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Race 8 (073)

WONG CHUK HANG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) Z Purton H/TT Settled well in midfield along the 2-path, brought wide to challenge 450M, closed off willingly to lead near 150M, well in control final stages.
2 5 SILVER SONIC (H171) H Bentley XB Settled in 4th, well placed to strike turning for home, moved up to challenge for lead 250M but not pace of winner final stages.
3 11 INTREPID WINNER (G144) K De Melo B Obtained a midfield spot on inside, 6Ls off the good pace in middle stages, came home well to claim 3rd near line.
4 3 BRILLIANT WAY (G215) C L Chau SR/TT Chased leader in a fast run race, led briefly early straight, outran by first 3 final 200M.
5 12 ROYAL PRIDE (E351) A Badel TT Held up in midfield 6Ls off the good pace, driven along 450M, made mild progress without posing serious threat to leaders.
6 2 MALDIVES (D329) B Avdulla XB Reserved near rear, held up 500M, 6Ls to make up turning home, stayed on without threat.
7 8 HK DRAGON (E222) A Atzeni V/TT Began awkwardly, positioned behind midfield in a fast run race, raced keenly middle stages, kept on mildly final 300M, no threat to leaders.
8 10 CHRYSOS (H136) M Chadwick B/TT Driven to lead setting fast pace for the first half of the race, caught by rivals 300M, couldn't find more and weakened.
9 4 RED MAJESTY (E028) K Teetan B/TT Chased leaders, came under pressure 400M, soon couldn't keep up with rivals.
10 1 ZONE D (D415) H Bowman TT Stood flat-footed at start and lost ground, raced at the rear until 500M before making his move, failed to run on final 300M.
11 7 D STAR (G374) Y L Chung B/H/TT Settled behind midfield early stages, shuffled to near last home turn, came up empty in straight. (Jockey could offer no explanation for the disappointing run.)
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