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Race 8 (508)

DIAMOND HILL HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 FREE JUDGEMENT (M163) T Angland -- Taken across behind runners, settled last and unhurried over first half, bid wide 600M, closed off strongly entering straight, got up near line.
2 4 APPROVE (N299) N Callan B-/PC2 Moved forward under light coaxing, tracked leader from 1200M, advanced to the lead 400M, fought on gamely to the wire, headed close home.
3 1 HYPERSONIC (P176) B Prebble H/TT Settled 3-wide towards the rear, came wider 600M and gradually improving, closed off steadily final 300M, well held by first two final 50M.
4 11 PERFECT CHEERS (M341) C K Tong B-/P1/TT Along the fence in close aim of the leader, responded well entering straight, loomed a threat mid-straight chasing leader, one paced final stages.
5 6 LET ME HANDLE IT (L287) C Y Ho -- Dropped back, held up towards the rear, switched wider 600M, stayed on mildly over final 300M, no impression on leaders.
6 3 GREAT SPIRIT (P037) K C Leung -- Unhurried early stages, settled behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, moved closer nearing home turn, briefly went 3rd 250M, lacked further response final stages.
7 9 EAGLE POWER (P038) O Doleuze B/TT In 5th place not far off from the pace early stages, fell back to a position behind midfield halfway, made limited progress final 300M.
8 2 BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) G Mosse H Sent forward, tracked leaders early stages, fell back a bit nearing home turn, failed to quicken final 350M.
9 13 PHOTON WILLIE (S199) M Chadwick H/TT Slow to begin, guided to the rails and settled 3-4Ls off the leader, kept on one pace in straight, never threatened.
10 8 RACING HERO (N157) Z Purton B/TT Fractious in stalls, slowly away, no closer than 3-wide throughout, strode to a contending position passing 800M, faded 250M.
11 10 LUNAR RISE (S171) K Teetan B/TT Settled 2-wide in mid-division, found rail near 700M, had to shift out for clear run turning home, lacked further response passing 200M.
12 7 NOBLE DELUXE (M063) A Suborics TT Began awkwardly, taken back to near last, raced as the back-marker from 700M, badly outpaced by leaders passing 400M.
13 14 SHINY DAY (M131) K C Ng -- Driven from wide draw 12, got to the front 1300M and led uncontested, pressed by rivals 400M, had nothing in reserves and dropped away to last.
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