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Race 9 (154)

ELEGANT HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 CALIFORNIA HAWK (CD057) F Coetzee TT1 Towards inner about 4Ls off pace and worse than midfield through to home straight, 3Ls down and with clear run 200 M out, impressive turn of foot to lead 60 M out, won eased down.
2 9 FORTE (CB351) S Dye -- Led on fence 800 M out by half a length, 2Ls clear off home turn and at 200 M, grabbed winner 150 M out but comfortably held onto 3rd.
3 14 KIMBERLEY MINES (CA367) H K Yim -- Settled in rear about 8Ls off pace down back straight, still in rear off home turn and 5Ls down in mid-division, stayed on strongly inside closing stages along inside rail to take 3rd place.
4 13 SAINTLY PARTNERS (BV292) A Delpech -- On fence about 6Ls off pace towards rear until turning for home, kept on well to be nearest at the finish.
5 6 JOY FAY FAY (CC136) A Marcus B-/SR2 Enjoyed soft run on fence about 2Ls off pace in 5th through to home straight, all out to be 2Ls down in 2nd 200 M out, no extra and weakened.
6 12 WYNDAM EASY (CB273) D Dunn V- Prominent in 5th or 6th about 3Ls off pace through to home straight, never looked like finishing in the money.
7 11 AMAZING VICTORY (CC085) D Whyte TT 3 and 4-wide in midfield about 3Ls or 4Ls off pace until home straight, over 2Ls down with good prospects 200 M out, faded closing stages. (Significant blood in trachea.)
8 3 FLYING GENERAL (CB236) W C Marwing SR Always midfield and never better than 4Ls off pace at any stage, was under pressure entering straight.
9 10 ASIA RISING (BT270) R Fradd -- Never able to challenge, always at least 4Ls off pace in rear half of field.
10 8 FLASHING STAR (CC018) G Schofield -- 3 and 4-wide and 4Ls off pace down back straight, without cover 600 M out and 5-wide (widest of all) into home straight, never landed a blow.
11 5 HONOUR SUPREME (CB393) W Smith P- Pushed on to dispute lead out 4-wide early, couldn't lead outright and left wide without cover in stages, 3Ls in 6th entering straight, soon dropped out.
12 1 SOLID CONTACT (BP168) Y T Cheng -- 1L off lead in 2nd at 800 M, 2Ls down off home turn and under pressure, beaten over 200 M out.
13 2 FIGURES (CC307) M W Leung -- 3-wide without cover when 1L off pace in 3rd through to home straight, soon under pressure and dropped out.
14 7 DELIGHTFUL WIN (CC154) C Williams TT1 Stood flat-footed in gates losing at least 15Ls, not sighted thereafter.
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