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Race 8 (761)

HKU FOUNDATION HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 LOVE TOGETHER (L052) J Moreira TT Jumped on terms, soon race in a forward spot just off the pace, driven to lead inside 250M, fought on late to hold off runner up in a close finish.
2 12 LUCKY CANDY (L041) A Badel CP/TT From draw 14 went forward to be racing with leaders, responded well up the stand's rail final 200M, just denied.
3 7 INVINCIBLE STEED (L312) C Y Ho XB Jumped fairly, moved up to settle just off leaders, responded well to pressure 300M challenging for the lead, peaked on his run passing 100M and outsprinted by first two.
4 11 LIGHTNESS OF MUSIC (K436) M F Poon TT Away well, took narrow lead from 800M, kept on under pressure, headed near 200M and not going the pace of first three late. (Blood in trachea.)
5 3 METRO POWER (K408) L Hewitson -- Jumped awkwardly, soon in a prominent position racing down the center of track, couldn't quicken as well as the leaders final 200M. Comfortably held in 5th.
6 1 MICKLEY (K082) A Atzeni TT Close up to leaders early before settling behind mid-pack in middle stages, stayed on steadily final 200M under big weight but never troubled leaders.
7 4 STRAIGHT TO GLORY (K340) K C Leung H/TT From draw 1 raced behind midfield towards the outside of the group, ran on one paced final 400M posing little threat to leaders.
7 5 SUPER STRONG KID (K180) C L Chau -- Jumped only fairly, settle 3Ls off leaders, couldn't quicken to challenge leaders final 300M. Never likely.
9 13 RUN RUN SUNRISE (K552) H Bentley H/TT Never far off the pace, in the 6th spot at 400M less than 2L adrift of leader, failed to muster the speed to challenge.
10 10 PARENTS' LOVE (H405) Y L Chung H/TT Raced down center of the track and stayed close to leaders throughout, failed to pick up speed from 400M, no extra mid-straight.
11 14 SPARKLING FELLOW (K175) P N Wong -- Settled in 9th spot but less than 3Ls away from leaders, couldn't keep up final 250M and dropped out of contention.
12 6 DRAGON FOUR SEAS (J317) E Brown B/TT Jumped only fairly, ended up racing at the back of the field, failed to make any real progress final 400M.
13 9 TEN LOVES (L371) K Teetan -- Jumped only fairly and raced at the back, struggled to keep up with rivals middle stages, couldn't go on final 400M.
14 8 MASTER OF ALL (H177) M L Yeung B/TT In touch with leaders, couldn't keep up halfway, weakened to finish last.
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