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Race 9 (730)

MOON KOON HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 KA YING KID (P189) H Bowman H/XB Began well, pushed forward from wide draw to sit on behind leader passing 800m. Taken out entering straight, shaken up 300m, started to kick from 150m, hit front 100m and held off late challenge.
2 2 ARPINATI (S274) T Berry -- Replated before start. Bumped, unbalanced shortly after start, ridden forward settling 5th but away from fence. Revved up entering straight, switched in passing 200m, ran on strongly.
3 6 OVETT (P351) N Callan SR/TT Broke well, quickly in front and set good pace. Swung wide into straight, kept on well till collared 100m, boxed on.
4 12 MAC ROW (N252) K C Leung H/XB Began well, ridden along to stay with pace, switching in to rail. Saved ground turn, had clear run in straight, kept on steadily without looking dangerous.
5 5 JUN GONG (N325) Z Purton B Began awkwardly, got close to heels and shuffled back, racing between horses 5L from leader. Took closer order turning for home, 5-wide into straight, kept on fairly.
6 3 COMEBACK KID (S045) K Teetan B/TT Pressed forward from wide draw and trapped 3-wide without cover behind front-runners. Kept on steadily early in straight turning one-paced final stages.
7 14 BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) K C Ng CP/TT Began OK, ridden along to hold rail grabbing box seat behind leader. Shuffled 3-back before turn, stayed on fence and kept on steadily in straight.
8 7 EXECUTIVE MANDATE (S149) B Prebble H- Jumped with field, restrained and taken closer to fence, settling towards rear between horses. Ran on steadily in straight, switching out 250m to get clear running.
9 8 CARRY THE DAY (S261) M Du Plessis -- Crowded out and lost ground start, taken quickly to fence four back from leader. Switched out entering straight and boxed on one-paced.
10 11 MEGA CHAMPION (M149) M Chadwick TT Taken across behind runners from wide draw, settling along fence in last position. Taken out turning for home, had to switched out 300m to get run, kept on one-paced.
11 9 LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) C Reith V Ridden along early though unable to cross and held 3-wide. Steadied 900m when crossed, raced greenly several times, faded.
12 10 STAY AHEAD (S163) D Whyte H/B1/TT Began fairly, restrained and taken in to fence though refused to settle for some distance. Turned very wide into straight and found little under hard riding.
13 4 VITAL PRINCE (P397) C K Tong B Began OK, taken in behind horses to rail, settling in last pair. Stayed on fence around turn but found nothing when asked in straight.
14 13 LAUDABLE VIRTUE (S257) H W Lai -- Began fairly, ridden but didn't muster and trapped 3-wide. Rolled forward passing 1000m to within 3L of leader, then tired and finished tailed off. (Unacceptable performance).
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