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Race 9 (449)

TSING YI HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 UPBEAT (CC347) S Dye B Led 1100 M out, 1L clear on fence at 900 M, 1L clear off home turn, 2Ls up at 200 M, kept on strongly.
2 5 FIFTY FIFTY (CD131) M Kinane -- On fence 3Ls off the speed in 5th at 1100 M, 2-wide and 4Ls down in 5th into straight, switched out wider to challenge 350 M out, still 3Ls down at the 200 M, kept on well but little hope with winner.
3 3 PROGRESSING TIMES (CC231) A Marcus -- 5Ls off pace on fence in 6th at 1000 M, 4Ls down in 6th off home turn, kept on quite well to nick a share of money close home.
4 7 TSZ WAN FORTUNE (CC367) W M Lai -- Disputed lead early, raced freely when settled 2Ls off pace in 3rd at 900 M, 2-wide and 2Ls down in 4th off final bend, 1L down in 3rd at 300 M, no extra and lost a place close home.
5 6 STRATEGUS (CC050) F Coetzee -- Briefly 3-wide without cover down back straight, 6Ls off pace and 2-wide at 900 M in 11th, turned for home out 5-wide, finished off well down centre of track to be nearest at finish.
6 9 GOLD MASTER (CC365) H K Yim SR Raced keenly when about 8Ls or 9Ls off pace and one from rear down back straight, 5-wide into home straight when 7Ls down in rear, made up a little late ground past beaten rivals.
7 11 OPERA MAGIC (CB404) D Whyte B 3-wide without cover when 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1200 M, 2-wide and 1L down in 2nd at 800 M and at top of home straight, faded steadily.
8 10 EXULTATION (BV223) P H Lo -- On fence 7Ls off pace in 9th at 900 M, ridden along to take closer order when 5Ls down in midfield entering home straight, kept on at same pace only.
9 8 NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) T Mundry SR-/B Bumped at the start, about 9Ls off pace in rear down back straight, 7Ls behind off home turn, made little impression.
10 1 PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) D Dunn B Bumped at the start, 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 8th at 900 M, 5-wide into home straight when 5Ls down in midfield, one-paced.
11 4 GRANDWAY SHUTTLE (CB424) M Rodd B 2-wide and 3Ls off pace in 4th at 1000 M, hung out entering straight when 3-wide and 2Ls off speed in 3rd, lost ground rapidly.
12 14 GALLANT HORSE (CA128) K C Tsang -- Troublesome at gates, awkwardly away, raced freely when 5Ls off the speed and 2-wide in 7th at 1000 M, 4-wide into home straight when 4Ls off the speed, no impression thereafter.
13 2 COLOURFUL ERA (BP234) W Smith B Held up about 8Ls off pace in rear down back straight, 6-wide (widest of all) into home straight when 8Ls off the speed, finished off at the same pace down the centre of the track.
14 13 SUPER CATCHER (CD233) C Williams -- Worse than midfield about 7Ls or 8Ls off the pace down the back, niggled along at 600 M to hold position, beaten shortly after straightening.
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