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Race 8 (745)

CASTLE PEAK BAY HANDICAP   Rating:105-80   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HARMONY AND RICH (D110) M Chadwick -- Hard driven forward, crossed to the lead 600M, kept on strongly on straightening, always in control.
2 8 SHINING ACE (C229) J Moreira B/TT Chased leaders, driven out inside 400M, tried hard but always comfortably held by winner.
3 2 EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) B Shinn -- Reserved in last, about 7Ls to make up at 400M, closed off strongly to take 3rd, nearest finish.
4 10 MULTIMILLION (C022) T Piccone B/TT Sent forward tracking leader, battled on steadily passing 300M but not pace to challenge, no extra final stages.
5 1 GRATEFUL HEART (D278) A Badel CP/TT Held up towards the rear, saved ground on inside, kept on mildly in the straight, never a serious threat.
6 3 HONG KONG WIN (C333) C Schofield B2 Settled towards the rear of midfield, ran on fairly passing 300M, not reached first 3.
7 4 MASSIVE POCKET (B246) C L Chau XB Dropped back to near the rear, brought wide into straight, stayed on without threat.
8 5 VALIANT DREAM (B416) K Teetan -- From draw 11 caught 3-wide chasing leaders, gave limited response turning home, no threat to leaders.
9 7 LUCKY MORE (D035) Z Purton -- Never far off the pace, 5th at 400M, failed to close off when ridden out early straight. (Jockey : did not handle HV track at its first time of asking. / Blood in trachea)
10 11 FLYING GENIUS (D071) H N Wong B/TT Settled in mid-division, ran home same pace over final 300M. Never involved.
11 6 SHINING GEM (C058) K C Leung CP Soon pushed along on jumping from widest draw, failed to muster speed and settled at the back 3-wide, couldn't go on turning into straight.
12 12 WE THE SOUTH (D149) M F Poon H/XB Fractious in stalls, began only fairly, ridden forward but caught wide no cover from 700M, failed to finish off. (Jockey : unable to lead comfortably as it had done in the past.)
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