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Race 8 (146)

HEBE HILL HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BUSTLING CITY (L210) B Avdulla -- From draw 1 soon took up running, going well turning home and responded strongly when asked, kicked clear mid-straight to win with real authority.
2 3 LUCY IN THE SKY (J275) C L Chau TT Moved up to track the pace, all out but couldn't go with leader passing 200M. Kept to his task late and was the clear second best.
3 6 SKY CAP (K125) M L Yeung TT Stayed close enough to leaders, moved up to 3rd 400M, fought hard but couldn't get closer to first two. Held on for 3rd just.
4 2 BLAZING WIND (J157) R Kingscote B/TT Jumped well from draw 9, caught racing 3-wide in a position ahead of midfield throughout, kept battling in the straight and narrowly missed 3rd. No threat to first two however.
5 5 STRAIGHT TO GLORY (K340) K C Leung H-/TT Bumped rival after the start, obtained a midfield spot on settling, wide into straight before running on mildly for 5th without troubling first two.
6 11 NOTTHESILLYONE (J383) M Chadwick TT Jumped on terms, went forward chasing leaders along the 3-path, lacked a finishing response final straight and found no extra closing stages.
7 10 ZHUANG YUAN GLORY (L546) A Badel XB-/B2/TT Settled in second half of the field early stages, moved up to midfield middle stages but ran home only one paced final straight.
8 1 SELF IMPROVEMENT (H337) P N Wong B/TT Outpaced early stages, ended up near last 6-7Ls off leader, ran past beaten horses only over final 400M. Never a threat.
9 7 MUST GO (J133) A Atzeni E/PC/TT From wide draw dropped back to race as the back marker, had plenty to do 600M but responded only fairly to riding. Never in the picture. (Jockey - no explanation for his mount's disappointing performance.)
10 8 CAUSEWAY KING (L196) H Y Yuen B From draw 11 obliged to race very wide outside leaders throughout, was left without a finishing effort in the final straight and weakened.
11 12 HOTT SHOTT (L147) M F Poon XB Not hurried early stages, towards the rear 6Ls off the pace mid-race, struggled to pick up turning for home. Well beaten.
12 9 RED SEA (L195) K Teetan B2/TT Never far off from leaders, came under pressure from 600M and weakened noticeably in the final straight. (No Vet findings / Unacceptable Performance.)
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only BL : Brush Pricker Left Side BR : Brush Pricker Right Side
BK : Barrier Blanket CC : Cornell Collar CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
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