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Race 8 (661)

MACAU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 WINNER METHOD (E178) C L Chau B1/TT From draw 1 stayed close to the pace, remained racing on the inside turning for home while his rivals swung wide to center of track, continued on well to win by comfortable margin on rain affected ground.
2 4 EXCELLENT FIGHTER (G343) C Y Ho TT Caught wide chasing leaders, gave good response on straightening, came home well down outside of track to take 2nd.
3 1 FLYING ACE (G045) H Bowman B Crowded on jumping between rivals, held up behind midfield, responded well from 400M on rain affected ground, kept on steadily for 3rd.
4 10 EXCELLENT DADDY (E321) H T Mo TT Dropped back to race at the rear, swung widest for home, made good progress final 400M down outside of track, got up for 4th 50M.
5 3 BUNDLE OF CHARM (G213) K Teetan -- Held up midfield, kept on mildly down center of track, never a serious threat.
6 8 SOLID SHALAA (H228) K C Leung -- Raced wide behind midfield, swung to outside of track on straightening, stayed on without threatening.
7 12 CALIFORNIA VANES (G160) M Chadwick B/TT Up with the pace 3-wide, outpaced passing 300M, soon out of contention.
8 9 HAPPY GOLF (H056) Z Purton -- Up with leaders, raced keenly throughout, found less than expected when asked top of straight, no extra 150M. (Jockey : unable to obtain cover, responded only fairly when placed under full pressure in home straight.)
9 11 THE RUNNER (D042) C L Cheung V Settled midfield, failed to quicken on rain affected ground passing 400M, never dangerous.
10 6 REVE PARISIEN (E335) M F Poon -- Led along the 4-path on rain affected track, found no extra and weakened on straightening, soon out of contention.
11 7 MERCHANT PRINCE (H268) B Avdulla B1/H1/TT1 Held up towards the rear, came under pressure home turn, came up empty passing 400M, never involved.
12 5 THESIS (H111) A Badel CP/TT Began awkwardly from wide draw, taken back to race in the rear, failed to respond on straightening, never in the picture.
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