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Race 9 (356)

COWDRAY PARK HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 BLUE SKY (CJ289) B Prebble H Broke well, held up 3Ls off the pace, 3-wide with no cover, travelled keenly in early and middle stages, dashed well when asked for efforts final 350 M, hit the lead 150 M out, kept on to score.
2 6 REDRAGTOABULL (CJ292) G Mosse XB Out in line, taken to midfield and travelled 5Ls behind the leader, 3-deep with cover, travelled comfortably throughout, ran on strongly when placed under pressure final 350 M, finished off soundly for 2nd.
3 1 GEM OF CHIU TON (CJ188) M L Yeung B/TT Given a waiting ride as usual and travelled 5-6Ls off the pace just behind the mid-division, held up for room early in straight, dashed well when clear final 250 M, took 3rd in the final stride.
4 10 LITTLE DREAMS (CL095) D Beadman TT1 Taken rearward from the wide alley, travelled keenly when restrained in early stages, blocked early in straight, kicked strongly when clear final 300 M, just missed out a place.
5 7 QUICK TOUCH (CJ196) Y T Cheng -- Jumped only fairly, niggled along to sit prominently just behind the pace, travelled well throughout and had every chance in home straight, lacked a decisive kick in concluding stages, just missed out a place.
6 14 JOHNSON (CJ305) W Pike B Shared the lead on rails easily, 1L clear passing 400 M pole, kept on well under pressure until overhauled by the winner at 150 M, soon flattened.
7 3 APPRECIATION (CK161) D Whyte V/TT Travelled cosily 3-4Ls off the pace, held up for room early in straight, only one-paced when asked for efforts final 250 M.
8 8 JOLLY GOOD (CL134) J Victoire -- Bit slow to begin, settled on rails 6Ls off the speed, made up little ground along the inner final 300 M, but never really threatened the principals.
9 4 STREET CAT (CK037) J Lloyd B/TT Slow to begin, urged to catch up 6Ls off the pace, travelled keenly when restrained in middle stages, only passed the tired rivals in the home straight.
10 12 UNWRITTEN RULE (CK092) K W Leung H1 Fair jump, niggled along to sit 2Ls off the pace on rails, gave very limited when asked in home straight, outpaced 2.
11 2 BULLISH CASH (CH049) C Soumillon TT Taken to the rear from gate 14, made up little ground along the inner early in straight, blocked at 100 M, not fully tested.
12 13 PANTHER RUN (CL140) H W Lai -- Lacked early speed, sat rearward 8Ls off the pace, made no impression in home straight.
13 11 PRIME TARGET (CH242) C K Tong -- Out in line, travelled comfortably on rails in the mid-division, only held ground early in straight, got tired passing 250 M.
14 5 SILVER SUN (CE126) A Suborics -- Sat 2Ls off the pace early, allowed to run up to share the lead when tempo slackened near 1200 M, weakened sharply near the 400 M pole, gave ground and finished tailed out.
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