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Race 8 (272)

LONG VALLEY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 DUKE WAI (C188) K Teetan B Held up in midfield, driven out 400M, good headway to lead near 100M, firmly in control final stages.
2 7 TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (C474) B Shinn B Reserved behind mid-division, driven along 400M, took a while to muster, did best work final 200M to take 2nd last stride, not reached winner.
3 12 HONG KONG WIN (C333) A Badel B Vied for lead in a fast run race, took narrow lead passing 300M, not pace of winner final 150M, lost 2nd just before line.
4 9 MASSIVE POCKET (B246) M Chadwick XB Ahead of midfield never far off the pace, closed off steadily over final 300M but always held.
5 10 LUCKY MORE (D035) Z Purton -- Crossed to lead along the stands' rail, soon joined by rivals, waited with until 250M, kept battling until 150M, one paced late stages. (Jockey : pressed by rivals early stages, didn't close off as strongly as expected.)
6 13 STAR LUCK (C257) K H Chan -- Positively ridden from draw 1, tracked leading trio in fast run race, driven out 350M but not pace to challenge leaders, faded final stages.
7 5 SMART LEADER (B456) M F Poon B/TT In mid-division about 3Ls behind leaders, stayed on moderately when asked, never threatened.
8 14 HAPPY VICTORY (B195) M L Yeung -- Sat midfield racing along the stand's rail, one paced final 400M, no impression on leaders.
9 6 CLASSIC UNICORN (C343) J Moreira TT Raced keenly, moved up to join leaders in a race run at fast tempo, remained in contention until weakened passing 200M. (Jockey : travelled too keenly in early stages and inclined to lay in under pressure.)
10 2 KASI FARASI (B385) H W Lai H/TT Towards the rear, gave limited response over final 300M, not reached contention.
11 3 THE WEATHERMAN (D058) K C Leung -- Lacked early pace, settled near last, not quickened when driven along 400M, never in the picture.
12 1 SEVENTH SEA (D134) L Hewitson SR Settled in midfield on the outside of group, couldn't keep up passing halfway, soon beaten.
13 8 COPARTNER SPIRIT (D175) N Callan H1/XB1 Began awkwardly, outpaced in last, didn't finish off.
14 11 SO GLORIOUS (C430) H T Mo H In midfield, struggled from halfway, dropped out rapidly passing 300M.
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