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Race 9 (599)

MANICOU HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 BOWIN (CB398) H K Yim -- 2-wide and 4Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3Ls down entering the home straight, picked up well to lead 180 M out, driven out.
2 7 THE ACHIEVER (CB347) C Williams TT 2-wide and 1L off the speed in 2nd place from 1000 M out to home straight, still 1L down at the 200 M, couldn't match winner's speed.
3 6 EPIC ENTERPRISE (CC168) W C Marwing -- Shot to an easy lead and was 3Ls clear 1200 M out, 1L to the good entering straight, headed 180 M out by winner, no extra.
4 14 QUICK NEWS (CB178) Y T Cheng B/TT 2-wide and 8Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 6Ls down at the 800 M, 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight, 2Ls down at the 200 M, kept on at same pace through final 200 M.
5 8 GOOD HEART (CC026) K C Tsang -- Slowly away, on fence 8Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4-wide and 6Ls off pace in rear into home straight, 3Ls down at the 200 M, kept on well to be nearest at the finish.
6 9 LUCKY KING (CA304) P H Lo -- Crowded at the jump, steadied off heels when 2-wide and 6Ls off pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into the home straight and 5Ls down, ran on strongly final stages to be nearest at the finish.
7 4 PARADIS (CB044) D Whyte SR/TT 4-wide and 6Ls off the speed 1000 M out, under pressure when 3-wide and 5Ls down into home straight, ran on fairly but much too late through final 200 M.
8 5 ATHLETIC GOLD (CC241) M Cahill -- Raced 3-wide and 4Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 3-wide and 3Ls down into home straight, faded and beaten 250 M out.
9 1 PERFETTO (CB423) D Dunn -- 2-wide and 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 2-wide into home straight when 5Ls off the pace, always much too one-paced to get competitive.
10 11 NEVER SAY NEVER (BT028) M Walker SR/TT Had the run of the race on the fence about 2Ls off the speed until the home straight, dropped out steadily.
11 3 OPERA MAGIC (CB404) S Dye B On fence 4Ls off the speed from 1000 M out through to home straight, short of running room 200 M out, never threatened principals.
12 12 GOLDEN STRIDE (CA343) G Schofield B Very keen racing 4-wide without cover 5Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 4-wide into home straight when 4Ls off the pace, dropped out.
13 2 DESERT STORM (CA048) B Prebble TT On fence 6Ls off the pace 1000 M out, 5Ls down turning for home, picked up fairly but was short of running room over 200 M out, didn't recover.
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