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Race 9 (323)

LAI KING HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BLUE MARLIN (H078) H Bentley H Moderately away, raced 2 wide better than midfield, a bit closer on turn, angled out 450M, finished off strongly, led close home.
2 1 SUPERB BOY (G335) H Bowman TT Jumped well, raced prominently on the inside, took the lead 650M, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home.
3 11 SILVER UP (J078) M Chadwick B/H/TT Crowded shortly after start, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, angled out 550M, 4 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4 8 THE HEIR (H459) A Badel -- Jumped with them, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off well to make frame, not quite able to challenge.
5 5 MASTER OF FORTUNE (G474) C Y Ho B1/TT Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 3 wide with cover, a length or so back, 2 wide from 750M, found rail 600M, sat right behind the leader turning in, kept on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 13 SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) K Teetan PC-/B2 Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, steadied off heels 600M, saved ground throughout, no clear run early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter.
7 9 SIXTH GENERATION (G120) B Avdulla H/TT Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight.
8 12 SOLAR PARTNER (E364) M F Poon TT Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 650M, 2nd turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 250M.
9 6 ORIENTAL SMOKE (E467) K H Chan B/TT Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made no impression in straight.
10 14 FOREVER CHARM (J081) L Hewitson -- Taken back from gate 13, raced at tail, 7 lengths back, saved ground on turn, made minor progress early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
11 3 WINNER METHOD (E178) C L Chau B-/TT Away with them, raced 3 wide behind midfield, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight.
12 7 PINS PRINCE (G013) A Atzeni H/P/TT Jumped awkwardly and bumped, raced at rear on the outside, very wide turning in, failed to close off in straight.
13 2 TRUE GENIUS (J073) Y L Chung H-/TT Bumped start, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 550M, peaked early in straight, weakened final 300M.
14 10 E LEGEND (G028) K De Melo -- Jumped well from the widest draw, tracked leaders on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, weakened early in straight when hard run took toll.
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