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Race 8 (567)

HO SHEUNG HEUNG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 HOLIDAY SUN (CJ328) J Lloyd CP Placed 2-wide in midfield, shaken up near 400 M and made rapid headway on straightening, hit the front 100 M out and finished well on top.
2 9 ROYAL KNIGHT (L094) O Doleuze CP/TT In 2nd last and not hurried in early stages, launched an outside move from 500 M and finished off the race willingly.
3 3 MASTER GUNNER (CJ142) D Beadman SR/XB Held up behind midfield, pressed forward from 500 M and looped 3-wide over the final turn, led near 200 M, continued gamely and just failed to last late on.
4 1 GREAT GUY (CH112) M Chadwick TT Pressed the pace from outside, kept on same pace final 300 M and not a threat to the top three.
5 8 LEO'S PRIDE (CK094) B Doyle B Slow to begin, shaken up early to obtain an inside position in midfield, shifted out 2-wide making the home turn but went back to inside to get clear in straight, ran on fairly final 200 M.
6 6 SUPERNOVA (CJ032) W C Marwing SR Positioned in 5th never far off the pace, held up briefly early straight, came through a narrow gap and made some late progress. (Jockey fined $20,000 for failing to ride his horse out to the end of the race.)
7 5 MOON CHASER (CK013) Z Purton -- Unable to slot in and raced 3-wide without cover throughout, moved closer to pace passing 1200 M, couldn't pick up when needed and came up empty in late stages.
8 2 TEAM WORK (CH276) Y T Cheng B Quickly into stride and stalked leader to straight, badly held up from 300 M to 100 M and not able to have a clear crack.
9 10 MERIDIAN PRIDE (CH057) W M Lai TT Towards the rear throughout, had plenty to do turning in but not able to quicken.
10 7 GILDED FLIGHT (CH294) K C Leung -- Quickly into the lead from an outside barrier, led steadily to straight, found little when asked then eased passing 150 M.
11 12 WARM EMBRACES (CJ162) M W Leung B Held a rail position in midfield, outpaced passing 300 M, never a factor.
12 4 O'REILLY MAGIC (CJ134) B Prebble TT Switched off the back 9Ls behind leader but was under urge halfway to maintain position, soon left behind in straight. (Unacceptable performance / Mucus.)
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