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Race 8 (471)

KOWLOON CITY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 THIS IS CLASS (B420) C Y Ho CP/H Soon led, travelled strongly into the straight, kicked well clear 200M, had enough to hold off late challenge from 2nd and 3rd.
2 6 GREEN REIGN (D140) J Moreira B From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled last 6Ls off the pace, ran on well final 300M, nearest finish.
3 9 BEAUTY SPARK (C318) Z Purton B/TT Began awkwardly, reserved in midfield along the fence, chased hard on the runaway leader in straight, nearest finish.
4 3 HINCHINLOVE (C001) M L Yeung B/TT Settled down 2-wide in midfield, driven out top of straight, stayed on moderately for 4th, not reached top 3.
5 12 STARLIGHT (V273) M Chadwick -- Jumped fairly, held up near the rear 5Ls off the good pace, saved ground on inside, kept on steadily on straightening without threatening winner.
6 4 SEVENTH SEA (D134) B Shinn SR Steadied early stages to obtain cover, towards the rear always, stayed on fairly in straight and not pace to challenge leaders.
7 8 FALCON TURBO (B164) K Teetan B Chased leaders in a fast run race, had his chance, faded final 150M.
8 1 FIRST RESPONDER (C205) N Callan TT From draw 1 stayed close to leader, held 2nd to 200M, no extra and weakened.
9 7 PING HAI GALAXY (C377) M F Poon -- Settled behind mid-division, travelled only fairly, brought wide into straight, couldn't finish off. (Jockey : appeared to lose confidence when unbalanced 1000M.)
10 10 TAKINGUFURTHER (C131) G van Niekerk H/V Didn't show sufficient speed from wide draw, unable to race prominently as intended, caught 3-wide midfield then weakened in the straight. (Jockey : did not appreciate being ridden off the speed and not able to finish off.)
11 11 VERY RICH MAN (V286) H T Mo H/TT Chased the pace, 3-wide no cover during race, gave ground nearing 400M, soon beaten and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.)
12 5 SUPER WISE (A100) K H Chan P/TT Pressed along to chase the pace but caught 4-wide no cover throughout, gave ground home turn, weakened rapidly to finish distant last. (Unacceptable Performance / Lame next day.)
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