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Race 9 (262)

JIM AND TONIC HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SPICY SURE (T234) Z Purton XB/TT First out but stayed away from pace battle, settling one-out 4L from leader at turn. Shaken up on straightening and ran on strongly to win close home.
2 1 REGENCY BO BO (A050) H T Mo B Shaky start but hard ridden to hold rail, settling a half length inside leader. Took over lead 400m, kept on strongly in straight but run down close home.
3 3 CALCULATION (A248) H Bowman E Pressed forward from a wide draw, grabbing box seat 3L from leader at turn. Disappointed for run early in straight but kept on well despite hanging in.
4 9 DIAMOND KING (S347) U Rispoli V/TT Pressed forward from an outside draw to race behind the pace but held wide without cover. Covered extra ground throughout but kept on gamely in straight.
5 6 AFFLUENCE START (B056) A Badel TT Jumped well, pressed forward but held wide behind pace. Improved from 1200m to lead but kept away from fence by inside runner. Overtaken 400m but kept on gamely until swamped close home.
6 11 TOP BEAUTIFUL (A339) J Moreira -- Raced mostly one-out in midfield though proved difficult to settle approaching 1200m. One-paced in straight.
7 14 ALL BEST FRIENDS (A217) K C Ng -- Began well, ridden to hold rail, settling 4L from leader. Stayed on rail around turn, made up some ground early in straight before tuning one-paced.
8 5 BULB ELITE (A183) S Clipperton -- No pace, racing one-out behind midfield. Taken wide entering straight but made little headway under hard riding.
9 13 MR POTENTIAL (V270) D Whyte -- Shifted across behind horses soon after start, dropping one-out towards rear. Taken wide entering straight but only one-paced.
10 7 PLAY WISE (A411) B Prebble B1 Ridden to hold midfield position along rail. Shifted out at turn-in to make challenge but found little under pressure. Had substantial amount of mucus in trachea.
11 10 MAJESTIC ENDEAVOUR (A399) G Schofield TT1 Shifted across behind horses from wide draw and taken to rail towards rear. Made up some ground around home turn but ran out of stamina halfway up the straight.
12 8 RIGHTEOUS MATE (A419) A Sanna B1/TT1 Bounded in the air at start and then bumped, dropping to last. Raced at the rear thereafter and never in the hunt.
13 12 ULTIMATE DREAM (A392) K C Leung -- No pace, dropping one-out towards rear. Shuffled back to last around home turn and never likely.
14 4 HIGH FIVE (T200) N Rawiller -- Ridden early to hold midfield position but wide. Lost ground turning for home and failed to respond to rider's urgings in straight.
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