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Race 9 (175)

CHEUNG SHA HANDICAP   Rating:110-85   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 ST FEVRE (CL002) H W Lai TT Out in line, pushed along to hold a one-off spot in midfield, swung widest for home, kicked strongly when asked 300 M out, hit the front at 50 M, kept on, just prevailed.
2 10 TRUE INTELLIGENCE (CK060) M L Yeung B Out with others, lacked early speed despite being urged along, travelled 3-4Ls off the pace, on heels at 700 M, finished off strongly when asked 300 M out, just late.
3 1 DYNAMIC BLITZ (CJ339) B Prebble XB Jumped well but soon taken to midfield to obtain cover, caught 3-wide throughout the trip, ran on strongly when asked for efforts 350 M out, narrowly beaten by the top two.
4 8 LONDON CHINA TOWN (CL236) T Angland -- Settled 2Ls off the speed on rail, on heels at 700 M and 100 M, hung out in home straight, ran on well when asked final 300 M, but lacked a decisive kick to challenge the top three.
5 4 TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) K C Leung -- Jumped fastest, caught 3-wide just off the pace, kept on well and looked possible for a place, but could not offer extra final 100 M.
6 7 BRILLIANT CHAPTER (CJ100) J Lloyd B Easily ran up to share the lead on rail, kept on satisfactorily until passed at 200 M, soon flattened.
7 9 ROYAL PERICLES (CH050) Z Purton B/XB Prominently placed just behind the pace, only one-paced when asked for efforts early in the home straight, soon faded.
8 5 VITAL FLYER (CK373) C Y Ho TT Started awkwardly, travelled 4Ls off the pace, on heels at 700 M, hung out, failed to make up any ground in the home straight. (Continuous dorsal displacement of the soft palate.)
9 2 PERFECT STYLE (CJ329) G Mosse P2 Broke well, urged along to take the box-seat, kept on until got tired near the 200 M pole.
10 11 ST DIDAR (CL115) Y T Cheng B Jumped fairly, caught wide with no cover throughout the trip, hung out and drifted back gradually at the home turn, made no progress in the straight.
11 3 YUMMY SPIRITS (CK179) D Beadman CP-/H/TT Jumped fairly and soon taken towards the rear, only made very limited progress in the home straight, never in contention.
12 6 BLAZE KING (CK104) O Doleuze B/TT Out in line, soon ran up to share the lead on 2-deep, failed to keep on at the top of home straight, soon weakened sharply, finished tailed 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