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Race 8 (008)

MA ON SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 ETERNAL BLOOM (G185) C Y Ho -- In midfield but never far off leaders in a slow run race, hit the line well from 300M, led 100M from home, held on towards the line.
2 12 STUNNING IMPACT (C366) Y L Chung B Began fairly then was slow to muster speed early stages, raced behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, stayed on well towards the line, just held at the finish.
3 9 BLISSFUL STAR (E168) S De Sousa V/TT Tracked leaders in a slow run race, produced a sustained effort from 300M, held by first 2 close home.
4 6 WOODFIRE BRO (G115) K C Leung H/TT Settled 3-wide in midfield, pushed along 550M, lay in and proved difficult to ride, did best work late but was awkwardly placed final 50M , not ridden out to the line.
5 5 WIDE BLUE YONDER (G323) Z Purton CP Chased leaders early and middle stages, fought on steadily turning home, not finishing pace of first few final 150M.
6 10 MAXIMIZE HEART (D311) C Wong -- Tracked leader early stages, moved up to race outside the lead when pace slackened from 1200M, quickened up well to lead 250M out, but run ended 100M and swamped by rivals late.
7 14 CASA LEGEND (G126) K Teetan CP/TT Settled down in mid-division along the fence, moved out to challenge 400M and briefly threatened, outpaced by rivals final 150M.
8 13 PERFECT TO GREAT (D327) L Ferraris SR/TT Began fairly then shifted across behind runners in early stages, remained near last going into straight, stayed on fairly over final 400M, no threat to leaders.
9 7 RAINBOW LIGHT (E051) L Hewitson B/TT Held up towards the rear, driven along 600M, gave limited response only, never reached contention.
10 3 LEATHER VANGUARD (E491) C L Chau -- Steadied early stages to obtain cover, settled towards the rear along inside, failed to make up ground in the straight. (Jockey : not suited by the slow tempo in middle stages.)
11 1 EXUBERANT (E282) H Bentley B/TT Restrained in midfield, raced keenly after 1200M when obtaining cover behind a rival, raced wide throughout, made no impression in the straight.
12 8 KING TOURBILLON (G097) A Badel B-/TT From wide draw switched off to race at the back, swung wide from 700M, failed to make progress in straight. Never involved.
13 11 RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) M F Poon XB/B2 Dropped back, proved difficult to settle after 1200M, improved to join the leader after racing wide from 1000M, stayed prominent until 200M, no extra late stages. (Cut to left hock.)
14 4 MAGIC SUPREME (D144) H W Lai B/TT Strode forward to the lead, set slow pace 1200M-700M, headed top of straight, weakened rapidly final 150M.
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