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Race 8 (618)

TAI HANG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 VITAL GOLD (N398) O Doleuze B Travelled strongly behind leaders, quickened well turning home, dueled with eventual 2nd from 200M and always holding on.
2 1 CIRCUIT STAR (N220) D Whyte TT Held up behind midfield, came through strongly on the inner, joined leader form 200M, dueled all the way to the finish, just denied.
3 3 DISTILL (N270) M L Yeung -- Settled near rear along the 2-path, took outside route passing 400M, stayed on well and got up for 3rd near line.
4 10 HONG KONG DANCER (N399) T H So -- Held up in midfield, responded well early straight, went 3rd passing 150M, unable to trouble first two, lost 3rd near line.
5 12 SPEEDYGONZALEZ (N412) C Y Ho B-/H/P2/TT Settled 2-wide in the chasing group, had every chance, stayed on mildly without getting to first two.
6 11 YOU KNOW I WIN (M361) T Berry B/TT Held up in mid-division, placed under pressure 500M, stayed on mildly.
7 9 HOLY MAC (N189) A Suborics -- Settled near the rear, made limited progress turning home and was never a threat to leaders.
8 5 EMPEROR CLAUDIUS (M128) K C Leung P/XB Tracked pace early stages, ranked alongside leader from 900M, stayed in contention until weakening 150M.
9 8 HO HO LIFE (CL209) G Mosse B Taken back to last about 8Ls off leaders, found disappointingly little and made no real progress over final 300M.
10 7 ALPHA GRAND (N127) K C Ng B/XB Urged forward, shared lead on the inside and maintained a steady pace throughout, headed inside 300M, weakened final 150M.
11 4 ABSOLUTE FANTASY (M284) Y T Cheng TT Fractious in stalls, failed to muster speed at early stages, caught 3-wide without cover in midfield, gave ground 600M, finished distant last. (Unacceptable 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