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Race 8 (164)

PANASONIC SPEED OVEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 AESTHETICISM (H289) Z Purton B Bumped and unbalanced at the start, settled behind midfield, was held up until 350M before closing off strongly to get up near 100M.
2 4 CELTIC TIMES (G230) M Chadwick B/TT Always in touch, had every chance turning home, not pace of winner final 150M but kept on well to hold 2nd.
3 12 SPECIAL HEDGE (H354) C L Chau B/TT Crowded at the start and unbalanced, recovered to track leaders on inside, had difficulty obtaining clear running 250M before keeping on steadily towards the finish.
4 14 SUPERB MOVE (G304) L Ferraris B/TT Caught wide no cover early stages, over-raced, strode forward to be closer to leaders, vied for lead from 500M, peaked on its run 150M, faded towards the line.
5 6 MISTER DAPPER (H376) K Teetan H/SR/XB Settled midfield 4Ls off the pace, unbalanced 550M, fought on one paced towards the line. Always held by leaders. (Jockey : failed to respond to riding after becoming unbalanced near 550M.)
6 2 ARTHUR'S KINGDOM (E194) M F Poon H/XB/TT2 Jumped awkwardly from wide draw then taken back to last, saved ground on inside, closed off moderately in straight, held up final 150M and was not fully tested to the line.
7 13 AFFIRM (H306) A Atzeni TT Moved forward to press leader on outside, established narrow lead early straight, headed by rivals 100M, no extra close home.
8 7 NOBLE WIN (H195) A Badel E/XB Crowded at the start, dropped back to a rearward position, swung wide into straight, stayed on without threat to leaders.
9 1 ENTRUSTED (D381) L Hewitson B/TT Dropped back, settled near last, bustled along 500M, responded fairly under top weight, never going the pace to challenge leaders.
10 3 SERANGOON (H296) Y L Chung H-/CP/TT Broke a step slow, held up towards the rear, gave limited response turning in, ran on fairly between runners.
11 10 NORTHERN BEAST (H233) B Avdulla -- Restrained in a 3-wide position behind midfield, steadied 550M, found disappointingly little in the finish. (Jockey : failed to improve into the event after being steadied 550M.)
12 9 BLISSFUL STAR (E168) K C Leung V/TT From wide draw crossed to a 3-wide spot in mid-division, wide into straight, couldn't keep up from 300M, soon beaten and eased.
13 5 E TALENT (H310) K De Melo -- Settled midfield on inside, came under pressure 500M, came up empty, soon dropped away.
14 11 THE EQUALIZER (G445) M L Yeung B- Soon led, pressed by rival from 1000M, gave ground rapidly top of straight, finished tailed out. Unacceptable Performance.
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