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Race 9 (356)

AZALEA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 FIVE G PATCH (G286) H Bowman TT Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out approaching 600M, 4 wide turning in, hard ridden from 300M, showed very good response, took the lead 100M, kept on strongly to the line.
2 2 CHAMPION DRAGON (G070) L Ferraris H/TT Away well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled comfortably to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner final 100M.
3 13 INCANTO PREPARED (D009) V Borges E/TT Bumped start, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off well to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4 8 WOODFIRE BRO (G115) S De Sousa H/TT Began well from the widest draw, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, moved closer after passing 1350M, 2nd in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
5 7 S J TOURBILLON (G138) H Bentley B/XB/TT Taken back from gate 10, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, angled out 550M, made some progress early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly to the line.
6 10 HIT THE SHOT (E349) Z Purton TT Moderately away from a wide draw, raced 2 wide, a length or so back in the early stages, 2 lengths back in the middle stages, 3 wide turning in, peaked early in straight, slightly hampered 300M, ran on evenly thereafter.
7 12 NATURAL STORM (C461) K Teetan B Bumped on jumping, raced at tail, 7 to 8 lengths back, moved closer after passing 850M, raced behind midfield on outer in the middle stages, very wide into straight, finished off evenly.
8 1 SUPERBELLA (D128) C Y Ho B/TT Out with rest, raced at rear on the outside, 7 lengths back on turn, made minor progress in straight.
9 11 MALDIVES (D329) M F Poon B-/XB Out in line, raced in midfield on the outside, no cover after passing 1200M, closer on turn, very wide into straight, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
10 14 LUCKY DIAMOND (D446) M L Yeung B/TT Began well, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
11 6 INTREPID WINNER (G144) L Hewitson B Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 550M, one-paced in the run home.
12 9 SWAN BAY (H062) C L Chau B1 Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, angled out 500M, no daylight early in straight, cleared 200M, made no progress thereafter.
13 3 ABOVE (B345) A Hamelin B/TT Bumped on jumping, raced 2 wide towards rear, 7 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight.
14 5 SAVVY KINGMAN (D416) A Badel -- Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, unable to maintain position on turn, showed no response early in straight, one-paced thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
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