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Race 8 (276)

TAI MO SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:95-75   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 STEP TO WIN (CG167) K T Yeung B/TT Began well, shared early lead towards outside rails, always prominent and held a narrow advantage at 300 M, kept on soundly defying some late closers.
2 7 ELEGANT WIN (CG297) O Doleuze B No pace from outset, allowed to settle at rear near outside rails, ended up 5Ls off lead, gradually progressed from mid-point, charged late to go down narrowly.
3 3 JIANG JUN (CE281) C Soumillon XB/TT Raced in midfield 3Ls from lead, enjoyed a good trail between horses racing closer than usual, gained run at 200 M and made good ground late for 3rd.
4 14 BOOMING CITY (CE325) H W Lai B/TT Had plenty of pace to share lead early, kept tempo genuine racing against outside rail, right there to 100 M but run just ended last bit.
5 9 NIRVANA (CH270) D Beadman -- Began nicely, raced 1L off lead on stand side, still right there at 400 M, raced tight when shifting at 200 M, kept closing before running out of room at 50 M mark.
6 11 ALWAYS GIGGLE (CG086) G Mosse B Well enough to begin, situated towards middle 1L off leading pair, challenged at 200 M, stayed on evenly but just outpaced last bit.
7 1 DEFERENTIAL (CH328) C K Tong B Taken in behind to get towards outside, ended up 3Ls away amongst pack, didn't have clear running passing 400 M, made gradual progress last 300 M before run ended at 100 M.
8 2 ULTRA FANTASY (CG311) M Nunes B Jumped with them, raced closest to inside in middle of course, tried to improve at 400 M but unable to make much progress last furlong.
9 13 GALBRAITH (CG022) D Whyte CP Drew inside and raced 1L off them towards centre of track, lacked usual turn of foot when sprint went on and struggled late.
10 12 NORDIC STAR (CH302) S K Sit TT Standard jump, raced in behind lead line, 3 to 4Ls down by mid-point, ridden along at 400 M, drifted towards middle of course but only beat tired runners in run to line.
11 8 WHATAFANTASY (CH267) Z Purton TT Began well and raced close to lead not far from stand side, began to feel pressure passing 300 M, dropped out tamely thereafter.
12 6 BULB KING (CD303) W M Lai -- Slowed usual speed to race close to front towards centre, there to 400 M, found little when asked and dropped right out late.
13 4 CLASSIC NAVIGATOR (CD330) P H Lo TT Began awkwardly, ended up 4Ls away towards rear, always struggling to hold ground and lost touch in run to line jump.
14 5 ALPHA MAIL (CG286) S Dye -- Standard jump, raced at tail 5 to 6Ls back, made no headway in run to line. (Bled both nostrils.)
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