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Race 9 (027)

THE KWANGTUNG HANDICAP CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:115-90   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 FLEET COMMAND (CK077) J Lloyd B Landed in ideal spot 3Ls off lead behind pace quartet, every hope throughout, let down nicely from 350 M, asserted authority final 100 M for an overdue win.
2 1 MR MEDICI (CK218) K C Leung -- Standard jump, landed spot behind midfield 8Ls off pace, improved position on bend, flat footed on turning when they sprinted but wound up nicely late making good ground for 2nd.
3 9 DREAM TEAM (CK076) M Chadwick TT Fast away as usual, landed in lead role but forced to do some early work, held a 1L advantage on turning, headed inside 150 M and just held position from that point.
4 12 PRIME SCORE (CG280) W Pike B2 Away nicely, assumed a prominent spot 1 out 1 back, raced 2Ls away throughout, in mix on turning but peaked at 200 M, stuck on to make frame.
5 6 JOYFUL WINNER (CE045) Y T Cheng -- Lacked early toe, shared rear on rails 9Ls off pace, saved ground on inside rounding bend, made steady progress along paint without looking likely.
6 5 UNIQUE JEWELLERY (CH196) O Doleuze B-/V1 No early pace, ended up 10Ls or so back at tail of field, set a big task still well back turning, came to middle and made many lengths late. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 11 ROMPING (CK038) B Prebble B Tardy into stride, mustered to race forward and sit outside leader, used a bit with honest tempo, levelled up soon after turning, faded when condition gave out at 200 M.
8 2 HELENE MASCOT (CJ164) Z Purton XB/TT No early pace, raced 8Ls from leaders, niggled to improve on bend, made no real progress and only passed tired horses in straight.
9 3 VIVA MACAU (CH110) D Beadman CP-/B1/SR2/TT Even jump, assumed midfield role 5Ls off top end, used little in run, outpaced at business end and tired late.
10 7 OPERATION SECRET (CH081) C W Wong CP Jumped handy, faded back to race behind midfield, 7Ls or so away in mid-section, improved 3 wide on circle, lacked dash and just battled away in straight.
11 4 FULL OF JOY (CG293) M L Yeung -- Began nicely, landed in front before electing for a trail, OK run thereafter despite being on solid speed, found little under pressure and dropped 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