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Race 8 (091)

TSUEN LOK HANDICAP   Rating:105-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 SILVER FIG (B025) M F Poon B/TT Reserved towards the rear, taken wide from 500M, closed off strongly to lead 50M out, won going away.
2 3 KURPANY (D172) J Moreira TT From wide draw chased leaders in a 3-wide spot without cover, gained lead inside 300M, kept on but unable to hold off the fast finishing winner final stages.
3 6 MAN STAR (D429) M Chadwick V Never far off the pace, in 5th place making the home turn, kept on steadily when driven out in straight, got up for distant 3rd near line.
4 11 WE THE SOUTH (D149) V Borges H/XB Tracked leader, moved up to challenge 500M out, vied for lead early straight, outpaced final 200M.
5 12 PRIVATE ROCKET (C367) A Badel SR/XB Settled in mid-division, wide into straight, kept on fairly passing 300M, not reached leaders.
6 7 WINNER METHOD (E178) H N Wong CP-/TT Failed to muster speed after beginning fairly, settled towards the rear, made non-threatening progress final 300M on his AWT debut.
7 9 CZARSON (D394) M L Yeung CP/TT From wide draw taken back to race near the rear, ridden along 500M but responded only fairly, never a threat to leaders.
8 1 HONGKONG GREAT (D353) K Teetan B/TT Ridden along but not showing enough speed to lead, chased leaders into straight, failed to quicken when asked, out of contention 200M. (Jockey: appeared to resent the kickback / Lame next day.)
9 2 RED DESERT (C287) A Hamelin -- Held up midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced turning for home, faded mid-straight.
10 8 BEAR SLAM (C143) H W Lai B Settled 3-wide behind midfield, widest making the home turn, made no progress in the run home.
11 5 IGNITING (D481) H T Mo B Began awkwardly, taken back and always towards the rear, failed to finish off on straightening.
12 10 FLYING BONUS (B433) C Wong P Led as expected, pressed by rival from 600M, soon headed turning home, weakened away final 200M. (No vet findings.)
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