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Race 9 (294)

LONG KE HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SUPREME PROFIT (P230) A Badel B/TT Jumped with field, pressed forward but held wide in midfield. Caught without cover passing 1000m and allowed to roll forward. Hit the front 400m out and kept finding when challenged for comfortable win.
2 13 DINOZZO (V246) J Moreira -- Began well, racing with pace before sliding into box seat first turn. Lost position back stretch when others moved forward, dropping to behind midfield. Left fence 600m, then chased winner final 400m without closing gap.
3 2 AMBITIOUS CHAMPION (S083) S De Sousa SR Away quickly, sharing early pace before settling one-off, 2L from leader. Got shuffled back approaching 1000m, straightened behind horses, switched out 350m and ran on steadily to grab minor placing.
4 4 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) N Callan B Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners, dropping to rear but away from fence. Trapped 3-wide 1000m when rivals moved forward. Taken to centre track on straightening and ran on steadily.
5 12 AMAZING AGILITY (V192) H W Lai SR/TT Slow from the gate, recovered and pressed forward, settling midfield 4L from leader. Allowed to roll forward from 600m, 4-wide into straight, boxed on steadily without looking dangerous.
6 8 CALIFORNIA DISEGNO (V170) M Chadwick CP1/TT Hard ridden to hold forward position, settling one-back, one-out back stretch. Held position when back-markers moved forward 1200m, looked chance entering straight, one-paced final 200m.
7 3 SERGEANT TITANIUM (S332) B Prebble -- Broke well, restrained to find cover but trapped 3-wide at rear. Allowed to roll forward from 1200m, circled field to race outside leader 1000m. Boxed on gamely to 200m when ran out of stamina and faded.
8 9 GREEN DISPATCH (V184) K C Leung H/TT Hard ridden to go forward, taking first turn 4-wide before settling 3-wide 2L from leader 1200m. Urged forward passing 1100m to lead 1000m, crossing to fence 850m. Collared early in straight but kept on to 200m before tiring.
9 11 ISHVARA (S015) M L Yeung B/TT Restrained on jumping and shifted across behind runners, settling last. Became detached from field 1100m when tempo increased, tagged on to tai lenders 350m and ran past beaten horses.
10 1 RENAISSANCE ART (T197) Z Purton H/P Restrained soon after start and shifted across, settling at rear in one-off position. Switched out entering final turn to make run but only one-paced in straight.
11 5 SUPER CHIC (A134) O Murphy TT1 Slow into stride, recovered, pressed forward, settling along rail in midfield. Dropped to rear back stretch as rivals moved forward, one-paced in straight.
12 7 CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) C Y Ho H/B1/TT Broke well, pressed forward to lead 1800m but kept away from fence by inside runner. Got clear 1300m and crossed to fence, but pushed back to 3rd 880m when two others moved forward. Spent force 300m and faded.
13 10 MCQUEEN (V013) C Williams XB Quickly into stride, racing inside leader to 1300m before taking box seat. Dropped back to 5th passing 850m, gave ground quickly around turn, finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance.
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