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Race 8 (663)

HO MAN TIN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 WINNING GOLD (H461) K De Melo H/TT Settled ahead of midfield, travelled well into straight, shifted into clear 300M then sprinted quickly for an emphatic win.
2 13 YEE CHEONG RAIDER (J176) B Thompson B/TT From wide draw shifted across to race along the fence, maintained a position behind midfield, ran on steadily final 400M along the inside for 2nd.
3 14 YOUNG HORIZON (G272) K Teetan -- Bustled along after the start, vied for early lead before dropping back to race behind leaders, battled away over final 400M to take 3rd.
4 2 LET'S DO IT (E132) H Bowman CP Switched off to the rear on jumping from wide draw, 7-8Ls off leader early stages, still some work to do 400M, made solid gains and got up for 4th late.
5 5 GOLDEN RISE (H242) Z Purton -- Caught wide early stages, shifted in for cover passing 1100M, fought on well to take lead nearing 200M, couldn't sustain run late faded to 5th.
6 7 HAPPY DAILY (E294) Y L Chung CP/TT Pressed forward, emerged as leader from 1100M, headed nearing 200M, faded towards the line. (Jockey reminded to ride his mount out to the finish.)
7 10 SOARING BRONCO (J162) H Bentley -- Caught wide no cover chasing leaders, fought hard on straightening but only maintained his position in the run home.
8 8 GIANT LEAP (J143) A Atzeni B1 Moved forward from draw 1, stalked the leader from 900M, right there on straightening but couldn't go with the leaders final 200M.
9 1 LEEDOX (J154) L Hewitson B-/TT Jumped awkwardly, gradually improved to a midfield spot along inside, held up from 450M-150M but the final effort was just fair.
10 12 EXCELLENT DADDY (E321) L Ferraris TT Dropped back to a 3-wide position towards the rear, wide into straight, responded well and moved up to 2nd 200M, run ended soon and no extra close home.
11 11 SUPER TAICHI (J201) E C W Wong H/TT Shared lead on outside, was gone passing 300M and offered little. (Jockey : intended to hold a more forward position but didn't expect to lead.)
12 9 NEVER PETER OUT (J200) M Chadwick B-/CP1/TT Jumped on terms, restrained to race behind midfield, lacked a kick passing 400M, couldn't get near them in straight.
13 6 CHARITY GAIN (H431) M L Yeung B1/TT1 Jumped only fairly and then from a wide draw was dropped back to the rear, under riding 500M but couldn't finish off.
14 4 LUCKY GOLD (G112) C Y Ho B Given a waiting ride at the back of the field, wide into straight but failed to pick up. (Jockey: travelled well in the event but failed to respond to his riding in the home straight.)
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