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Race 8 (414)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) K C Leung -- From draw 11 given a patient ride, still at last place passing 400M, responded strongly when out into clear 250M, led nearing 50M, won going away.
2 14 BULB PRINCE (G179) V Borges H/TT Settled towards the rear, bustled along 600M, quickened up well on straightening, progressed to reach leaders near 100M but no match for winner final stages.
3 1 HORSESAIN BOLT (D061) H Bowman B/TT Held up in mid-division along the inside, ran on well under top weight from 350M, got up for 3rd inside 100M.
4 10 HERO ICON (G422) M F Poon TT Never far off leaders, switched wide 550M, moved up to challenge for the lead mid-straight, kept on final 200M but not pace of first three late stages.
5 2 FAST BUCK (H126) Z Purton B Soon led, joined by rival 1100M vying for lead on inside, couldn't shake off rivals when driven out 350M, caught nearing 100M, no extra late.
6 3 LET'S DO IT (E132) H Bentley CP Positioned ahead of midfield, driven out 450M, ran on fairly to the line and never found the needed late kick.
7 7 LUCKY GOLD (G112) M Chadwick B Chased leaders along the 3-path, wide no cover from 800M, moved up to join leaders 500M, kept battling early straight, swamped final 100M.
8 6 HOLY POWER (H039) C Y Ho B/XB Vied for the lead on outside, fought hard early straight to stay in contention, flattened final 200M.
9 5 WIDE BLUE YONDER (G323) Y L Chung CP/TT Slotted into a 2-wide position behind midfield, switched wide 500M, stayed on mildly not reaching leaders.
10 4 MR VALIANT (G288) K Teetan XB-/H From draw 1 stalked the leaders along the fence, kept to inside turning into straight, held up behind a weakening rival over final 200M, not tested to the line.
11 8 SPARKY STAR (C416) C L Chau B Caught wide early, steadied to a rearward spot, 5Ls to make up 400M but gave limited response on straightening, failed to make an impact
12 13 PROSECCO (E457) A Hamelin B/H From draw 12 moved up to chase leaders along the 2-path, came up empty passing 300M, weakened.
13 12 CHOICERUS (H029) L Currie SR Settled 2-wide in midfield, wide into straight, outpaced passing 400M, soon out of contention.
14 11 SINGAPORE SPIRIT (G047) L Ferraris B/TT Dropped back to race near last, pushed along 600M out but lacked response, soon beaten on straightening.
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