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Race 8 (699)

AUDEMARS PIGUET HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 SKY MASCOT (L267) K C Leung B Broke well, shared lead on the inside, responded well 350M, kicked 3Ls clear mid-straight, never in danger from that point.
2 12 TURIN CHAMPION (M060) W M Lai XB Chased leaders, stayed on well to go 2nd 150M but not able to close in on the runaway winner.
3 11 LOADS OF JOY (L088) M L Yeung TT Placed 2-wide in the group chasing the pace, kept on steadily final 300M but not a serious threat to winner.
4 9 LUCKY GAINS (M230) B Prebble -- Lacked early speed, dropped back to last 7Ls off the pace, niggled along 700M, pulled wide to challenge in straight, closed off strongly. (Jockey questioned.)
5 6 GREEN ZONE (M302) M Zahra B Driven forward, shared lead on the outside, kept on one paced turning into straight, weakened over final 100M.
6 8 BO BO EXPRESS (N259) W Pike H/TT Held up midfield, proved difficult to settle when steadied 1000M, kept on same pace final 300M. (Bled.)
7 2 CITY POWER (M066) W C Marwing B/SR Caught 3-wide no cover in the group chasing the pace, ran on same pace turning into straight, never a threat to leaders.
8 3 COSTA DEL SOL (M111) Z Purton B Towards the rear, made limited progress final 300M, never threatened.
9 7 MAGNUMOUS (N251) M Chadwick TT Settled towards the rear, not travelling and had to be niggled along middle stages, not pace to challenge.
10 10 JOYFUL LUCK (M223) C K Tong B Held up near last, pulled widest to challenge passing 400M, made no progress.
11 4 MONEYMAKER (M244) D Whyte -- Lacked early speed, settled midfield, had cover throughout but found disappointingly little when driven near 400M, eased mid-straight. (Jockey said the surface may not have suited.)
12 5 QUANTUM POWER (M134) O Doleuze XB/B1 Began awkwardly, dropped back to a 3-wide position towards the rear, pushed along near 400M but not quickened, soon behind.
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