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Race 8 (354)

CHEUNG CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 AMAZINGLY (N384) U Rispoli B Held up in mid-division 4Ls off the pace, picked up pace gradually from 400M, had to switch ground near 100M, rallied strongly along the rail to get up near line.
2 8 OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) M Guyon TT Began well, settled 3Ls off the pace in 5th, responded well passing 300M, continued gamely to the line, just held in a blanket finish.
3 1 BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) C Y Ho H Enjoyed an uncontested soft lead to 600M, pressed by rival entering home turn, dueled for most of the straight and only caught by first two final stages.
4 4 VERDANE (P184) N Rawiller B Caught 3-wide and left with no cover from 1300M, strode forward to join leader 600M, dueled for most of the straight, lost out late stages.
5 10 SOUL ACHIEVER (S133) J Moreira -- Reserved in the rear 6-7Ls off the leader in a slowly run race, closed off well in straight and finished the final 400M fastest, never nearer.
6 9 ELECTRONIC FORTUNE (N097) K Teetan B Strolled forward from wide barrier and crossed to race just off the pace, bustled along over home turn, kept on final 300M but no threat to leaders.
7 6 BESPOKE COLLARS (S144) D Whyte E1 Began awkwardly, guided to the fence and settled about 5Ls behind leader in a slowly run race, waited with till 350M but only gave limited response in straight, never a serious threat.
8 12 YOUNG RANGER (S435) H W Lai CP Settled behind midfield entering back straight, stayed on fairly over final 300M.
9 7 ENTRUSTING (S306) O Doleuze SR Held up towards the rear, turned 3-wide back straight, taken widest 450M out, ran on steadily without threat.
10 3 FLYING UNICORN (M087) M Demuro B Failed to muster speed despite ridden along early stages, tracked leaders to straight, shaken up home turn but found nothing in reserves.
11 11 SPINNING DANCER (S078) M Chadwick B Settled midfield along the 3-path, came under pressure passing 500M and failed to muster a response.
12 5 NOBLE DE MAN (S215) A Suborics B- Soon shifted across behind runners from wide barrier, settled last 6-7Ls off the pace, failed to pick up entering straight, never threatened.
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