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Race 5 (635)

MISS ASIA PAGEANT 2009 HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Yielding To Soft

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) J Winks V In rear down back straight, one from rear 500 M out when 6Ls adrift, found clear running 350 M out and quickened up to lead at 50 M, kept on well.
2 13 SUPER BOBO (CJ116) C K Tong B/TT 3Ls back in 6th in middle stages, made steady headway before leading about 150 M out, no response when winner past 50 M out but held 2nd okay.
3 11 AMITYSHIP (CK023) M W Leung B/TT Box-seated in 3rd at halfway and led soon after straightening, headed about 150 M out and soon relegated to 3rd.
4 4 SPIRIT OF LO PAN (CH140) Z Purton B Slow to muster early pace, towards rear 5Ls off pace at halfway, closer turning in and 2Ls back in 3rd at the 200 M, couldn't follow through.
5 1 MAJESTIC HEART (CH319) D Whyte V Worse than midfield 5Ls off paced in middle stages, pressured when short of room on inside turning for home, one-paced once clear.
6 12 GALAXEE (CJ182) D Beadman CP 8Ls last and detached and pressured at the 1200 M, headway to race in midfield off the final bend but nothing more to offer in final furlong.
7 5 EXPEDITIOUS (CE136) K T Yeung XB/B1 4Ls off pace on the rails at the 1000 M, 2Ls back in 4th off final turn, found very little off the bridle.
8 10 SUPREME COMMANDER (CJ112) K C Leung -- Taken back from wide gate, one from rear 6Ls behind at halfway, couldn't go with the principals in the straight.
9 3 SMART KNIGHT (CK052) B Prebble -- Disputed early pace, on the rails and still vying for the lead off last bend, found nothing under pressure and beaten by the furlong pole.
10 9 MAMMA MIA (CK053) M Du Plessis BO Midfield about 3Ls or 4Ls from the pace until the home turn, petered out very tamely.
11 14 LIVERBIRD (CE055) W M Lai B Midfield but wide at halfway, 3Ls off pace taking the last turn, couldn't keep up and beaten before the 200 M.
12 2 OASIS DAVIS (CK138) B Doyle SR Slowest away, midfield or slightly worse between 3Ls and 5Ls off lead through to final bend, dropped out quickly.
13 8 CONNOISSEUR'S LOVE (CD234) Y T Cheng B Disputed early pace out 4-wide no cover, hard pressed to remain in the front rank at top of home straight, fell away.
14 7 NICE KING (CG147) J Lloyd B Led by a neck at the 1200 M, eased into 'one-out-one-back' position at halfway, struggling turning for home, dropped out, found lame next day.
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