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Race 8 (794)

RIDING HIGH TOGETHER 1400M HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) H W Lai B Settled ahead of midfield, made steady progress passing 300M, got up near line to score a well-deserved victory on probably his final racecourse appearance.
2 1 JADE PHOENIX (D179) K Teetan B Went forward, crossed to the lead passing 1000M, kept on well passing 400M, caught close home.
3 3 SPEED FAY FAY (D121) Z Purton B Chased leaders 2-wide, well place to strike at 400M, kept on steadily to the line.
4 4 AWE (D168) B Shinn B Held up in midfield, stayed on mildly final 300M, got up for 4th 50M, held by first 3.
5 8 DURHAM STAR (E082) N Callan -- Bounded in the air and lost ground as the gate opened, recovered to race behind midfield, was making steady headway when hampered nearing 50M, might have cost 4th.
6 14 VIVA POPCORN (D307) M F Poon H/TT Reserved in mid-division along the 3-path, no cover from 1100M, plodded on under pressure in straight, not pace to challenge leaders.
7 10 DARCI JOY (E161) K C Leung H/B1 Behind midfield early stages, shuffled back to near last home turn, stayed on moderately to line, no threat to leaders.
8 7 THUNDERSTRIKE (E261) C L Chau H Tracked leaders on inside, ran on same pace in straight, no extra late.
9 5 SWIFT SPIRIT (D201) H N Wong B-/XB-/TT- Settled down behind midfield, wide into straight, stayed on without threat over final 300M.
10 6 SEASONS BLISS (E146) C Y Ho -- Dropped back to near last from wide draw, went wide 600M, made limited progress to the line, no impression on leaders. (Mucus.)
11 9 MELBOURNE HALL (D118) H Bentley H/XB Taken back to last from wide draw, switched wide making the home turn, stayed on fairly down the outside in straight. No threat.
12 2 ARMOR STAR (C482) T Piccone V-/CP1 Tracked leader, moved up to challenge near 500M, failed to quicken when driven in straight, swamped by rivals 150M, checked 100M when already beaten.
13 13 ENJOY MY LIFE (E019) M L Yeung B-/XB/TT- Settled down in midfield, driven and outpaced from 400M, soon out of contention. (Mucus.)
14 11 GALLANT CAVALIER (E238) H T Mo B/TT Taken back to race towards the rear, shuffled back to last home turn, failed to run on in straight. (Mucus.)
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