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Race 8 (721)

LUNG HANG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 AUTUMN GOLD (P044) H Bowman TT Travelled strongly in midfield, advanced to challenge passing 450M, picked up well and gained the lead 200M, drove clear.
2 4 ALPINEFIELD (P126) O Doleuze B/TT Near the rear early stages, moved closer to midfield entering back-straight but raced keenly, stayed on to go 2nd 50M out but no impression on winner.
3 8 CARTOON FAY FAY (N014) J Moreira -- Slotted into a 3-wide position ahead of midfield, within striking distance turning home, had every chance in straight but failed to seriously kick on, stayed on for non-threatening 3rd.
4 5 HORSE APLENTY (M376) H W Lai B/H Chased leaders in 2nd flight, ranged into contention with a 3-wide move home turn, briefly led nearing 200M, unable to sustain run final stages.
5 6 FORGIVE AND FORGET (N303) B Prebble B- From draw 1 took up a prominent position just behind leaders, had no clear run mid-straight, checked 200M, rebalanced and stayed on towards the finish.
6 11 ALWAYS SOMETHING (CK288) D Whyte B Began only fairly, settled near last not hurried, swung out to challenge 450M, closed off mildly.
7 14 EMPEROR CLAUDIUS (M128) K C Leung P/XB Prompted the pace in a 2-wide position throughout, briefly led turning home, headed inside 250M, weakened towards finish.
8 9 GRIFFINDOR (P153) T Berry H/SB Settled behind midfield 4-5Ls off the pace, had to be pushed along 500M out, kept on past beaten rivals.
9 10 KEEN TACTICS (N143) M Du Plessis B/TT Eased back to the rear, was always well off the rail, swung wider home turn, failed to pick up.
10 7 AXIOM (P095) M Chadwick B/TT Went forward, shared lead on the inside, faded out of contention passing 400M.
11 3 PERFECT CHEERS (M341) N Callan B-/P2/TT Raced along the 3-path in midfield, kept on same pace in straight, never troubled leaders.
12 2 CRAZY BUDDIES (S155) K C Ng TT Held up midfield along the inside, failed to pick up the pace when driven 400M, never involved.
13 13 JAMESINA (CH290) K Teetan B Caught wide early stages before slotting into a 3-wide position towards the rear, came up empty entering straight.
14 12 I SMELL MONEY (M019) W M Lai B Driven forward, caught 3-wide no cover in the front rank, became badly unbalanced in action 700M out, eased out of the race.
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