield down back straight, severely checked at 900 M, 5Ls down and 4-wide in 12th off home turn, no chance with leading pair but stayed on well for 3rd.
4 3 SPINNING CITY (CB252) G Mosse B Raced freely down backstretch, worse than midfield when 5-wide off home and 4Ls off the speed, picked up well to dispute 3rd place about 2Ls off the pace at the 200 M, no extra.
5 2 PEAK POWER (BV002) W M Lai P Worse than midfield and 2-wide about 5Ls off the speed down backstretch, never posed much of a threat but made a little late headway.
6 4 CHAMP DRAGON (CB278) P Payne B Raced 2-wide and 1L down in 2nd until 600 M out, led at top of home straight, headed over 200 M out, faded.
7 9 ASIA RISING (BT270) T Mundry -- Hindered at start, towards rear about 6Ls off pace, 4-wide into home straight when 4Ls down in 12th, ran on past a few beaten rivals.
8 10 TIRAMISU (CB386) D Dunn V/TT1 Always in midfield about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace until home straight, faded.
9 12 DRAGON AND GOLD (CD244) D Whyte -- Pressed on to lead early on, never clear by much more than 1L, headed at top of home straight, weakened.
10 7 DR WELL (CD165) S Dye -- Settled on fence in midfield about 4Ls off pace, keen about 1000 M out, 3Ls down in 6th at top of home straight, faded.
11 13 SUPER FANTASY (CD162) B Doyle -- Bumped at the start and forced to race at least 4 and 5-wide without cover down backstretch and clipped heels and pecked 900 M out, still wide off home turn, beaten 300 M out.
12 6 SHINING DRAGON (CC181) W Woods -- In tight midfield bunch until the 600 M, no impression in the home straight.
13 1 GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (CD250) R Fradd -- Prominent about 2Ls or 3Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th until 600 M out, ridden along to lie up entering home straight, faded right out.
14 14 ESPRIT D'OR (CD295) A Delpech -- Slowly away, in tight midfield bunch until the 600 M on fence, beaten entering home straight.
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