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Race 9 (158)

TAI PING SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 STAR BRITE (G104) C Y Ho CP/TT Away well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, a bit closer on turn, finished off strongly to score by a nose.
2 7 XPONENTIAL (D049) A Hamelin B/TT Clean jump, sent forward to race in 2nd, a length behind the leader, travelled comfortably to turn, finished off strongly, just beaten by a nose.
3 11 SMOKEY BEAR (E126) M L Yeung H-/XB/B1/TT Commenced well, sent forward to take the lead, enjoyed the easy lead to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed approaching 50M, weakened gradually thereafter, finished 3rd.
4 5 HERE COMES TED (C457) M F Poon B/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide behind midfield, moved closer on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line.
5 12 GLOBAL HARMONY (G337) L Hewitson CP Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, made some progress in straight.
6 9 SOLAR WINDS (G154) L Ferraris H/TT Crowded on jumping, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, made good progress in straight without threatening.
7 1 COPARTNER AMBITION (E218) Y L Chung CP/TT Average to begin, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover in midfield, moved a bit closer on turn, finished off evenly.
8 6 SKY FOREVER (E414) H W Lai B/TT Began fairly, raced at rear on the outside, 7 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and made some progress.
9 8 GLUCK RACER (E157) Z Purton XB1/V2/TT Began very awkwardly and unbalanced, raced towards rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, very wide turning in, finished off evenly.
10 3 DROPS OF GOD (E260) A Badel B Began smartly from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, 2-1/2L back, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 50M.
11 2 FIVE ELEMENTS (E423) M Chadwick B Shifted out at start and made contact, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 10 YEABOI (G372) R Maia -- Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail throughout, never a factor.
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