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Race 9 (338)

DYER HANDICAP   Rating:75-55   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 AASHIQ (CK175) J Lloyd -- Jumped well, easily ran up to lead 1L, travelled well throughout, quickened clear 400 M out, never challenged.
2 3 VAUGIRARD (CK347) B Prebble B Jumped fast, handily placed 2Ls behind the leader, dashed well under pressure in home straight but never troubled the winner.
3 13 LEGEND EXPRESS (CK224) H W Lai B Out in line, urged early but soon eased back in order to find cover, travelled 7Ls off pace 3-wide with cover, ran on strongly down centre of the home straight, nicked 3rd in the final stride.
4 9 MASTER ELITE (CJ210) G Mosse XB-/B Broke fairly, niggled along to hold a fence position 5Ls behind the leader, travelled nicely along the rails, made up ground steadily under pressure final 350 M, just lost a place in the final stride.
5 4 STILTON (CG173) C Soumillon B/TT1 Patiently ridden as usual and sat 9Ls off the pace at the rear, covered substantial ground down centre of the home straight final 350 M, but failed to trouble the principals.
6 5 AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) S K Sit B/XB/TT Niggled along to sit one out one back, travelled well in the early and middle stages, could not match the strides of the first two final 300 M, kept fighting until got tired final 150 M.
7 10 GOOD PARTNER (CE221) M W Leung TT Jumped fastest, held up to sit just off the pace, caught 3-wide with cover, shifted in 2-wide rounding bend at 800 M, gave very limited response when asked for efforts final 400 M.
8 14 BEST POWER (CG006) K L Chui TT Out in line but lacked early speed, drifted back 8Ls off the pace despite being urged along, swung wide for home, did cover some group in the straight but never better than midfield. (Bled.)
9 2 EASTERN EMPIRE (CL172) M Chadwick TT1 Taken back from the widest alley, settled last 9Ls behind the pace, shifted widest for home, made some late progress final 250 M and passed the beaten rivals.
10 12 ETERNAL BEAUTY (CL012) O Doleuze TT1 Jumped fast from the wide draw, taken to 3-wide position behind midfield to obtain cover, travelled keenly in the early stages, only remained one-paced under pressure final 350 M.
11 7 ROMA THUNDER (CL109) B Doyle B1/TT Slow to begin, pressed on to catch up 4Ls behind the pace in midfield, 2-wide with cover, niggled along in the middle stages, bit outpaced turning for home, weakened and yielded ground in the straight.
12 8 ROYAL KNIGHT (CL094) J Victoire TT Driven to occupy a fence position 3Ls off the pace, failed to improve when asked for efforts final 350 M, got tired near 200 M.
13 6 MASTER DRAGON (CL137) G Cheyne H1 Broke only fairly, niggled along to hold a 2-wide position 5Ls off the speed, no response when asked at the top of straight, never competitive.
14 1 CHINA LUJIA (CJ088) K W Leung XB/B2 Out in line, sat 3-wide in midfield, lost cover at 800 M, weakened sharply final 300 M, finished tailed out. (Bled.)
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