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Race 8 (161)

CHEUNG FAT HANDICAP   Rating:95-70   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 WHATABOB (CD213) O Doleuze B-/P2 Away well, showed good early speed to take up forward spot, shifted back to 5th 2 wide 3L from leaders, had soft run thereafter came 3-wide with strong run in straight to score a nice win.
2 4 LUCKY SIXER (CC103) C W Wong -- Fast to begin, held lead from inside draw, pressured in early stages and went along at a fair speed, nursed along to turn, put 2 lengths on field at 350 M but overhauled final 100 M.
3 7 STABLE MAIL (CE184) C Brown V- Began fairly, drifted back to 4th last 2-wide 7L from lead, travelled well throughout, made run between runners on turn and made up good late ground from impossible position.
4 1 THE KING (CD384) B Prebble TT Left gates best, didn't have speed to cross, slotted in nicely behind speed, raced in 6th 2 wide 4L from lead in middle section, hard ridden on turn but couldn't quicken under big weight. Fought on well.
5 12 LUCKY CHAMPION (CD178) W M Lai -- Jumped well, settled midfield 2-wide 5L from front runners, had fair run in middle stages, stuck to task in stretch making good ground without threatening winner.
6 8 WONG'S SUCCESS (CE107) D Whyte TT Away with them, settled in good spot behind the leader, had soft run throughout, obtained clear run in straight but couldn't go on with it over final 200 M (not fully ridden out).
7 9 GREENESSY (CE001) Y T Cheng CP Average to begin, slow to muster speed, hard ridden early in last position, remained rearward 3 wide 9L from lead came between runners in straight and closed race off fairly.
8 6 MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) C Munce P2/TT Began with them, drifted back to 2nd last on rails 9L from front runners, maintained rearward position throughout, made steady ground on rails in straight.
9 3 BETTER BOY (CD134) F Coetzee -- Fairly away, caught 3-wide midfield from wide draw, raced 3-wide without cover thereafter, under pressure on turn and showed no turn of foot in the straight.
10 11 LANCETTIER (CD338) R Fradd TT Jumped well, showed speed but caught wide for awkward gate, pushed forward to sit outside leader, under pressure on turn, dropped out at 200 M after hard run.
11 10 PHOENIX FORTUNE (CD122) A Delpech B Slow to begin, settled 3 back on fence 4L from lead, had easy run throughout, pressured on turn and gradually weakened out of it.
12 5 DELIGHTFUL WIN (CC154) G Schofield TT Missed the kick, urged along to gain position 4 back on fence 5L from leaders, always ridden along, failed to make ground in straight.
13 14 KING OF WIN (CD395) P H Lo PC Began with them, pushed forward wide early to hold 1 out 1 back position, had even run thereafter, lost ground approaching turn to be well beaten.
14 13 SERIOUS PLAY (CC003) H W Lai -- Away with them, showed no early speed and slipped back to 3rd last 3 wide, raced rearward covering ground for rest of journey and made no impression in straight.
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