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Race 9 (111)

SOIN D'EAU HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 LITTLE BRIDGE (L285) Z Purton TT Broke fast and soon settled 1L off the pace on 2-deep, quickened well when asked at 300 M, hit the front at 200 M, kept on soundly under hard riding, just withheld the challenger.
2 11 ST FEVRE (L002) M Chadwick TT Niggled along to hold a one-off spot in the mid-division, held up for clear run early in home straight, kicked strongly when clear at 250 M, narrowly beaten by winner.
3 12 GOOD STRIKE (CJ351) D Whyte -- Patiently ridden in the early stages, settled 4Ls off the pace on 2-deep, swung wide for home, responded well when asked at 350 M, finished off soundly for 3rd.
4 7 SUPREME WIN (CK204) O Doleuze CP Started awkwardly, soon ran up to occupy the fence 2Ls off the speed, blocked early in home straight, made up gradual ground when clear at 250 M, rather one-paced.
5 9 TRIUMPHANT COLOURS (L414) W C Marwing SR1 Slow to begin, got across towards the fence and sat 6Ls off the pace, responded satisfactorily when asked final 350 M, did make up some ground, but never threatened the principals.
6 3 FRIENDLY GAINS (CG300) C Y Ho -- Broke well, driven to lead and found the fence near 900 M, kept on satisfactorily in the early straight, caught at the 200 M pole, couldn't find extra.
7 10 BULLISH KING (L304) K C Leung B/TT Easily ran up to take the box-seat, ran up to contest the lead at 400 M, passed at 200 M, soon flattened.
8 13 PERFECT GEAR (L014) W Pike -- Jumped fast, urged along to hold a 3-wide position just off the pace, kept on fairly under maximum pressure in the home straight, failed to offer extra final 100 M.
9 4 SOVIET PEARL (CK187) M Du Plessis -- Patiently ridden and ended up settling 6Ls off the pace, took time to pick up early in the home straight, only made limited progress final 200 M, rather one-paced, bumped at 100 M.
10 1 WHITE JADE (CK131) B Prebble CP/XB/H Started awkwardly, settled 6Ls off the pace, caught 3-wide throughout the trip, shifted widest for home, failed to make up any ground, bumped at 100 M.
11 6 PRIME CHAMPION (CK128) T Angland TT Crowded start, settled one from the rear 7Ls behind the speed, only passed a few tired runners in the home straight.
12 2 ENRICHED (CK254) T H So TT Bumped start, travelled on-pace but caught wide without cover, allowed to stride forward at the home turn, got tired near 250 M, soon weakened.
13 14 LAMBRO (CH083) J Lloyd B/TT Taken to the rear from gate 14, made no progress, never competitive.
14 5 HANDSOME ZULU (M024) H W Lai -- Pushed hard to hold a fence position in the midfield, gave no response when asked for efforts at 400 M, soon got tired.
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