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Race 9 (643)

AMETHYST HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 TAN TAT BABY (CH315) D Whyte -- Settled in last few and wide. Quickened well inside 300 M to assert authority close to home. Won cosily.
2 8 WHIPLASH (CG072) C K Tong -- Broke well. Settled wide in 5th within 3Ls of pace. Took closer order around home bend to be close up 3rd 3-wide turning in. Hit front inside 200 M only to be worn down late.
3 3 WIN AGAIN (CD371) D Beadman B/SR Settled on heels of leader on rails. Baulked for a run most of way in straight.
4 10 BEAUTY PLUS (CC213) Y T Cheng TT Raced wide just worse than midfield. Made steady headway under pressure early in straight but unable to sustain run passing 200 M.
5 11 SUPER GENKI (CH195) K L Chui CP-/TT Mainly in rear of midfield to straight. Only produced impression under pressure late in closing stages.
6 6 SUPER CHARGE (CC299) G Mosse B Soon took up running and led until joined into straight. Gradually weakened out of contention over 200 M out.
7 5 NAMJONG FIGHTERS (CG308) M Du Plessis B Niggled at early, travelling about 2Ls off the pace in 4th or 5th. Similar turning in but ran home one-paced. (Tactic questioned.)
8 2 JADE DRAGONFLY (CE331) O Doleuze BO/TT Trailed the field to straight. Made up late ground past beaten runners in the run home.
9 7 LUMINOUS (CE300) F Coetzee -- Settled in midfield on rails. Under pressure when slightly worse turning in. Failed to quicken in straight.
10 4 MERIDIAN PRIDE (CH057) G Boss B Raced wide in prominent position from poor draw. Travelled outside leader rounding home bend disputing lead early in straight. Overhauled inside final 200 M.
11 9 ELECTRONICS SPUR (CE285) S K Sit XB-/TT Always well back. Struggled 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