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Race 9 (757)

GOLDEN YEARS HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 FLYING SUPREME (CK226) C Y Ho B Settled 2Ls behind the leader, travelled keenly in the middle stages, took time to pick up early in straight, clicked into gear final 150 M, ran on strongly, just in time.
2 13 CHINA WIN (CJ147) K W Leung B Caught 3-wide with no cover in midfield, crept closer rounding the bend, finished off strongly under maximum pressure final 300 M, just caught by the winner in the last stride.
3 4 FIRST IN COMMAND (CL085) D Beadman H/TT Eased early but failed to find cover in midfield, ran up to share the lead halfway, kept on well under pressure final 400 M, caught by the top two at 50 M.
4 10 LONGWAH RISING (CJ297) M W Leung -- Settled cozily in the box-seat just behind the leader, only one-paced early in the home straight, kicked final 200 M, too late.
5 1 FREE AND EASY (CL049) O Doleuze H-/B/TT Easily ran up to lead 1L, responded satisfactorily when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, could not find extra final 50 M.
6 12 WINNER SMART (CK029) B Prebble -- Broke well but soon eased to a one-off spot in midfield, responded well when asked for efforts final 350 M, finished off satisfactorily.
7 2 SICHUAN SUCCESS (CL307) D Whyte -- Jumped only fairly, urged along to catch up 2Ls off the speed, kept on fairly well under pressure early in straight, hung in, failed to find extra final 100 M.
8 11 NEW KING PRAWN (CK316) M L Yeung TT Jumped fastest from gate 14, soon eased to the midfield to obtain cover on 3-deep, only one-paced in the home straight.
9 8 AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) W C Marwing -- Lacked early speed and soon settled 5Ls off the pace, hung out and badly unbalanced at 800 M, took long to pick up early in home straight, clicked into gear and finished off well final 200 M.
10 9 JOYFUL WINNER (CE045) Y T Cheng CP-/TT- Given a waiting ride as usual, settled 6Ls away at the rear, dashed well and covered substantial ground final 250 M.
11 14 THUNDER DANCING (CG250) G Cheyne B Niggled along to hold a fence position in midfield, gave very limited response when asked at 400 M, flattened at 200 M.
12 7 HAPPY GUYS (CL275) H W Lai -- Slow away, settled 5Ls off the pace on the rails, responded only fairly when asked at 400 M, failed to make up any ground.
13 3 GREAT HEART (CK219) M Chadwick B/TT Crowded start, settled 7Ls away at the rear, made up some late ground final 250 M, never really troubled the principals.
14 6 DRAGON VICTORY (CL325) Z Purton -- Bumped start, lacked early speed despite being urged along, ended up travelling 5Ls off the pace, outpaced at the top of home straight, soon dropped out.
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