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Race 9 (202)

FAN LAU HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SIMPLY INVINCIBLE (V094) Z Purton B Began well but eased out of pace battle, settling one-off 5L from leader. Took closer order around turn, hit front 300m and pulled clear, then put under pressure but kept finding when challenged.
2 10 PAKISTAN STAR (V325) M Chadwick B/H/TT Crowded out on jumping, allowed to settle towards rear in one-off position. Shuffled back to last 600m when shaken up. Switched out 300m to make run, surged forward while shifting under pressure, just failed.
3 5 CHEEKY TOO (T152) J Moreira CP Began well, pushed forward, settling along rail 3L from leader. Turned 3-wide, hustled along picking up speed gradually and doing best work final 100m.
4 4 LUCKY GIRL (T355) K K Chiong -- Pressed forward from a wide draw to lead, crossing to the fence 1200m and setting steady pace. Caught passing 300m but battled on gamely to hold down 4th position.
5 14 SUPREME PROFIT (P230) D Whyte B/TT Broke fairly then hard ridden to make up ground settling along fence ahead of midfield. Took inside run in straight and battled on fairly without looking dangerous.
6 6 GONNA RUN (T094) C Y Ho TT Began well but restrained and taken back, shifting across behind runners, dropping to clear last. Made short forward move passing 800m, taken wide in straight, ran on fairly.
7 13 JOLLY CONVERGENCE (V293) K Teetan TT Quickly away, leading initially before settling in box seat and tracking leader. Rolled forward on straightening to look a chance but only one-paced final 150m.
8 2 SERGEANT TITANIUM (S332) B Prebble -- Began well, pressed forward, settling one-back, one-off 1200m. Allowed to roll forward to sit outside leader around turn, kept on fairly to 200m before turning one-paced.
9 11 HIGH AND MIGHTY (S362) O Murphy H/XB Began fairly, steadied and taken back, shifting across to rail, dropping to last 1200m. Got inside run in straight, made up some ground initially before turning one-paced final 150m.
10 1 PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) G Mosse XB Jumped with field but held wide without cover and dropped back to behind midfield. Allowed to improve position but wide 1000m, wide into straight, boxed on one-paced.
11 3 SANTA FE SUN (P210) S De Sousa B/TT Began fairly, badly crowded 1350m and dropped back towards rear between horses. Held up for run top of straight, improved position 350m but no clear run final stages and not fully tested.
12 8 MERION (V080) N Rawiller B Jumped well but trapped wide and allowed to drift back to find cover. After racing 3-wide at rear, allowed to roll forward, turned very wide, but only one-paced in straight under hard riding.
13 12 HIT THE BID (P214) S Clipperton V Broke with field, ridden to hold forward position, settling one-off in midfield. Raced keenly around turn, under pressure on straightening but only limited response.
14 7 HAPPILABABY (T315) O Doleuze B/TT Began fairly, bumped, ridden forward to midfield but badly crowded 1350m and dropped back. Took inside run in straight but soon under pressure and eased out passing 200m, finishing tailed out. Had irregular heart rhythm.
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