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Race 8 (036)

CHA KWO LING HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GREEN AEON (D392) J Moreira -- Began awkwardly, settled behind midfield, drifted out under pressure when ridden out in straight, closed off strongly final 150M to score.
2 2 SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) Z Purton B/H Pushed along after the start to hold a position just ahead of midfield, responded well in straight under top weight, not pace of winner final stages.
3 7 HEART CONQUERED (D174) A Hamelin XB-/TT1 Chased leader in a race run at decent tempo, moved up well on straightening to challenge for the lead, outpaced by first 2 final stages, held on for 3rd just.
4 1 LOVING A BOOM (C122) C Schofield B/TT Slightly slow away, held up in midfield along the fence, travelled well into 150M when gap closed, raced tight 100M, lost out on 3rd in photo.
5 8 ETERNAL HARVEST (D180) C Y Ho -- Began only fairly, settled towards the rear 5-6Ls off the decent pace, bustled along 500M, stayed on well to the line, just missed 3rd in a 3-way photo.
6 9 VERY SWEET ORANGE (A300) H N Wong V Chased the pace 2-wide, battled on early straight, faded final 100M.
7 11 NEXTMODEL (D015) M Chadwick H/TT From draw 10 driven forward as expected, crossed to lead 650M setting decent tempo, joined by rival passing 200M, no extra and weakened final 100M.
8 10 AMAZING KIWI (D068) A Badel XB/B2 Held up 3-wide in midfield, kept on evenly on straightening, steadied 150M, no impression after.
9 4 MOMENT OF POWER (V138) C L Chau B Driven forward from widest gate but not fast enough to cross, caught wide no cover throughout, battled on at same pace turning home, weakened final 200M.
10 6 FLYING GENIUS (D071) K Teetan TT Slow to muster speed despite ridden, kept wide by rivals and unable to slot in, failed to run on from the rear over final 300M.
11 5 BALTIC WHISPER (B216) H T Mo TT Crowded for room at the start, caught wide and shuffled back to last turning for home, couldn't go on in the 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