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Race 8 (008)

MA ON SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 HARMONY N HOME (C531) M F Poon -- From wide draw taken back to a rearward position, 5Ls to make up top of straight, finished off strongly when asked 300M, got up 50M from home.
2 8 SOLID WIN (J225) A Atzeni TT Blundered shortly after the start, maintained a position behind midfield, shoved along 550M, got going passing 250M, ran on nicely to take 2nd near line.
3 1 BALLISTIC WIN (J040) B Thompson -- Jumped fairly, tracked leaders on the inside, held up behind one-paced rivals early straight, shifted lane 200M to obtain clear running, fought on nicely under top weight to take 3rd close home.
4 11 GALLANT CROWN (D359) E C W Wong B/TT Prominent outside leaders, caught wide no cover throughout the trip, fought well on straightening and vied for lead to 50M, claimed by first 3 late. (Trainer confirmed the instructions were not to lead.)
5 9 CIRCUIT MIGHTY (G078) K C Leung TT From draw 1 moved up to be sharing the lead on inside, hard pressed from 300M to hold its lead, no extra 50M and swamped by rivals close home.
6 3 OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) L Hewitson TT Given a waiting ride at the rear, held up for clear running 300M-200M, did best work late, nearest finish. (Jockey questioned regarding his riding in the straight.)
7 12 GANGNAM STAR (H326) A Badel XB From wide draw taken across behind runners, waited with at the rear of the field, made good progress final 300M.
8 7 FAMILY JEWEL (J390) C Y Ho TT Settled down midfield, raced keenly middle stages, disappointed for clear running from 300M and badly held up to 100M, left with too much to do.
9 2 VIVA GRACIOUSNESS (J079) B Avdulla TT In touch with leaders, ran home one paced passing 400M, wasn't beaten far but never looked like getting involved.
10 4 U S S CONSTITUTION (H357) A Hamelin B/TT Away well, shared lead on outside, tried hard early straight to stay in contention, faded final 100M.
11 10 PRINCE ALEX (G307) M Chadwick CP/XB/TT Jumped on terms, settled in midfield along the inside, fought on one paced turning home, checked 150M but was posing little threat to leaders at the time.
12 5 LUCKY GOLD (G112) C L Chau B Not hurried after the jump, dropped back to a position behind midfield, lacked a finish passing 400M and was never involved. (Lame next day.)
13 6 BLAZING WIND (J157) H Bowman TT Jumped only fairly, ended up racing in mid-division 3-wide, couldn't go on from 300M, eased towards the finish. (Jockey could offer no explanation for the disappointing performance.)
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