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Race 9 (083)

SAI WAN SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 LADY'S CHOICE (H155) K Teetan B/H Made contact at start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, challenged the leader early in straight, took the lead 300M, kept on well to the line, just able to hold off the challenger late.
2 1 MIGHTY STRIDE (G346) H Bowman CP1 Began only fairly and made contact, raced 2 wide towards rear, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made very good progress in straight to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 5 DIVANO (J142) Z Purton TT Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths back turning in, closed off well to take a place, not quite able to challenge.
4 13 SKY FOREVER (E414) M L Yeung B/TT Bumped start, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed good response early in straight, no clear run 250M to 75M, finished off well to be nearest on line.
5 3 YOUNG SUPERSTAR (J400) Y L Chung TT Jumped with them, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back, there to turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M.
6 7 MUST GO (J133) B Avdulla E/PC/TT Out with rest, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 200M, ran on evenly thereafter.
7 12 RUN RAN RUN (J108) M Chadwick CP-/TT Began fairly from gate 1, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly.
8 8 KING OF DUBAI (J433) L Hewitson TT1 Bumped start, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run until approaching 200M, peaked on run 150M, weakened gradually close home.
9 11 MOJAVE DESERT (J330) K C Leung B Bumped start, taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back turning in, 7 lengths back in the middle stages, made little progress in straight.
10 9 PHOENIX LIGHT (G192) E C W Wong H Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the outside, very wide into straight, finished off evenly.
11 10 BITS SUPERSTAR (J362) C Y Ho B-/CP2 Away with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
12 2 HONG KONG HALL (G315) P N Wong TT Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length in the middle stages, peaked and headed 300M, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 4 MAGNIAC (H141) A Atzeni V-/B2/TT Began well from a wide draw, unable to slot in, raced in midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, peaked on turn, weakened final 300M.
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