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Race 9 (315)

JARDINE HANDICAP   Rating:88-64   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 GENIUS (BN193) B Doyle H1 Rear early and was worse than midfield into straight. Ran on strongly under vigorous riding to lead short of line.
2 11 LIK RAMBO (BN212) S King B Rear till good headway rounding home bend. Ran on well to lead passing 200 M and look winner. Just caught final strides.
3 8 GAINSBOROUGH'S BOY (BL182) B Marcus B Midfield to straight where he kept on without threatening.
4 13 EASY CHAMP (BM017) C K Tsang -- Rear. Improved home turn and switched out for run on straightening. Kept on final 200 M.
5 3 STRAIGHT WAY (BN119) W Woods -- Midfield. Improved towards leaders approaching home bend to be closed 3rd into straight. Led briefly 300 M and was outpaced passing 200 M.
6 5 SEATTLE PRIDE (BL134) K M Chin B Well there to straight where he failed quicken to challenge.
7 14 TAKE CHARGE (BM156) Y S Wong -- Soon improved and was 2nd 1000 M. Disputed lead home turn but effort not sustained 250 M. (Demoted.)
8 12 GLAMOROUS PALACE (BM177) W S Yu -- Ridden to take command before stable bend. Joined into straight where he soon weakened out of contention.
9 1 PROFESSIONALKILLER (BN113) R Fradd -- Midfield into straight where he failed to make any impression on leaders.
10 4 CITADEL (BP200) F Coetzee B- Well there before losing some ground approaching home turn. Found nothing when asked 200 M.
11 2 AMERICAN CHAMPION (BN179) D Whyte B Towards rear when severely hampered and almost unseating rider 300 M. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 10 KOWLOON JAZZ (BP048) L F Chung B Very slowly away. Was midfield at Rock before losing ground steadily from home bend.
13 9 REDWING (BS157) E Saint-Martin -- Midfield at best.
14 6 FIREBALL (BN112) C W Mok -- Wide throughout. Never in contention.
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