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Race 8 (608)

GINZA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 SOLAR (CC198) S Dye B Settled in rear about 8Ls off pace at 1000 M, 6Ls down in 11th on fence at final bend, briefly without clear run at 200 M when 4Ls down, impressive acceleration once clear to lead 20 M out.
2 5 GREAT ACHIEVEMENT (CD250) G Mosse TT Keen at 1200 M and 3-wide no cover when 2Ls off speed in 3rd at 800 M, 1L down in 2nd at final bend and led narrowly 250 M out, hung out under pressure and headed close home.
3 9 LIFELINE RAPIDE (CD204) R Fradd TT Awkwardly away, always towards rear until home straight about 5Ls or 6Ls off the speed, 3Ls down in midfield at 200 M, kept on well, nearest at finish.
4 14 ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) Y T Cheng -- Soon led, crossed to fence at 900 M to lead by 1L until home straight, headed 250 M out, weakened a little final 100 M.
5 1 DILIGENT (CC285) D Whyte -- 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in midfield from back straight to home turn, 2Ls down in 4th at 200 M, outpaced when checked at 50 M.
6 11 FAST TRACK (CB375) C Brown P- A neck down in 2nd when 2-wide at 1000 M, 1L down from 800 M to home stretch, steadily outpaced.
7 8 MY LUCK (CE256) B Prebble -- 2-wide and about 3Ls off pace better than midfield until final bend, still near enough at 200 M but weakened sharply thereafter.
8 13 ADAIKALI (CE181) K Darley CP1 6-wide without cover when 3Ls off pace in midfield at 800 M, pressed on forward 4-wide on straightening when 2Ls down in 4th at final bend, 2Ls down at 200 M, weakened late.
9 10 SUPER CHARGE (CC299) G Schofield CP Bumped at start losing ground, 4Ls off pace in midfield entering straight, failed to quicken up.
10 2 SPARKLING STAR (CD055) L Innes B Settled towards rear about 5Ls or 6Ls off speed until final bend when 4-wide, never landed a blow.
11 12 AWESOME EAGLE (CE077) O Chavez TT Awkwardly away losing ground, keen at 1100 M, 4-wide with cover when 4Ls off pace at 800 M, under pressure when 5-wide on straightening for home, no impression thereafter.
12 7 AMSTERDAM (CE140) M Rodd TT Had the run of the race 3Ls on fence in 5th or 6th from back to home straight, weakened quickly. (Abnormal breathing noise.)
13 4 WINNING SUNSHINE (CB291) E Saint-Martin -- 5-wide but with cover when 3Ls off pace at 800 M in 6th, 6-wide (widest of all) entering home stretch, beaten 300 M out.
14 6 SUGAR AND SON (CE264) P H Lo -- Awkwardly placed on fence when keen at 1200 M, towards rear when 5Ls off pace at 1000 M, struggling to lie up entering straight, faded.
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