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Race 8 (601)

KENT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 UNICORNBABY (C203) T Piccone B/TT From wide draw sent forward and crossed to the lead before home turn, kicked nicely clear top of straight, kept on well to line, never seriously challenged.
2 5 DRAGON FORTUNE (E110) Z Purton TT Held up behind midfield along the 3-path, wider from 550M, ran on well to go 2nd 250M, tried hard but unable to catch the runaway winner.
3 4 ZONE D (D415) A Hamelin H/P/TT Reserved towards the rear, brought wide passing 600M, stayed on well to go 3rd 150M. No impression on winner.
4 8 SO AWESOME (D258) J Moreira B Chased leaders, briefly went 2nd early straight, run ended 150M, held on for non-threatening 4th just.
5 1 CHARGE ON (D162) C L Chau B Dropped back from wide barrier, settled near rear, wide into straight, ran home mildly, never a threat to first 3.
6 3 SPEED FAY FAY (D121) K H Chan B Positioned ahead of midfield, kept on one paced over final 400M. No impression on leaders.
7 7 SUPERB DADDY (D235) B Shinn -- Steadied to obtain cover, held up in last, ran past beaten horses in the straight. (Jockey : did not travel comfortably at any stage and didn't stretch out in straight.)
8 10 FARM BUMPER (C244) K C Leung B Began fairly, recovered to race ahead of midfield, no clear run early straight, gave limited response when clear, weakened final 200M.
9 12 AMAZING KNIGHT (D266) V Borges -- Settled in midfield along the inside, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, not quickened when driven out from 300M
10 2 FLYING SWORD (C463) M L Yeung CP/TT Held up in mid-division, driven 500M but not going the pace to challenge leaders, never involved.
11 6 MERCURIAL (D283) K Teetan H/TT Began fairly, ridden along to make up lost ground, chased leaders on settling, travelled only fairly and came under pressure 600M, gave ground in the straight. (Jockey unable to explain for the disappointing run.)
12 13 RUN DES RUN (E179) C Y Ho B/TT Steadied to obtain cover early stages, raced 3-wide towards the rear, wide into straight, couldn't go on. Never in the picture.
13 11 IRON KING (C133) M Chadwick H/TT In mid-division, wide no cover from 900M, crept closer to leaders 600M, run ended 300M, weakened away.
14 14 FOCUS (C254) C Wong B Chased leaders 2-wide, came under pressure 500M, quickly beaten early straight, finished tailed out. (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