It is obvious to see from 600nm, which is just the start of red color in the visible spectrum, the TCS-9 spectral reflectance raises sharply, in consequence, if the light source does not have sufficient spectral power distribution in 600nm-800nm, it will be difficult to get a high R9. The capability of rendering the red color cannot be promised if the red spectrum is missed or not sufficient in the original light.
In the comparison of fluorescent and halogen, apparently, halogen offers the richest 600+nm power, while the discrete fluorescent spectrum has limited energy there. Then in this comparison, halogen R9 = 99 but the fluorescent is R9 = -27.
Comparing a standard LED to Yujileds BC series LED at 3000K, although the emission principle is the same, the results present different R9 significantly where the standard LED is R9 = 13 and Yujileds BC series LED is R9 = 96.