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Race 8 (170)

ELEANOR HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 GORGEOUS KING (V118) K C Leung B/TT Travelled strongly behind leaders, quickened up nicely passing 350M, led near 200M, continued on well to line albeit hung in late stages and proved difficult to ride.
2 3 JOLLY GENE (T146) C Y Ho B/H/TT Soon led, enjoyed uncontested lead to 600M, quickened up well passing 400M but couldn't match pace with winner mid-straight, dug deep late stages holding on for 2nd.
3 1 CIRCUIT HASSLER (A041) Z Purton B/H/TT Held up behind midfield, raced keenly passing 1100M, saved ground on inside, kept chasing leaders from 350M, came one stride short of catching the 2nd.
4 7 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) S Clipperton B Held up last 7Ls off the pace, kept to inside for the entire trip, stayed on mildly on straightening but couldn't bridge the gap on leaders.
5 9 HAY RUN (V337) U Rispoli H/TT Caught 3-deep in mid-division on jumping from draw 11, driven wider 500M, closed off moderately.
6 4 AMAZING AGILITY (V192) K Teetan SR/TT Steadied early stages, raced at the tail 7-8Ls off the pace, swung widest home, stayed on down outside without threat.
7 8 TAI SMART (A366) N Callan B/TT Restrained in midfield just over 3Ls off leader, into clear passing 400M, kept on same pace to line, no threat to leaders from 200M.
8 13 RULE THEE (A172) M L Yeung B1 Settled down in midfield about 4Ls back, couldn't muster the pace to challenge turning home, never looked a winning threat.
9 5 LET US WIN (V381) T Berry B Crossed to a 2-wide spot behind leaders, taken out to center of track 400M, couldn't go on 250M.
10 6 HOME RUN (V101) J Moreira B/H Slotted into a 3-wide spot towards the rear, took closer order passing 1000M, gave only limited response, never a factor.
11 12 MIGHTY BOY (A352) H T Mo B Caught wide from draw 12, no cover from 1200M, moved up to join leaders 600M, run ended mid-straight, faded towards finish.
12 10 EASY HEDGE (T409) B Prebble B/TT Raced keenly early stages, restrained to near the rear, 6Ls off the pace making home turn, brought wide into straight but couldn't finish off.
13 11 CARE FREE PRINCE (V069) H N Wong B Tracked leader 2-wide, under pressure 550M, weakened out of contention 250M, didn't last home on this first attempt over 1800M.
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