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Race 9 (063)

TIN SHUI WAI HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 DIAMOND KING (S347) U Rispoli V/TT Away well, racing close to pace but wide. Got close to heels 1000m, dropping back 3-wide at midfield. Taken to centre track on straightening and finished strongly to win close home.
2 3 CHUNG WAH SPIRIT (A168) Z Purton B/TT Began OK, taken to fence at midfield and settled. Improved position approaching and around turn, rolled forward on straightening, took lead 200m, run down near line.
3 7 HOME RUN (V101) N Rawiller B/H Steadied on jumping, shifted across behind runners, settling at rear. Improved to midfield around turn, and finished off nicely in straight.
4 5 REGENCY BO BO (A050) K Teetan B Jumped with field, settling one-out ahead of midfield. Closed in steadily around turn and boxed on gamely in straight.
5 2 SPICY SURE (T234) K C Leung XB/TT Jumped OK, hard ridden along fence to lead 1050m, set good pace to straight. Overtaken 200m and swamped final 100m.
6 4 FLYING QUEST (A071) C Schofield -- No early pace, taken to rail behind midfield and improved position gradually. Kept on steadily in straight without looking dangerous.
7 6 TOP LAURELS (A173) N Callan H1 Steadied and shifted in for cover, settling towards rear. Raced ungenerously approaching turn, one-paced in straight.
8 1 GO BEAUTY GO (V316) T Berry H Jumped well, pressed forward, led from 1150 to 1050m before taking sit on leader. Under pressure on straightening and gave ground close home.
9 9 INDIGENOUS UNION (A133) D Whyte XB1 Began fairly, outpaced, dropping to last. Trailed field to straight before finishing off nicely.
10 13 GRAND HARBOUR (P421) W M Lai B/H/TT Hard ridden on jumping but slow to muster, making ground to midfield but wide. Shuffled back turn, one-paced in straight.
11 8 BANK ON RED (A228) S Clipperton H/XB Ridden along from outside draw but no pace and held three-wide towards rear. Kept wide around turn, one-paced in straight.
12 12 CLUB LIFE (P309) M L Yeung XB Jumped well, held in midfield but soon under pressure, and ridden hold position, losing ground steadily. Found nothing when asked in straight.
13 11 HOUSEHOLD KING (A321) J Moreira TT Jumped well, led initially before being eased 2L back, one-away from fence. Bumped and unbalanced 800m and 600m, weakened at turn-in, eased down 300m. (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