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Race 9 (755)

HOI MEI WAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 MAN STAR (D429) K Teetan V Pushed forward from widest gate, raced 4 wide without cover in midfield throughout. Continued wide on bend, improved to 2nd prior to straightening when under 1L behind before dashing to lead 225m & holding late challenger.
2 4 GUNNISON (A377) M F Poon -- Out-sped after start & consequently raced 5 wide without cover near the tail throughout. Continued very wide around bend. Straightening about 4L from lead before closing strongly late stages to get within half-length on line.
3 8 MEGA HEART (A148) T Piccone XB/TT Had no early speed as per normal & raced near the tail, 4 wide but with cover throughout. Entered last section 3.5L from lead before making steady late progress to move to third in final strides, about 2L behind on line.
4 12 STRIKING MR C (B141) M L Yeung B/TT Pushed forward before racing 3 wide without cover outside leader throughout. Strode to lead prior to cornering, straightened just under 1L in front, and held lead until passed by winner near 225m, over-run for third late.
5 6 STAR OF YUEN LONG (C303) K C Leung B Raced on the leaders back throughout early & middle stages. Stayed along rail before racing tight around bend & on straightening. Continued to be in restricted room until shifting out at 200m & finishing off steadily late.
6 9 SEVEN HEAVENS (B089) J Moreira B/TT Began fairly & bumped before making some ground to midfield before being crowded & checked approaching 1000m mark. Continued 3 wide with cover, cornered under 2L from lead before weakening a couple of lengths in late stages.
7 11 RESOLUTE (D243) A Hamelin B Strode forward, raced outside the leader soon after start. Continued between runners under 1L behind in middle stages. Came under hard ridding at 500m, entered last section 2L behind before yielding a few lengths to midfield.
8 7 HARMONY SPIRIT (D263) C L Chau CP/XB Relegated back to last soon after the start. Moved wider on the track passing half-way, long way back on cornering before passing a few rivals when running onto well held midfield finish. (Resented kickback-rider).
9 1 SUNSET WATCH (C502) N Callan P2 Drifted back after the start & raced worse than midfield along the rail. Moved away from the rail approaching the corner when only 3.5L behind before weakening to be well beaten on line.
10 10 KAI XIN DRAGON (E174) M Chadwick TT Slow to begin, raced near the rear as a consequence. Checked & lost ground near 600m before weakening out further to be well beaten.
11 3 FLYING BONUS (B433) K H Chan P Showed customary early speed to lead. Joined & headed prior to cornering before weakening out poorly to long second last. (Failed to handle track-rider).
12 5 RUN RUN COOL (E322) A Badel B Hampered at start before mustering speed to improve to midfield between runners. Drifted further back when failing to hold position in middle stages before weakening badly in the straight to be long last.
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