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Race 8 (702)

TAN SHAN RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 WALDORF (B253) J Moreira B/TT Outpaced in detached last early stages, still over 6Ls to make up turning home, sprinted through along the inside and produced the fastest 400M finish of the night to secure the win close home.
2 10 MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) C Y Ho PC/TT Settled midfield 4Ls back, responded well leaving the bend, hit lead 150M but couldn't match winner's sprint late.
3 3 MR GENUINE (S253) T H So B Eased back to near the rear, 5Ls off the pace at 400M, made stealthy progress over final 250M for minor placing.
4 6 FIRST RESPONDER (C205) Z Purton TT Bustled along after the start, moved up to 2nd prompting the pace, battled for the lead from 300M, briefly led mid-straight, peaked late stages and swamped by first 3.
5 9 JOLLY CONVERGENCE (V293) M Chadwick CP Jumped well to be tracking leaders along the fence, chased hard until finding no extra inside 100M.
6 7 PRIVATE ROCKET (C367) U Rispoli -- From draw 12 taken across behind runners after the start, settled near last, widest straightening, made good ground over final 300M.
7 12 CONFUCIUS DAY (C272) M F Poon TT Restrained after the start, held up behind mid-division 4-5Ls off the pace, chased steadily on straightening but never really threatened.
8 8 GINTOKI (C216) M L Yeung -- Caught wide no cover in midfield on jumping from draw 11, gave limited response passing 300M making no impact.
9 1 BREEDERS' STAR (V197) A Domeyer H Awkwardly away, settled behind midfield along rail, couldn't muster the speed to challenge from 300M, never figured.
10 4 COBY OPPA (C192) K Teetan TT Began awkwardly, ridden along to a more forward position chasing leaders, had his chance on straightening, peaked on its run final 150M and swamped by rivals.
11 5 POWERMAX (A009) K C Leung B Jumped well but unable to cross, ended up 3-wide no cover chasing leaders, only battled upon straightening, faded mid-straight.
12 11 VERY RICH MAN (V286) H T Mo H Positively ridden to take lead along the fence, set steady pace to straight, headed 200M and weakened away to finish last.
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