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Race 8 (118)

PYRAMID HILL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 PACKING BOLE (H246) A Atzeni TT1 Showed good early speed to be leading, quickened well passing 400M and soon opened up a sizeable lead. In total control late stages winning impressively.
2 2 MAGNIAC (H141) B Avdulla V/TT Began well to be tracking leader (eventual winner) on inside, outpaced by winner from 400M, kept on steadily to take 2nd.
3 4 SELF IMPROVEMENT (H337) Z Purton B/TT Unable to slot in from draw 12, rushed forward to race outside the leader (eventual winner), couldn't keep up with that rival from 400M, battled on to hold 3rd.
4 1 SUPER WIN DRAGON (E253) M Chadwick V/TT Bumped at the start, dropped back to last, 6Ls to make up top of straight, stayed on mildly posing no threat to first 3.
5 5 GALAXY PATCH (H399) K Teetan B Jumped only fairly, settled down in midfield, hard driven 500M but couldn't muster the pace to challenge.
6 9 EVERYONE'S VICTORY (E177) H Bentley H/TT Never far off from leaders, not quickened on straightening, soon lost touch and out of contention.
7 12 SHINING FORTUNE (G252) A Badel B-/XB/PC2 Near the rear early stages, moved up to midfield home turn, lacked a response from top of straight. Never dangerous.
8 3 PULSAR STRIDER (G407) L Ferraris -- Chased leaders, came under pressure 600M, gave ground from 250M. (Blood in trachea.)
9 6 EURO ROCKS (H153) M L Yeung TT Settled 3-wide in mid-division, brought wide into straight, soon no extra and eased.
10 10 VICTORY SCHOLARS (E091) K De Melo V Unable to slot in from wide draw, without cover from 800M, near the rear making the turn for home, gave no response on straightening.
11 7 LOVERO (H451) Y L Chung TT1 In midfield early stages, shuffled back to near the rear entering home turn, came up empty turning in and failed to factor.
12 8 FAST VICTORY (H393) L Hewitson -- Fractious in the stalls, jumped awkwardly and lost ground, ended up near the rear, couldn't keep up 450M, never involved.
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