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Race 8 (347)

THE MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 LUCKY NINE (CL259) B Prebble -- Never far off the pace, travelled smoothly to straight, into clear 350M and quickly surged to the front with a devastating turn of foot, kept on momentum closing stages despite hanging out.
2 4 XTENSION (M097) D Beadman XB/H Held up near the rear 7Ls behind leader, started to pick up once into the straight and closed off willingly final 200M, couldn’t quite get to Lucky Nine but finished nicely clear of the rest.
3 12 TREASURE LANDS (CL407) W C Marwing SR Slow to begin, soon guided to the fence and travelled in midfield 4Ls off the pace, took time to gather in straight but stayed on well final 200M to claim 3rd. Good effort.
4 9 OUTDOOR PEGASUS (CL173) H W Lai TT Held up out the back, in last place throughout and looked a bit outpaced approaching home straight, finished strongly when switched to widest of track and just missed out on 3rd.
5 2 LITTLE BRIDGE (CL285) Z Purton TT Held up behind mid-field 5Ls behind leader, switched to outside of track leaving the bend, ran on well early straight but couldn’t maintain that momentum final 100M.
6 7 SPARKLING POWER (CL257) M Guyon XB Slightly slow out but soon recovered to race in 6th about 3Ls off the pace, responded well early straight, loomed a threat 250M but effort petered out final 100M,
7 6 SICHUAN SUCCESS (CL307) D Whyte TT Settled in mid-division along the 2-path, travelled well to straight but found less than expected when placed under pressure, steadied 150M and never got back into the race.
8 10 TURF EXPRESS (CL399) G Mosse TT Placed ahead of midfield but was3-wide without cover after 1200M, moved closer to leaders over the turn, kept on one paced, out of contention 150M.
9 5 MILITARY MOVE (M077) N Callan XB/H Forwardly placed just behind leader along the 2-path, didn’t find much when the race got serious inside 400M, weakened gradually 200M out. (Trainer questioned re riding position)
10 8 FREE JUDGEMENT (M163) Y T Cheng XB1/H1 Switched off to a position near the rear and settled 7Ls behind leader along the fence, stayed on under pressure 400M out but unable to quicken.
11 11 DRAGON FIGHTER (CL260) B Doyle -- Began only fairly, driven along to chase leader, kept on at the same pace when placed under pressure nearing the top of straight, weakened final 100M.
12 3 MULTIGLORY (CL168) M Chadwick TT Led uncontested at a steady tempo, collared near 250M and could offer little resistance, emptied near 100M.
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