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Race 8 (238)

MODY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) S Clipperton H Held up midfield, 3Ls off the pace halfway, made good progress up the fence passing 400M, shifted out 200M to continue his chase, led 100M and won going away in very fast time.
2 9 RED MARVEL (T417) J Moreira H/P2/TT Soon led from draw 1, set steady pace first half, quickened up tempo home turn, kept on well in straight just couldn't hold off winner at 100M.
3 14 GO GO WIN (S073) K Teetan CP-/P2 Pressed forward from draw 13, crossed to 2-wide prompting the pace, tried hard but always held by leader in the run home, lost 2nd 150M.
4 8 NOBLE ALPHA (M339) O Murphy P Chased leaders along the inside, advanced to 3rd 400M, kept battling on but couldn't reel in the leaders over final 300M.
5 3 TRAVEL FIRST (T098) H T Mo TT From widest draw caught no closer than 3-wide throughout, 3Ls back in midfield on settling, kept on moderately final 300M without threatening leaders.
6 1 MAJESTIC ANTHEM (P238) S De Sousa B/TT Near the rear early stages, settled behind midfield down the back-straight, checked 800M, brought wide 450M, stayed on without threatening.
7 7 LOTUS BREEZE (T112) D Whyte CP/XB/TT Restrained to near the rear, caught 3-wide during race, improved to midfield home turn, kept on fairly under pressure final 300M.
8 5 WUSHU CHAMPION (V301) C Schofield H1 Jumped awkwardly, settled towards the rear, 6Ls to make up 400M but didn't make much progress on leaders.
9 10 TURIN PEARL (P267) H W Lai -- Caught wide no cover from first turn, chased leaders along the 3-path, well held in the run home, no extra 150M.
10 13 LUCKY PROFIT (S335) D Lane B/TT Behind mid-division early stages, shuffled further back midway, 3-wide home turn, couldn't quicken enough to challenge.
11 12 TRUMP (P106) C Y Ho -- Never far off, 5th at 800M, under pressure to keep up nearing 400M, weakened from 300M.
12 6 DEJA VU (T376) K C Leung B/TT Dropped back after first 100M and shifted to 2-wide spot at the rear, remained there to home turn, gave limited response when asked, never involved.
13 11 SEE ME NOW (V171) T H So XB/TT Taken back on jumping, raced in the rear and keenly passing 900M, 8Ls off the pace 400M, didn't respond to riding and never a factor.
14 2 NORTHERN FALLS (T354) N Rawiller B Settled down 2-wide in midfield 3-4Ls behind leader, outpaced home turn, soon out of contention and eased. (Blood in trachea.)
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