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Race 9 (092)

TAI TONG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 LANG TAI SING (S280) K Teetan B Began well, rolled forward, settling 3L from leader in one-off position. Took inside run in straight, got clear run 350m, hard ridden for narrow win.
2 8 FAIRY TWINS (V222) N Callan TT Away nicely, led for a few strides before settling in box seat 1050m. Came off fence 500m, hit front 400m, kept drifting to centre track and run down close to line.
3 14 HARBOUR NOVA (T432) C Schofield -- Began fairly, outpaced before taken to fence 900m, 5L from leader. Took rails run in straight but held for clear running, switched out 200m to make run but held up again close to line.
4 7 FLYING FORCE (V014) J Moreira H/XB/TT Began well, pushed forward from wide draw, settling ahead of midfield in one-off position. Switched out entering straight and ran on strongly to just miss a placing.
5 5 CHARITY GLORY (T302) N Rawiller CP/TT Restrained on jumping and shifted across to inner rail, settling towards rear. Improved position around turn, switched out in straight and ran on steadily between horses.
6 12 PAKISTAN BABY (S442) M Chadwick TT Crowded out start, shifted across behind horses, dropping to last. Trailed field to straight, took rails run and ran on steadily to be closest at the finish.
7 2 GREEN CARD (V126) D Whyte TT Bumped start, pressed forward, steadied 800m but kept 3-wide mostly, about 2L from leader. Wide into straight, kept on fairly to 200m before giving ground.
8 1 DIAMOND DRAGON (V002) B Prebble H/P/XB Jumped OK, no pace, dropping towards rear but wide. Kept wide around home turn, taken even wider in straight, boxed on one-paced.
9 13 RIGHT CALL (V024) K K Chiong B1 Pressed forward from widest draw, racing 4-wide before cutting in 900m to sit a half length outside leader. Under pressure from 300m and faded gradually.
10 6 SHAMAL (V290) Y T Cheng SR Hard ridden to lead on settling, then set good pace to straight. Overtaken passing 300m but kept battling to 100m when swamped.
11 11 GOLDEN DEER (P121) K C Leung B Restrained on jumping and shifted across behind horses, dropping to rear in one-off position. Switched out turning for home to make run but only one-paced under hard riding.
12 9 FIVE UP HIGH (S276) C Y Ho TT Began well, ridden along to hold midfield position one-away from fence. Switched out in straight to make run but only one-paced.
13 4 FABULOUS NOVEMBER (N342) O Bosson -- Began fairly, outpaced, dropping towards rear. Shaken up 500m, no clear run top of straight, boxed on one-paced.
14 3 CAPE THE FAITH (V349) O Doleuze -- Crowded out at start, restrained and shifted across to rail, settling behind midfield. Kept on fairly to straight when soon under pressure and faded gradually.
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