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Race 9 (119)

THE ORIENTAL WATCH SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:100+   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 MILITARY ATTACK (N175) Z Purton H/SR Ridden along to hold forward position between horses about 3L from leader. No run top of straight, switched in and finished strongly to win on the line.
2 2 GOLD-FUN (P045) D Whyte B Allowed to stride forward, settling one-back, one-off before turn. Rolled forward entering straight, looked winner when hit front 100m, run down on line.
3 4 AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) G Mosse B Taken in from wide draw but still 3-wide toward rear. Took closer order around turn, wide into straight, finished off strongly.
4 5 BLAZING SPEED (P192) N Callan TT Ridden forward from wide draw and caught 3-wide when pace slackened. Rolled forward to sit outside leader, kicked clear 300m, caught with 50m remaining and crowded final stages.
5 9 ENDOWING (N371) B Prebble P Pressed forward, raced keenly, checked off heels 1000m, and left wide without cover. Covered extra ground turn, kept on well to just miss the frame.
6 7 SAME WORLD (N098) K C Leung H/SR Jumped well, taken straight to fence, holding box seat to straight. Had open run from 350m but only one-paced.
7 14 REWARDING HERO (N376) K Teetan H/XB Jumped with field, held, slipping back towards rear. Came off fence 1000m. Kept on steadily in straight to be closest at finish.
8 1 DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) J Moreira -- Began OK, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Caught flat-footed turn, unable switch out 400m and switched in, finished off fairly.
9 13 RAINBOW CHIC (P118) C K Tong SR/TT Restrained early but raced keenly three-wide with cover. Took closer order turn, wide in straight, one-paced.
10 8 CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) M Chadwick -- Taken in behind horses to sit in last pair, moving towards fence 1000m. Shaken up top of straight and kept on fairly.
11 12 PACKING WHIZ (N120) C Y Ho H/XB Began OK, outpaced, dropping to last but away from fence. Took inside run top of straight but found little under hard riding.
12 11 FLAGSHIP SHINE (P104) N Rawiller CP Pressed forward to lead from wide draw, racing extremely wide before crossing in before turn. Collard soon after straightening for home and tired.
13 6 DOMINANT (N169) C Reith H Ridden along early behind midfield, lost position turn, taken in top of straight but found nothing.
14 10 DIBAYANI (S120) O Doleuze H/SR/TT Pressed forward to sit 3-back from leader on settling. Under pressure soon after straightening and dropped out quickly. (Bled from both nostrils).
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