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Race 8 (489)

HING TUNG HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 NERVOUS WITNESS (E421) Z Purton XB1 Quickly into stride, led uncontested, commenced to quicken top of straight and soon clear from pursuers, well in control going into final 100M.
2 9 SPECIAL M (E271) J Moreira B/TT Began awkwardly, soon recovered to track leader (the eventual winner), no match for that rival from 300M, held on for 2nd well.
3 6 WINNER METHOD (E178) K Teetan TT From draw 1 asked to take up a trailing position behind leaders, 3rd at 400M, tried hard but couldn't close the gap on first 2 in the run home.
4 3 ATOMIC FORCE (G221) C Y Ho TT1 Urged along to take up a midfield spot, 4th turning into straight, kept on one paced to the line, always held.
5 10 MR COLOURFUL (E350) M F Poon CP/TT Badly crowded for room on jumping, travelled ahead of midfield, caught 4-wide no cover on settling, kept on without threat turning into straight.
6 8 SPARKLING DRAGON (B033) K C Leung TT Caught wide early before slotting into a position behind midfield just before home turn, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, ran on mildly over final 200M, no threat to leaders.
7 2 VALIANT DREAM (B416) K H Chan -- Pressed along early, chased leaders in a 3 wide spot without cover, struggled to keep up 550M, soon out of contention.
7 12 HAPPY SHARING (G169) M Chadwick TT From draw 12 dropped back to near last, switched to 4-wide making the home turn, stayed on without threat, passing beaten horses only.
9 1 THE RUNNER (D042) B Shinn V Not hurried after the start, taken across behind runners, settled near last 6Ls off the pace, found nothing turning into straight. No impression leaders.
10 4 SUNNY BOY (A379) C L Chau B/TT Taken back from wide draw, settled 3-wide towards the rear, didn't respond to riding from 400M, plodded home.
11 7 MAN STAR (D429) M L Yeung V Dropped back to a position towards the rear, driven along 400M, failed to pick up speed. Never involved.
12 11 PRIDE OF EIGHT (G239) H T Mo -- From wide draw taken back to last after the start, always at rear, never going the pace to challenge.
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