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Race 8 (615)

TAN SHAN RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 GRAND HARBOUR (P421) K C Leung BO/H/TT Soon led, took them along steadily, fought on gamely under pressure and fended off strong challenge from 2nd late on.
2 6 BEST TANGO (S121) B Prebble H/TT Patiently ridden early on, settled near the rear 5Ls off the pace, wide bid 500M out, loomed a strong threat 200M, ran on well but winner had enough to hold on.
3 8 BEAUTY KING (N028) N Callan TT Travelled one out one back, battled on well over final 300M but always held by winner, held on 3rd just.
4 11 HIT A HOME RUN (N248) D Whyte BO Held up behind midfield, saved ground on inner, held up a bit on the turn and not fully ridden until 300M, stayed on moderately towards finish.
5 4 FLYING CHAPARRAL (M245) Y T Cheng SR Settled in 5th, never far off 2-3Ls behind leader, kept on evenly in straight and was slowly getting to leaders.
6 12 MI SAVVY BOY (S381) C K Tong B Close up behind leaders, kept on steadily over final 300M and not far off at the finish, raced tight closing stages.
7 10 AGIAAL (N177) M L Yeung CP Slow out, settled down at the rear, not much room near 200M, did best work late when switched clear final stages.
8 1 NOBLE DELUXE (M063) J Moreira TT Reserved in midfield 3-4Ls off the pace, stayed on mildly when clear 200M, not reached leaders.
9 2 TRENDY WIN (P099) T H So V Used a bit early to keep up with leaders, caught 3-wide no cover throughout, weakened 250M.
10 5 GOLDLAND DANCER (N316) G Mosse B Never better than midfield, 3-wide throughout, didn't find much under pressure entering straight, soon out of contention.
11 3 FLYING ELITE (N419) Z Purton B2 Gradually eased to the rear of the field to avoid racing wide, bid wide 450M, emptied mid-straight, eased towards the line.
12 7 OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) K Teetan B-/TT Unable to slot in and travelled wide no cover throughout the race, dropped away from his midfield position 400M, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance)
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