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Race 9 (579)

POTTINGER PEAK HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 RAZOR QUEST (S146) K Teetan H/TT Jumped OK, ridden but slow to muster, dropping to last before improving slightly in one-off position. Swung wide into straight and finished strongly down centre track to win close home.
2 5 ROYAL PERFORMER (V405) D Whyte H Crowded out start, pushed forward, settling behind midfield 6L from leader. Swung wide into straight, taken to centre track and finished off strongly.
3 8 PENANG HALL (T062) M F Poon B Broke well, ridden along between horses before finding rail 4L from leader. Stayed on rail around turn, blocked for run top of straight, switched out 300m and finished strongly.
4 14 RATTAN (A061) C Schofield CP Off nicely, pressed forward, settling one-out, one-back. Improved position around turn, hit front 400m, well clear passing 200m, run down final strides.
5 1 ISHVARA (S015) N Callan B/TT Ridden to find cover, positioning ahead of midfield in one-out position. Urged forward turning for home, looked a chance 200m before turning one-paced.
6 10 EASY HEDGE (T409) M Chadwick B/TT Hampered start, restrained, shifted across behind runners, last on settling. Made progress turning for home, kept on fairly in straight.
7 13 FULL GLORY (T092) K C Ng H/TT Jumped OK but no pace, dropping to rear. Dropped to last around home turn, taken to centre track on straightening, ran on steadily.
8 2 CHEERFUL BOY (V019) H T Mo CP/TT First out but unable cross to fence and settled outside rival 1400m. Retook lead 1000m but still unable to cross to fence. Overtaken 400m, kept on fairly before tiring final 200m.
9 3 GO BEAUTY GO (V316) Z Purton H Jumped well, pressed forward, settling in box seat 2L from leader. Came off fence to pass tiring runner 400m, then switched in again, kept on fairly to 200m before tiring.
10 6 RULE THEE (A172) U Rispoli -- Ridden along early to hold fence in midfield, steadied 1400m when crowded, lost position around turn, one-paced in straight.
11 11 HIGH VOLATILITY (V081) K K Chiong B Fractious in gate, slow to jump, dropping to rear but wide. Allowed to improve passing 1200m, circling field to within 2L of leader at 400m before tiring and dropping back.
12 12 CLOUD NINE (T416) H W Lai V/XB/TT Jumped well, ridden to find cover but stuck 4-wide until 700m. Made some progress around turn but spent force in straight.
13 4 LITTLE ISLAND (T390) H N Wong CP Began fairly, ridden along, positioning behind midfield away from fence. Got shuffled back around turn, found nothing under pressure in straight.
14 7 SUNNY WIN (V254) K C Leung B/TT Broke well from wide gate, hard ridden to clear inside runners to get to rail 1300m. Overtaken 1000m but stayed a half-length inside leader to straight before tiring.
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