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Race 9 (561)

AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 TOP HONOR (CE183) G Mosse -- Settled in midfield. Shaken up upon straightening and ran on determinedly under pressure to snatch victory close to home.
2 11 COURAGEOUSHEART (CD202) D Beadman B Travelled wide in midfield. Commenced run upon straightening, improving to hold every chance inside final 200 M but caught close home.
3 7 WIN PRACTITIONER (CG180) B Prebble B Niggled at after sluggish start, settling wide behind midfield. Similar turning in and made up good ground inside final 350 M to snatch 3rd close to home.
4 12 ELFHELM (CC342) D Nikolic B Travelled on rails mostly in 6th just better than mid-division. Commenced run turning for home creeping up on rails to a narrow leader briefly 200 M out. Swamped for a placing close to home.
5 13 STILTON (CG173) W M Lai CP Broke well, settling 3-wide in midfield. Hampered and lost position turning in. Ran on to be nearest at finish.
6 14 SPACED (CG034) M W Leung TT Never far off in 4th on rails. Switched out to challenge upon straightening drawing level briefly over 200 M out. Soon swamped.
7 1 BEST POWER (CG006) Y T Cheng -- Quickly crossed to rails in rear after start. Crept up to just worse than midfield coming out of back straight. Did not find much room after straightening. Ran on between runners to be nearest at finish.
8 2 EYE WITNESS (CG027) K L Chui XB/TT Settled in last few. Briefly tightened after straightening. Produced good late impression inside final 200 M.
9 3 NASA PEARL (CC068) O Doleuze -- Trailed the field to straight. Finished off race quite well down centre of track.
10 10 DARE TO WIN (CG099) C W Wong SB Behind leader far side. Switched off the rail to gain slender lead approaching home bend. Overhauled over 200 M out.
11 9 CONNOISSEUR'S LOVE (CD234) C K Tong B Took up running about 400 M after start. Ceded narrow advantage back to DARE TO WIN coming out of back straight. Still with leaders when under pressure to hold place early in straight but quickly overhauled.
12 4 GOLD FIELD (CC096) F Coetzee B Always in last few. Fought on under pressure without threatening.
13 8 FORTUNE WARRIOR (CD096) K T Yeung B Settled 2-wide in 5th within 3Ls of pace. Briefly baulked about 350 M out. Kept on before fading steadily inside final 200 M.
14 6 ALICE TOO (CG309) E Saint-Martin B/TT Not far off in 3rd far side, travelling one out one back around home bend. Folded up quickly upon straightening.
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