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Race 8 (200)

CHEVALIER LIFTS & ESCALATORS HANDICAP   Rating:105-80   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 APPRECIATION (CK161) W Pike V/TT Within striking distance behind leading trio, progressed steadily 400M out and continued willingly to wear down the leader in closing stages.
2 12 LU YUE (CH278) C W Wong B Stalked the leader one out one back, driven approaching the straight and gained the lead inside 300M, stayed on but could not match strides with the winner in final stages.
3 10 KING DANCER (CK129) J Victoire SR Slow to begin, ended up in 2nd last over 10Ls away, fanned 3-wide into the home straight then made promising headway down the outside to claim 3rd close home.
4 7 BEAUTY FOREVER (CK074) Z Purton TT Placed 2-wide behind midfield and used little to straight, responded well inside 400M to finish 4th never nearer.
5 6 FAT CHOY ICHIBAN (CJ063) B Prebble TT Held up in 7th 8-9Ls away, crept closer over the home turn, finished evenly but found less than expected inside final 100M. (Jockey questioned regarding his riding in closing stages.)
6 1 BEST FRIEND (CH240) O Doleuze B2 In midfield settled in 6th throughout, ran on final 350M but not pace to seriously challenge.
7 8 BROM BROM (CJ338) D Whyte -- Tracked leaders along the inside, made good headway passing 400M and briefly threatened, unable to sustain run 200M and weakened towards the line.
8 5 AMBITIOUS GENERAL (CJ066) K C Leung -- Towards the rear over 10Ls off the pace, held up briefly in early part of straight but ran on only fairly once into clear.
9 9 VIGOR DELIGHT (CK070) J Winks H Led to 1500M then settled just off the pace, advanced 3-wide passing 600M, briefly led in straight before giving way from over 250M out. (Jockey and Trainer questioned)
10 4 FEARLESS (CH301) J Lloyd B Taken back to last, not hurried throughout and was 10Ls behind passing 400M, rallied mildly from off the pace and couldn't reach the leaders.
11 3 BULLISH CASH (CH049) K L Chui TT Never better than midfield and travelled over 10Ls off the pace, niggled along inside 500M but lacked any response. Never a factor.
12 2 REALLY HAPPY (CJ165) M Chadwick TT Up with the early pace but became unsettled once in the lead, set a strong tempo at the front end but found nothing left turning for home. (Jockey advised to make more effort to have his mount settle.)
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