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Race 9 (476)

THE CUHK ALUMNI CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 IMPLIED VOLATILITY (CK046) Y T Cheng B Broke fast, ridden to lead from wide draw, two lengths clear after 300m, then relaxed, accelerated out of back straight, clear again entering straight, four clear at 200m, hard driven and just held on.
2 12 SILVER BLAZE (CJ149) A Gryder H Broke well, fourth one off rail after 300m, third straight and driven in pursuit of clear leader, closed fast, just failed.
3 2 BOUNCER (CJ074) D Whyte SR/TT Jumped fairly well but then eased back to fourth last, still in group fifteen to twenty lengths behind leader turning out of back straight, began to improve well at 400m, finished fast, not quite fast enough.
4 14 WO AI NINN (CK223) W M Lai B/H Mid pack, but not chasing leaders early, near head of rear group of nine out of back straight, made good ground in straight but not quite get there.
5 8 GLORY OF INDIA (CK130) J Lloyd TT Broke well, allowed to drift back on rail to midfield far side, improved entering straight, challenged one off rail and driven, not reach leader.
6 4 THE ONLY KID (CH173) C W Wong H/TT Bobbled slightly start, last after 300m, some improvement on outside after entering straight, ran on well down outside but never got in a blow.
7 6 MONTE CRISTO (CH120) Z Purton B Broke reasonably well but held up towards rear, made some ground out of back straight, not much room for a few strides, got out then finished well, but never near enough to challenge.
8 5 MASTER ELITE (CJ210) G Mosse -- Wide early and dropped back to rear trio, ridden to keep place, improved a little out of back straight, hard ridden 400m out, gained some ground but never near winner, weakened last 50M.
9 11 NEW CHAPTER (CH314) W C Marwing B/TT Not rushed when leaders got away, fourth last in detached group far side, rear on rail as leaders turned into straight, made some ground between horses but never a factor.
10 9 TOP HONOR (CE183) A Suborics -- Slowly into stride, dropped to rear, bustled but not much progress, on heels briefly far side, settled in rear as leaders got away, driven and some slight improvement but never near leader.
11 7 REAL SPECIAL (CH320) B Prebble B Relaxed early on outside looking for rail, rear group far side one off rail, tried to quicken in straight but no acceleration.
12 3 FAT DRAGON (CD130) K W Leung B Broke well and ridden up towards lead on inside, second on rail after 300m, tried to go with leader and four lengths in front of third entering straight, beaten off and ran out of steam completely last 200m.
13 1 EASTERN EMPIRE (L172) M Chadwick TT Fair break, tried to get lead early but left three wide in fourth entering straight with long gap to fourth, weakened quickly.
14 10 MASTER DRAGON (L137) C K Tong H-/CP1 Ridden up early into distant fifth but could not go the pace of the leaders, weakened very quickly.
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