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Race 9 (512)

LUGARD HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 ABSOLUTE HEDGE (CL032) D Whyte TT Held up behind leaders in fifth place, improved to second entering straight, chased clear leader on inside, got up near line under strong driving.
2 9 IMPLIED VOLATILITY (CK046) Y T Cheng B Broke well from out wide, led after 300m soon clear, shaken up in straight and ran on very gamely, just caught.
3 1 BOUNCER (CJ074) K W Leung SR/TT Fair start but taken back to near rear, not hurried far side, threaded a way through horses in straight, ran on well.
4 4 TAKEANOTHERCHANCE (CL006) Z Purton B/TT Taken back to rear from fair break, improved slightly back straight, launched on wide outside in straight, ran on well.
5 2 STILTON (CG173) W M Lai B/TT Broke well in centre, reined back to midfield on rail, tried to improve approaching straight, ran on.
6 6 OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) O Doleuze -- Reined back from wide draw, fourth last early on outside, improved on home turn, taken wide and ran on but never threatened.
7 7 AMAZING JOURNEY (CH281) K C Leung B/TT Decent break, up to second on inside of clear leader after 400m, still second on rail into straight, weakened.
8 11 MR TOPAZ (CL097) B Prebble -- Sluggish start, three wide towards rear, challenged between horses in straight, slightly interfered with approaching line as overtaken on both sides.
9 10 LEGEND EXPRESS (CK224) H W Lai -- Fair start, midfield one off rail after 400m, short of room when looking for outside run in straight, finished on heels of outside bunch.
10 14 ABLE DRAGON (CJ308) M L Yeung B/TT Missed break and lost a length or two, second last on rail, ridden inside in straight, stayed on but never near leader.
11 13 ELECTRONIC MASTER (CJ135) C K Tong V Good break, led early until headed by eventual runner-up, fourth on rail into straight and ridden, no progress.
12 3 SUNRISE (CK026) A Suborics H Jumped well enough but stuck out wide in midfield from high draw, tried to improve wide in straight, no kick.
13 8 CHAMPION LAD (CH042) D Beadman XB/TT Even break, rail midfield but refused to settle briefly, ridden inside in straight, no acceleration.
14 12 ROYAL PEGASUS (CK103) M Chadwick TT Fair break, fourth on outside early, three wide leaving back straight, ridden, weakened.
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