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Race 8 (053)

SHANGHAI HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 GRAND SUPREME (CG229) D Whyte -- Fast into stride, amongst first few on outside rail, settled just in behind them 2Ls away to 300 M, angled into clear and driven to lead at 200 M, kept going to score another comfortable win.
2 11 LUCKY FRUIT (CG026) R Fradd -- Began fairly, came across to race in midfield in middle of track, raced 4Ls away throughout, challenged strongly from 300 M mark, fought hard but found winner too good.
3 12 TIGER RIDGE (CD084) A Delpech B/TT Not fast into stride, raced at rear on outside rail, 4Ls down at midpoint, responded to hard riding and made up good ground late to snatch 3rd.
4 1 FLASHING STAR (CC018) C K Tong -- Amongst first to leave gates, shared lead on outside fence, held lead until 200 M, fought strongly when tackled, lost 3rd in shadows of post.
5 10 FORTE (CB351) O Doleuze -- Average break, soon mustered speed to hold midfield spot, not as prominent as usual, lost touch a little in mid-section, got going again and finished run off fairly without threatening (rider questioned.)
6 9 CHATER DE LAGO (CG246) H K Yim B Even beginning, struggled in behind them early, raced 5Ls off them in midfield, responded from 300 M and made some good ground when doing best work late.
7 4 GENERAL KINGY (CB039) K W Tsui B Broke nicely, settled handy to leaders challenging for front on outside rail, ridden along at 300 M and kept giving, still there until 200 M, faded out of it late after working throughout.
8 14 RED STORM RISING (CE007) M Odendaal B Slow to begin, raced on outside rail, at tail 6Ls away throughout, inconvenienced when making ground at 400 M, had clear galloping room from 200 M point and closed the race off strongly giving too much start.
9 7 FLYING TAMARI (CG151) Y T Cheng CP1 Only average to break, in midfield between runners, 4Ls down at midpoint, began to hang when placed under pressure and was one paced in run home when shifting ground.
10 3 KINGIFLY (CG020) H W Lai -- Fair to start, amongst first four in middle of track, always struggling to match horses on outside, began to struggle from 300 M and didn't finish race off as normally would.
11 5 ZAVONE (CG036) G Mosse TT Awkward to begin, matched them in midfield 4 to 5Ls down in middle of course, began to make hard work of it at 400 M point, bumped late but was finishing only fairly at same pace by that stage.
12 13 MULTO EXPRESSO (CG098) M W Leung -- Average jump, raced on outside rail 5 to 6Ls away, always struggling to keep up, began to lose touch last 300 M, only struggled to line.
13 6 SAND DANCE (CD022) B Prebble B Began nicely, remained handy 3Ls away in middle of course, travelled reasonably at midpoint, unable to respond when placed under pressure and condition gave out final furlong.
14 8 SURE JOY (CE299) M Nunes B/TT Amongst first four into stride, shared lead on outside rail, 1L down at 400 M, began to weaken when asked at 350 M, slowly faded out of it, unusually poor 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