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Race 8 (162)

HEBE HILL HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 CLASSIC EMPEROR (T193) M L Yeung H Set early pace, relinquished the lead near 1200M, ridden along to chase leader 450M, hit the front again 250M and sprinted away for a wide margin victory on his AWT debut.
2 6 DIVINE BOY (T163) J Moreira P Held up 2-wide in mid-division, taken wide 500M to make his bid, ran on well for a clear cut 2nd without threatening the runaway winner.
3 4 PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) T Berry H Moved up to 3rd 1300M, driven along 500M, stayed on moderately to the line but never a threat to runaway winner.
4 14 SUPER CHIC (A134) M Chadwick B/TT In mid-division 6-7Ls off the pace, kept on fairly over final 400M to finish a remote 4th beaten almost 10L.
5 3 KING GENKI (V181) D Whyte TT Ridden forward from draw 14, led 1300M and opened up 3L lead into home turn, headed 250M, weakened towards the line.
6 1 EASTERN EXPRESS (T192) Z Purton B/TT Stumbled badly after the start, settled down behind midfield 8Ls back, ran past some beaten horses in straight, but only made limited progress on the place-getters.
7 8 BABA MAMA (V214) K Teetan H Had a ground saving trip along the fence, positioned ahead of midfield, 5Ls to make up 400M, closed off only fairly, no threat.
8 10 VICTORY MARVEL (T426) C Y Ho P Not far off the pace early stages, shuffled back to mid-division entering back straight, driven along 450M but couldn't muster the pace to challenge.
9 5 FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) S Clipperton V/TT Not hurried early stages, settled down near last 9-10Ls off the pace, plodded home final 400M, never a threat.
10 2 PACKING DRAGON (T230) U Rispoli V Caught wide no cover in midfield, pushed along to keep up 500M, no extra 200M.
11 12 ANDOYAS (T109) M F Poon B/H Eased to the rear over 10Ls off the pace first half, plenty to do turning in but couldn't get any closer to main rivals.
12 7 SALTO OLIMPICO (A350) K C Leung -- Held up 2-wide behind midfield, came under pressure 600M, weakened out of contention early straight. (Unacceptable Performance.)
13 11 STAR OF YAN OI (T389) H T Mo B From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled at the rear over 10Ls off the pace, plenty to do turning in but never looked like picking up the pace. (Unacceptable Performance.)
14 13 LIONROCKSPIRIT (A393) K C Ng H/TT Positioned behind midfield along the 3-path, struggled to keep up 600M out, soon gave ground (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