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Race 9 (387)

TIN LOK HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 JOLLY RULER (E346) A Hamelin H2 Shifted in at start and bumped, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, finished off very strongly to score by a head.
2 8 WINNING ICEY (G246) L Ferraris TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, a bit closer in the middle stages, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, nearest finish.
3 11 SCIENCE PATCH (E442) A Badel V Commenced well from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground to turn, showed good response in straight, led narrowly 50M, kept on well but unable to hold off the first two late.
4 6 BUNDLE OF CHARM (G213) K Teetan -- Shifted out at start and made contact, raced 3 wide, 4 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to make frame, nearest on line. (Lost left hind plate near 1000M.)
5 3 ARMOUR EAGLE (G093) L Hewitson B/XB/TT Away well, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 50M, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 1 EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) Z Purton H/XB Began awkwardly and crowded, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground to turn, kept to inside after straightening and made some progress.
7 10 GOLDEN LINK (D222) K C Leung -- Quickly into stride, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 4 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared near 175M, made some progress thereafter.
8 12 STORMTROUPER (E100) S De Sousa E/TT Began only fairly, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths back on turn, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line.
9 2 SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) H Bowman B Average to begin, raced in midfield on rail, 3 lengths or so back, same position on turn, finished off evenly.
10 4 VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) H Bentley B-/SR1/TT Moderately away, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
11 7 GOLD GOLD BABY (E220) C Y Ho TT Bumped on jumping, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home.
12 5 OUTGATE (H113) Y L Chung H1/TT1 Moderately away from gate 9, tracked leaders on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, peaked 400M, weakened gradually in straight.
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