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Race 9 (424)

TAI HING HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 RAPPER DRAGON (V082) J Moreira H2/TT- Quickly into stride from wide draw, then eased 1250m to find cover three-back, one-off. Four-wide into straight, pressed forward strongly to win on line.
2 11 TRAVEL FIRST (T098) C Schofield B/TT Pressed forward, racing 3-wide 1L behind leader. Rolled forward top of straight, hit front 300m, battled when challenged but pipped on post.
3 1 GREAT SPIRIT (P037) H N Wong -- Jumped well, travelled keenly when one-off, two-back. Found clear run entering straight, rolled forward to join leaders 200m, battled to line.
4 8 HARRIER JET (T372) K C Leung B Ridden to hold forward position between horses 2L from leader. Closed in entering straight, kept on strongly under hard riding only to fail narrowly.
5 6 SO FAST (S419) S De Sousa H/P Pressed forward from outside draw, taking over lead 1250m but kept one-off by inside runner. Joined up front 200m, battled but swamped final strides.
6 2 UNIVERSAL UNION (S263) B Prebble V/TT Not pushed, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Not asked for effort till straightening, finishing well down centre track.
7 3 HERO LOOK (V053) D Whyte XB/TT Began well, allowed to stride forward holding rail 2-back from leader. Came off fence 600m to challenge but only one-paced in straight.
8 9 BERLINI (P359) G Mosse H Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners, settling last. Switched out 450m and ran on steadily to be closest at finish.
9 14 GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) K Teetan SR1 Outpaced, dropping to rear in one-off position. Last into straight before making up some late ground.
10 12 CITRON SPIRIT (T286) C Y Ho H Broke loose before start but declared fit. Began OK, holding rail in midfield to turn. One-paced in straight.
11 10 BIG FOUR (P102) K C Ng H Slow into stride, ridden but didn't muster, settling at rear along fence. Switched out entering straight but only one-paced.
12 4 LORD SINCLAIR (N447) M Chadwick B/TT Slow, outpaced, dropping to rear in one-off position. Improved around turn but found nothing in straight.
13 13 HIGH VOLATILITY (V081) Z Purton CP Outpaced, taken to rail towards rear. Came off fence around turn but found nothing under hard riding in straight.
14 7 CAGA FORCE (S160) K K Chiong TT1 First out, led to 1250m then took sit. Got shuffled back turning for home, gave ground quickly in straight. Lost right fore plate on jumping.
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