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Race 9 (396)

WU KING HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HAPPY TOGETHER (G446) A Badel TT Jumped well from gate 10, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, angled out 500M, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 175M, kept on well, just able to hold off the challengers.
2 11 POWERFUL WINGS (G225) H Bentley B Moderately away, raced 3 wide behind midfield, no cover for the majority of the race, very wide into straight, closed off well, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3 13 CASA COSMO (G436) Z Purton B/XB/TT Shifted in at start and made contact, positioned 4-1/2L behind the leader on rail, angled out 550M, 2 to 3 wide turning in, no daylight early in straight, cleared 300M, finished off well to take a place, always held.
4 12 CIRCUIT MIGHTY (G078) S De Sousa TT Made contact at start, positioned slightly better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, unable to obtain clear running until approaching 100M, made some progress thereafter to make frame.
5 10 MALDIVES (D329) L Ferraris XB Began only fairly, raced 2 wide towards rear, 5 lengths or so back turning in, angled out early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off well without threatening.
6 1 ERIMO (E193) H Bowman B Commenced well, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 500M, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
7 14 HAPPY DAY (G119) L Hewitson -- Moderately away from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the inside, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, no clear run early in straight, made minor progress thereafter.
8 5 DROMBEG BANNER (H117) C L Chau -- Jumped with them, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, hard ridden approaching 300M but only showed limited response, weakened gradually final 100M.
9 4 ROMANTIC CHARM (H227) K Teetan TT1 Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, wider on turn, finished off evenly.
10 7 MASSIVE ACTION (E445) C Y Ho SR/V Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 175M, weakened final 100M.
11 2 THE BEST PEACH (H139) Y L Chung H-/B1/TT Began only fairly, raced 3 wide with cover towards rear, carried wider 550M, very wide into straight, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
12 8 CELTIC TIMES (G230) K C Leung B/TT Shifted out at start and made contact, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 250M,
13 6 STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) L Currie CP-/SB1 Made contact at start, raced at rear on the outside, 5 to 6 lengths back turning in, one-paced in the run home.
14 3 IVY LEAGUE (H116) A Hamelin SR/TT Slightly hampered shortly after start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, peaked on run 450M, weakened final 300M.
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