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Race 8 (285)

TARIM HE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 FUJI SUNRISE (CD100) R Fradd -- Slow to begin, dropped out last early 8 to 9Ls from lead 2 wide, enjoyed soft trip through middle stages, came 3 wide from 600 M, 7 wide on turn and unleashed powerful sprint to claim them and score well.
2 8 CHEERFUL HEART (CC206) S Sanders B Fair to begin from widest gate, unable to get in when restrained for cover, raced 3 wide with cover 5Ls away in mid section, made 5 wide run on turn and chased gamely in stretch, unable to match winner.
3 4 GREENESSY (CE001) Y T Cheng -- Average to begin, ridden up early to hold spot midfield on rails, 4 to 5Ls away, had soft trip to turn, followed fence in straight, held up passing 300 M, chased hard when clear over final furlong.
4 7 VICTORY TREASURE (CE031) C Munce -- Broke with field, unable to slot in from wide alley, raced 3 wide midfield 3 to 4Ls away, moved up strongly 1L away on turn, hit lead passing 250 M but wide run took effect and unable to maintain effort last bit.
5 1 AMPLE GAINS (CE021) H W Lai B Broke well, showed good early speed to race prominently early, caught 3 wide without cover from awkward alley, raced 2Ls off them closing to hit lead entering straight, overhauled at 300 M and only battled thereafter.
6 10 LUCKY KING (CA304) S Dye B Average into stride, given time to settle 5 back on fence 2nd last 9Ls away, used nothing to turn, angled clear in straight and made some ground late from well back.
7 2 PILLOW KING (CE291) O Doleuze -- Ordinary to begin, drifted back to take up rearward spot 7Ls off lead on fence, had good trip through middle stages, pushed along entering straight and battled steadily making some late ground.
8 13 EXPEDITIOUS (CE136) W M Lai CP-/TT Away well, ridden along early to hold forward spot behind leader, travelled well in mid section, had dream run to turn, held up slightly when looking for run but only plugged along when clear in home stretch.
9 14 TRIUMPH (CC214) C K Tong V Away well, pushed hard to hold lead on rails, pressured throughout with speed good, backed off to turn, under pressure entering straight, lacked dash to figure and weakened to be well beaten.
10 6 WINNING BULLET (CE260) D Whyte -- Jumped with field, restrained to take midfield position 2 wide 3 to 4Ls from front runners, had good run in middle stages, under pressure on turn, lacked usual hard finish. (Irregular heart beat.)
11 12 MASTER MARAUDER (CA184) C W Wong -- Broke well, showed good early toe to challenge for early lead, kept pressure on when unable to cross, raced at leaders girth to turn, early effort told and weakened right out in straight.
12 9 ENTERTAINING (CC057) E Saint-Martin P-/SR2/TT Away with them, trapped 4 wide without cover from wide alley, 3 to 4Ls away to turn, hard ridden into straight, couldn't sustain effort and weakened to be beaten a long way.
13 5 LANCETTIER (CD338) B Prebble TT Away well, took up prominent position, 1 out 1 back 2Ls away, enjoyed run of race to turn, placed under pressure entering straight but gave nothing when asked.
14 11 ARROGANCE (CA177) C Brown B Slow to begin, took up position 2 wide 6Ls away from front just worse than midfield, in traffic entering straight, found nothing when pressured and dropped right out.
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