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Race 8 (300)

SHAM CHUNG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 MAGNIFIQUE (K141) J Orman -- Vied for lead with 3 other rivals early stages, travelled the best halfway, shook off rivals passing 300M before keeping on strongly to score under big weight on seasonal reappearance.
2 3 FAST RESPONDER (J295) A Atzeni SR From draw 13 tracked leaders along the stand rail, put in an honest effort chasing winner from 400M but was comfortably held.
3 10 CHILL BUDDY (K469) K Teetan H-/TT Settled just off the pace in 5th, responded well to pressure 400M and moved to 2nd 250M, fought hard but peaked on its run 150M from home.
4 13 SPARKLING FELLOW (K175) M F Poon -- Crowded shortly after the start and was taken across behind runners to race near the stand side, held up for clear running 300M-200M before closing off the race moderately.
5 4 SUPER STRONG KID (K180) Z Purton -- Stayed within striking distance from leaders, briefly held up 250M but lacked a strong response in the final stages. (Blood in trachea.)
6 5 BUNDLE OF CHARM (G213) B Avdulla -- Jumped fast from draw 2 but soon restrained to race in last 4Ls off leaders, ran home one paced along the stand rail. Posed little threat to leaders.
7 12 HAYDAY (H321) M Chadwick -- Jumped awkwardly, settled in mid-division and never far off from pace, gave limited response when asked 400M. Not reach leaders.
8 2 WONDERSTAR (J531) E C W Wong B Vied for the lead early and middle stages, couldn't sustain run from 350M, soon out of contention.
9 11 THUNDER KIT (L121) L Hewitson -- Jumped only fairly, settled towards the rear but not too far away, held up for clear running 350M-100M and lost every chance. Inconclusive run.
10 14 HEALTHY HEALTHY (H203) H Bentley V/TT Began well, restrained to race in midfield 3Ls back, couldn't accelerate enough passing halfway. Never a threat to leaders. (Blood in trachea.)
11 9 RYUI KOKOROE (L120) R Kingscote -- From draw 1 dropped back to race 3Ls off leaders, failed to run on passing 400M. Never threatened.
12 6 MR DESIRA (K411) C Y Ho TT1 Jumped cleanly, vied for lead first half of the race, couldn't quicken passing 400M, faded away final 200M. (No Vet findings.)
13 7 PARENTS' LOVE (H405) Y L Chung H/TT Crowded after the start, went forward vying for the lead down the center of track, couldn't sustain run passing 500M, weakened rapidly.
14 8 TACTICAL VICTORY (K521) M L Yeung -- Jumped awkwardly, ended up at rear, came under pressure 600M,soon weakened and finished tailed out. (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