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Race 8 (562)

HARLECH HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 HURRY HURRY GAIN (E183) C Y Ho -- Jumped well, chased leaders early, checked 850M and shuffled back to midfield, 3-wide home turn, finished off well despite tough trip to get up near line.
2 10 SKY SHOW (D099) J Moreira TT Driven forward from wide draw, crossed to lead 850M, kicked nicely clear top of straight, faded late and caught by winner close home.
3 7 BIZ POWER (B052) M F Poon B Towards the rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, closed off nicely over final 250M, nearest finish.
4 2 STORM WARNINGS (D369) A Badel CP/SR/TT Began only fairly, soon recovered to be tracking leaders, travelled keenly from 1000M, battled on over final 400M, not finishing pace of first 2 late stages.
5 6 WINSTON'S LAD (T348) V Borges B Jumped on terms from draw 1, held up behind mid-division along the fence, couldn't accelerate enough on straightening, well held by leaders over final 200M.
6 3 MIG ENERGY (C376) C L Chau XB/TT Held up 3-wide behind midfield, hampered 850M and lost ground, brought to outside on straightening, stayed on without threatening.
7 5 MOST WELCOME (E254) R Maia CP From draw 10 obtained a spot ahead of midfield, ran on same pace in the straight, held by leaders always.
8 9 SIMPLY SPECTACULAR (C425) H T Mo H Jumped fairly, rushed forward chasing leader in a 3-wide spot without cover, battled on to 200M, no extra after.
9 4 ENCOURAGED (E227) K C Leung B1 Badly unbalanced on jumping, taken back to race in the rear, struggled to keep up 500M, never involved.
10 11 TEAM POWER (D005) K Teetan -- Settled 2-wide in mid-division, not quickened when driven out 400M, never threatened. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.)
11 1 KA YING MASTER (C240) Z Purton B1/TT Crossed to the lead before taking a trailing position 850M, came under pressure home turn, gave ground rapidly in straight. (Jockey unable to explain for the disappointing 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