Sun,11 Mar 2018 Shatin
Post Time 17:10 [18:10(JST)] Going
GOOD
9R THE MERLION HANDICAP
TURF 1400m Class 3 Prize:HK$ 1,310,000
Place HN Your
Tip		 Horse Name Draw Sex
Age		 Wt. Jockey Trainer Horse
Wt.		 Odds Ｕ index
 Time Margin Position
1 13 SUN TOUCH 3 G5 113 H T Mo C S Shum 1201 3.9 (2) *** 1.21.85 1-1-1-1
2 4 CHUNG WAH SPIRIT 8 G4 127 N Callan C H Yip 1118 8.2 (5) *** 1.22.27 2-3/4 10-8-6-2
3 3 JOLLY CONVERGENCE 2 G5 128 N Rawiller R Gibson 1088 6.2 (3) *** 1.22.58 2 4-4-3-3
4 9 FIAMA 11 G4 124 U Rispoli C W Chang 1158 11.0 (6) *** 1.22.62 HD 12-13-11-4
5 6 VOLITATION 6 G5 127 K Teetan F C Lor 1187 2.6 (1) *** 1.22.68 N 6-5-5-5
6 8 POSITIVELY HIGH 1 G4 125 C Schofield L Ho 1161 199.0 (11) *** 1.22.77 1/2 7-7-8-6
7 14 HARD BALL GET 14 G8 110 M F Poon D J Hall 1054 55.0 (8) *** 1.22.80 HD 13-14-12-7
8 2 RAGING BLITZKRIEG 10 G4 129 B Prebble J Size 1118 7.8 (4) *** 1.22.92 3/4 2-2-2-8
9 12 FORTUNE PATROL 12 G4 118 K C Leung A T Millard 1036 73.0 (9) *** 1.23.31 2-1/2 11-10-9-9
10 5 RACING LUCK 7 G4 125 C Y Ho K W Lui 1121 324.0 (13) *** 1.23.42 3/4 5-6-7-10
11 11 EVERBRAVE 4 G4 120 W M Lai K L Man 1202 41.0 (7) *** 1.24.19 4-3/4 3-3-4-11
12 10 BLAZING PARTNERS 5 G4 123 A Sanna D E Ferraris 1076 147.0 (10) *** 1.24.26 N 8-9-10-12
13 1 MAGIC POWER 13 G4 126 M L Yeung W Y So 1028 356.0 (14) *** 1.25.51 7-3/4 14-12-13-13
14 7 CHIMBORAA 9 G4 121 H N Wong C S Shum 1192 257.0 (12) *** 1.26.03 3-1/4 9-11-14-14
Race Time13.49 36.06 59.15 (1:21.85)
Section Time13.49 22.57 23.09 22.70

Dividend(HK$)

WIN1339.00
PLACE1314.50
424.00
321.50
QUINELLA4 - 13137.00
QUINELLA
PLACE		4 - 1349.00
3 - 1344.50
3 - 474.00
TRIO3 - 4 - 13258.00
TIERCE13 - 4 - 31,112.00
FIRST 43 - 4 - 9 - 13556.00
QUARTET13 - 4 - 3 - 97,616.00

Comments

1SUN TOUCH  H T Mo  (B/H/TT)

Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kept on very well in straight to score easily.
2CHUNG WAH SPIRIT  N Callan  (TT)

Began awkwardly, raced 3 wide with cover, 3 lengths or so back, 2 wide on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off very strongly to take 2nd.
3JOLLY CONVERGENCE  N Rawiller  (CP/TT)

Moderately away, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, easy run on turn, angled out near 300M, finished off evenly to get 3rd.
4FIAMA  U Rispoli

Began awkwardly, raced 2 wide at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back, similar position on turn, taken wide in straight and made very good progress to make frame.
5VOLITATION  K Teetan

Slightly slow out, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths back, same position on turn, kept on evenly in straight.
6POSITIVELY HIGH  C Schofield

Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, 3 lengths back, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly to the line.
7HARD BALL GET  M F Poon  (B)

Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, still 6 lengths back on turn, made some headway in straight without threatening.
8RAGING BLITZKRIEG  B Prebble  (H)

Fast into stride, sat outside to the leader, shared lead turning in, peaked near 300M, weakened gradually thereafter.
9FORTUNE PATROL  K C Leung  (B/TT1)

Taken back from gate 12, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 lengths back, slightly improved on turn, finished off one-paced.
10RACING LUCK  C Y Ho

Jumped with them, raced 3 wide, 2 lengths back, similar position on turn, weakened gradually in straight.
11EVERBRAVE  W M Lai

Average to begin, sent forward to race prominently, 3 wide with no cover throughout, emptied early in straight when hard run took effect.
12BLAZING PARTNERS  A Sanna

Crowded early, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths back, awkwardly placed and unbalanced near 1000M, found rail on turn, made no progress in straight, eased final 150M.
13MAGIC POWER  M L Yeung

Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 6 lengths or so back, peaked on turn, showed no response in straight, eased final 200M.
14CHIMBORAA  H N Wong  (V-/H/B2)

Away with them, steadied off heels early, unable to slot in, raced wide with no cover throughout, emptied early in straight, finished tailed out.
Please refer to official results,dividends,odds of HKJC