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Race 9 (586)

CHAOYANGMEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) L Hewitson B-/TT1 Taken back to race 2 wide behind midfield, found rail near 900M, saved ground on turn, no daylight early in straight, cleared approaching 200M, hit the front 125M, kept on strongly to the line.
2 3 TOP SCORER (J120) Z Purton -- Commenced well, took the early lead, headed 950M, 2nd in the middle stages, shared lead turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner final 125M.
3 9 SKY TRUST (J161) C Y Ho B/H/TT Out with rest, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place without threatening.
4 6 CALL ME SUPREME (J202) H Bowman B1/TT1 Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 9 lengths back, a bit closer on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to make frame, no threat to the first few.
5 13 JOYFUL FRIENDSHIP (H295) M F Poon CP-/B2 Taken back from gate 9, raced towards rear on the inside, 4 lengths or so back turning in, made some progress in straight.
6 12 ACA POWER (E144) A Badel CP Made contact and unbalanced shortly after start, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover in the middle stages, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 4 JUMBO FORTUNE (G195) H Bentley PC/XB Began only fairly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, kept on same pace to the line.
8 5 CIRCUIT MIGHTY (G078) Y L Chung B/TT Jumped well from gate 13, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead near 950M, shared lead with rival from 500M, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final 300M.
9 11 TRAVEL GOLF (H063) M Chadwick -- Began well, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong.
10 10 YEE CHEONG RAIDER (J176) A Atzeni B/TT Began fairly, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 3 wide turning in, made no impression in straight.
11 14 YOUTH POWER (H358) M L Yeung TT Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 200M.
12 2 THE ABSOLUTE (H438) L Ferraris TT Made contact at start, raced towards rear on the outside, 4 to 5 lengths back turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 200M, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 7 NEVER PETER OUT (J200) K Teetan B/TT1 Average to begin, raced slightly better than midfield, 3 wide, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 250M.
14 1 GOLDEN TITLE (H100) C L Chau TT Jumped with them, taken back to race 2 wide towards rear, 7 lengths back at 400M, showed no response early in straight, weakened final furlong.
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