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Race 9 (377)

YAN TIN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 SWEET ENCOUNTER (G426) Z Purton -- Taken back from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, 5 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly, won by a narrow margin.
2 11 FLAMINGO TRILLION (H192) K C Leung -- Away well, sent forward to take the early lead, headed near 1150M, 2nd on turn, took the lead 250M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner on line.
3 13 STAR MAC (J053) K Teetan CP1 Began fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back turning in, finished off strongly to be nearest on line.
4 3 GOLDEN ARTIE (G434) A Atzeni H/XB Began well, raced prominently early, slightly taken back after passing 1100M, raced 2 wide better than midfield in the middle stages, commenced move 450M, made good progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly thereafter.
5 5 FLAGSHIP WARRIOR (G452) H Bowman B/TT Taken back to race 2 wide towards rear, 3 wide on turn, no clear run early in straight, made some progress thereafter.
6 10 BEAUTY MISSILE (H123) A Hamelin PC Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back turning in, finished off evenly.
7 4 BEAUTYVERSE (H075) Y L Chung H/B1/TT Began well from the widest draw, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead 1150M, led by 1-1/2L turning in, peaked and headed 250M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
8 8 AESTHETICISM (H289) L Ferraris B Made contact at start, raced at rear on the outside, very wide turning in, made some progress in straight.
9 7 POWERFUL WINGS (G225) J Kah B Taken back to race towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no clear run 200M to 50M, ran on evenly thereafter.
10 2 I AM THE BOSS (H446) L Hewitson XB/B1 Away with them, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, hung left and hampered entering final furlong, soon weakened. (See Racing Incidents.)
11 14 NOT A FEW (J109) M Chadwick SR/XB Jumped with them, raced 3 wide in midfield, no cover in the middle stages, 5 lengths back turning in, failed to close off in straight.
12 9 I KEEP WINNING (H400) C L Chau -- Bumped start, raced prominently on the outside early, raced in 3rd in the middle stages, 2 wide, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong.
13 6 ACCOLADE START (H331) B Avdulla TT Jumped awkwardly, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, unable to obtain clear run early in straight, hampered shortly after passing 200M, eased final 150M.
14 12 MARADO (E245) A Badel B Bumped start, raced at tail, 8 lengths back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. (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