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Race 8 (361)

SAILING 1200M HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 PEGAS (L075) M Guyon TT Jumped well to be sharing the lead early stages, sat in 3rd from 900M, quickened up well on straightening, led mid-straight then kept on determinedly to score.
2 4 AURIO (K056) J Orman SR/TT From wide draw taken back towards the rear, unable to slot in raced wide without cover, 6Ls to make up 400M, ran on powerfully final 250M to claim 2nd, nearest finish.
3 2 LIFELINE EXPRESS (H439) D B McMonagle E Settled down behind midfield 4-5Ls back, ran on well in the straight for 3rd but not able to challenge first two late stages.
4 11 GOLDENTRONICMIGHTY (K002) M L Yeung B/TT Shifted in at the start and was bumped, recovered to race in midfield, kept on evenly passing 400M for a respectable 4th.
5 3 HAROLD WIN (J280) C L Chau V/XB Away well from draw 1, shared lead early stages before drifting back to sit ahead of midfield, held up 400M-300M before closing off the race steadily .
6 13 QUARTZ LEGEND (K548) C Y Ho TT Dropped back to near last 7Ls off the pace, ran on mildly final 400M but was never a serious threat to leaders.
7 14 GIANT LEAP (J143) M F Poon B Jumped well, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, battled on one-paced under pressure in the straight. No threat to leaders final 150M.
8 8 PI LEGEND (L117) Z Purton B-/TT2 Pressed forward from draw 14 and obtained a position outside the lead, placed under pressure 250M, lost 2nd near 100M before weakening rapidly late stages.
9 6 DANICA'S CHOICE (L096) K Teetan CP- Jumped only fairly, reserved towards the rear on inside, 7Ls to make up 400M, made limited progress towards the line.
10 5 IGOR STRAVINSKY (K086) M Chadwick B/TT Jumped only fairly, positioned ahead of midfield on settling, couldn't accelerate enough in the straight, well held by leaders final 200M.
11 12 LET'S HAVE FUN (L118) E C W Wong CP/TT1 Jumped only fairly, dropped back and raced greenly in the rear, brought wide into straight, failed to run on final 400M.
12 1 JUMBO TREASURE (K249) K C Leung CP/TT From draw 13 showed customary pace to cross to the lead , became immediately under pressure when challenged by rival nearing 300M before giving ground.
13 9 LUCKY TOGETHER (L079) A Badel TT Settled down behind midfield 5-6Ls back, little change in position to the straight, didn't respond to riding from 400M.
14 10 AUTOMATED (K177) R Kingscote TT Jumped on terms, dropped back to race at the rear 8-9Ls back, couldn't go on in the straight. Soundly beaten.
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