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Race 8 (527)

SHEUNG HEI HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 LUCKY SWEYNESSE (G180) Z Purton -- Went forward, settled one-out-one-back, soon quickened to the lead on straightening, lay in under pressure, held on well from pursuing rivals late stages.
2 10 CALIFORNIA REDWOOD (G224) D Moor TT1 Began only fairly, settled behind midfield 4Ls off the pace, closed off strongly to go 2nd close home, nearest finish.
3 11 FLAMING PASSION (E084) M Chadwick TT Tracked leaders along the 2-path, fought hard on straightening but always held by winner, lost 2nd close home. Went clear from remainders.
4 2 TORONADO PHANTOM (E300) J Moreira TT From wide draw steadied to obtain cover shortly after the start, settled 3-wide towards the rear, headway on outside from 600M, stayed on for distant 4th.
5 9 SUNSET WATCH (C502) M L Yeung TT2 Began well from draw 1, restrained to race in midfield along the fence, kept on same pace turning home, never reach contention.
6 6 HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) C Y Ho PC Began awkwardly, unable to slot in, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, battled on same pace in the straight, never able to challenge leaders.
7 7 MERIDIAN GENIUS (C067) R Maia -- Failed to muster speed despite ridden along, ended up towards the rear, attempted a run on inside early straight but held up 200M-100M, lost every chance.
8 1 ROMAN TURBO (E043) B Shinn SR Away slowly, bustled along early stages to obtain a 3-wide spot in midfield, made no real progress on straightening, never threatened.
9 8 PRIDE OF EIGHT (G239) M F Poon -- Lost ground at the start, ended up towards the rear 6Ls off the pace, failed to quicken in straight, ran past beaten rivals only.
10 12 DUBLIN STAR (C436) H Bentley B/TT Taken back to last from wide draw, 7Ls off the pace on settling, made no impression from 400M. Never in the picture.
11 4 GLORIOUS STARLIGHT (G273) L Hewitson -- Tracked leaders on inside, found little under pressure top of straight, emptied passing 250M, weakened away.
12 3 DIAMOND BRILLIANT (B372) K C Leung V2/TT Crossed to the lead 950M, soon headed turning into straight, weakened rapidly 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