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Race 9 (769)

BIG PROFIT HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 SUN PINS (P333) K Teetan CP Crowded at star, eased, dropping to rear in one-off position. Suited by fast pace, rolled forward 3-wide passing 600m, hit front 200m, edging clear final stages.
2 8 ARCHIPPUS (P361) Z Purton H/B2 Began OK, ridden along while edging closer to rail 3-back from leader. No clear run entering straight, awkwardly placed approaching 200m, finished off nicely when clear.
3 4 MARVEL TRIBE (S142) N Callan -- Ridden along early but unable find cover and held four-wide. Pressed forward around turn, looked chance 350m, outsprinted by first two final stages.
4 10 ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) M Chadwick B Crowded out start dropping to clear last. Edged closer around turn, widest in straight, finished off nicely down centre track. (Rider dropped right rein after start)
5 14 MAC ROW (N252) C Y Ho H/XB Pressed forward from wide draw and trapped 3-wide without cover around turn. Hit front on straightening, caught passing 200m. (Not ridden out to satisfaction of stewards)
6 1 LANG TAI SING (S280) D Whyte -- Began OK, ridden to hold rail behind leader. Saved ground turn, blocked for clear run in straight until passing 200m, kept on fairly.
7 12 THANKSGIVING (M350) K C Leung B Broke well, ridden along inside leader before taking over lead passing 1000m. Headed 400m but kept battling until flattened final 50m.
8 9 SNITZEL KID (CL379) W M Lai B Pressed forward but not enough speed to match leaders, settling 4-wide in second tier. Wide around turn, put under pressure 400m but weakened gradually.
9 5 HARD BALL GET (P373) M Du Plessis B Hard ridden from wide draw to lead initially before settling 3rd but wide into turn. Rolled forward entering straight but soon beaten, dropping back.
10 13 GREAT RUN (P223) H W Lai B Allowed to stride forward from inside draw, settling one-off in second row. Bumped before turn, kept on early in straight before denied run passing 200m.
11 11 RUGBY AMBASSADOR (S314) K C Ng -- Slow into stride, taken to fence, settling toward rear, Shuffled back to last around turn, one paced in straight.
12 3 BULLISH SMART (S221) J Moreira TT Began OK but got close to heels passing 1000m, raced tight 900m, lost ground 700m after which travelled only fairly. (Jockey reported did not respond when pressured)
13 2 TWIN DELIGHT (S125) T Berry H/TT1 Hard ridden from wide draw to go forward, sitting three-wide without cover outside leaders. Fourth into straight before tiring. (Unacceptable performance)
14 6 AMAZINGLY (N384) C Reith SR-/B1 Ridden along between horses, shifted in 1100m and bumped, after which difficult to settle. Raced tight turn, gave ground quickly in straight. (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