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Race 8 (450)

KRANJI HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 WAH MAY STAR (M254) D Whyte -- Travelled strongly in 2nd place 3-4Ls behind runaway leader, cruised to the lead near 300M, kicked well clear under light urging, impressive.
2 8 FLASH KNIGHT (N173) O Doleuze H Dropped back to last, over 10Ls behind leader in middle stages, made good progress from off the pace passing 350M, went 2nd 100M out but no chance with the runaway winner.
3 4 VICTORY MASTER (M148) J Lloyd -- Raced 2-wide in 3rd 6Ls off the runaway leader, produced with every chance turning in but never going the pace to challenge.
4 5 EMPEROR CLAUDIUS (M128) M Du Plessis XB/P1 Along the fence, settled in 4th 6Ls off the runaway leader, kept on one paced final 400M.
5 1 CHINA POWER (M400) K C Ng B/TT Driven to a clear lead, 4Ls in front making the home turn, weakened and headed near 300M, faded to 5th.
6 10 VIVA FREEDOM (M037) T Clark -- Slow to begin, settled near the tail 8-9Ls back, ran on fairly inside 300M, effort flattened out final 100M.
7 3 OPEN SESAME (CL091) M Chadwick TT Placed behind midfield off a good pace, not quickened inside 400m, never a threat.
8 12 ZACHARY (N146) H W Lai CP Settled 2-wide in midfield, turned 3-wide without cover from 700M, not pace to challenge in straight, no impression.
9 6 MARK UP (CK247) C K Tong -- Travelled 3-wide without cover in a rearward position, swung widest for home, gave limited response, eased when no chance final 100M.
10 11 SECRETARY OF STATE (N231) U Rispoli B1 Slow to begin, near last 10Ls behind runaway leader, under pressure home turn, soon left behind passing 400M.
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