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Race 9 (119)

MAGPIE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 KING LAND (G141) C L Chau -- Commenced well, raced prominently but trapped very wide early, slightly taken back 950M, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths back in the middle stages, hard ridden 300M, finished off strongly to score.
2 14 ENCHANTING IBIS (G219) S De Sousa -- Shifted out at start and bumped, raced behind midfield on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, 2 wide on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line.
3 8 BEAUTY TYCOON (G329) A Badel H/P Average to begin, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, angled out after passing 700M, same margin back on turn, closed off well to take a place.
4 5 MIDORI BEAUTY (G334) Z Purton TT Jumped well from the widest draw, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, wider turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame, not quite able to challenge.
5 11 VICTOR THE WINNER (G404) M F Poon TT Lifted front feet on jumping and away tardily, recovered to take the lead, led by 1/2L in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 50M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 9 TAMRA BLITZ (G237) L Hewitson H/SR/XB Bumped start, raced at rear on the outside, 9 lengths or so back, still 7 lengths back turning in, bumped early in straight, made good progress thereafter to be nearest on line, no threat to the first few.
7 1 INVINCIBLE MISSILE (C037) C Wong TT Slowly away, raced at tail, 10 lengths back, moved a bit closer on turn, made some headway in straight.
8 4 HAPPY SHARING (G169) R Maia TT Average to begin, raced in 2nd, 1/2L back, same position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
9 13 AWESOME TREASURE (E435) M L Yeung H1/TT Commenced well, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back early, found rail near 800M, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
10 10 TELECOM SPEED (G259) H Bentley -- Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 500M, no daylight early in straight, one-paced thereafter.
11 12 GOLDEN ARTIE (G434) K C Leung -- Average to begin, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
12 3 SAKEWIN (G275) M Chadwick CP1 Moderately away, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, no cover throughout, weakened early in straight when hard run took toll.
13 7 SPANGLE FORTUNE (G427) L Currie TT1 Crowded on jumping, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back on turn, bumped 300M, made no progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
14 6 JAZZ CLUB (G285) C Y Ho -- Away with them, raced in midfield on the outside, similar position on turn, failed to close off in straight.
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