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Race 8 (776)

GRASS ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 TOUCH OF LUCK (B376) V Borges CP Tracked the pace, quickened up strongly to lead 250M, soon drew away for wide margin victory.
2 10 SINCERE BOY (D318) H W Lai -- Held up 2-wide in midfield, stayed on steadily to go 2nd near line, no threat to runaway winner. (Lame next day.)
3 6 RACING LUCK (B223) C Y Ho -- Reserved behind mid-division 7Ls off the pace, kept on mildly over final 300M, no threat to runaway winner.
4 3 PING HAI TREASURE (B407) C Schofield P-/E1 Caught wide no cover early stages, strode forward to join leader 1000M, vied for lead early straight, no match with winner mid-straight, no extra late lost 2 places near line.
5 4 NAMJONG PLUS (B048) M L Yeung -- Not hurried, settled near last 8Ls back, made some progress final 300M but never seriously threatened.
6 12 CALIFORNIA ARGENT (C042) H T Mo H/TT Crossed to the lead 1400M, pressed by rival 1000M, fought on in the straight until weaken final 150M.
7 11 WEALTHY EMPLOYEE (D252) T H So P-/H Taken back from wide draw, held up near last 8Ls away, stayed on passing beaten runners in the straight, never near to challenge leaders.
8 7 CLEAR CHOICE (A426) K Teetan B/TT Settled ahead of midfield, came under pressure 600M, failed to finish off. (Unacceptable Performance / Lame next day.)
9 5 ENFOLDING (B353) A Hamelin V Switched off to race in last, 10Ls behind leader at 400M, ran on fairly passing beaten horses.
10 1 KYRUS UNICORN (D267) Z Purton SR In mid-division, travelled keenly 1100M, couldn't go on entering straight, made no impression.
11 9 GAMEPLAYER TIMES (D269) H N Wong CP-/XB/P1 Raced keenly early stages, checked 1400M and lost ground, moved forward to track leaders middle stages, run ended 200M, weakened.
12 2 MISSION TYCOON (B224) K H Chan B/TT From draw 1 settled just ahead of midfield along the inside rail, found nothing when asked on straightening, never involved.
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