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Race 8 (282)

HO CHUNG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) N Callan B/TT Always close up in 3rd, ideally placed to strike turning in, loomed outside leaders 300M, ran on to hit the lead near 50M, fought hard for victory.
2 4 PRETTY ONE (CL418) U Rispoli CP Driven forward from wide barrier, crossed to share the lead 2-wide, took narrow lead 200M, unable to hold off winner nearing 50M.
3 9 TURIN CHAMPION (M060) W M Lai XB Reserved in mid-division, saved ground on the inside, ran on steadily to chase leader, went 3rd near 50M.
4 8 SMART FORWARD (S158) D Whyte -- Held up 2-wide in midfield about 4Ls off the good pace, stayed on evenly to get within 1 length of the winner, encouraging debut.
5 7 MASTER SOMMELIER (P253) W C Marwing XB/TT Settled behind midfield 5Ls away from the pace, into clear 400M, stayed on for moderate 5th.
6 2 GOLD EDITION (N048) C Y Lui B Quickly into stride, shared lead on the fence, driven out 250M, soon headed, kept on same pace to the line.
7 11 SKY FAR (N408) M L Yeung B Mildly urged after the start, tracked leaders along the fence, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight but ran on only fairly when given every chance from 200M.
8 14 SMART PLANET (S046) C Y Ho -- Settled behind midfield, kept on only fairly in straight, never a threat to leaders.
9 13 KING'S FOLKS (N296) C K Tong B Travelled behind midfield, caught wide first half of the race, stayed on fairly final 400M, never got to leaders.
10 6 WEALTHY FORTUNE (P324) B Prebble -- Taken back to a rearward spot, well off the pace in middle stages, switched wide 400M, made minor progress.
11 12 GLAMOROUS RYDER (S007) K C Leung -- Dropped back to last , raced well off the pace, 10Ls off leaders 400M, made limited progress and ran past beaten runners only.
12 5 BEAUTY JOURNEY (P386) M Chadwick TT Began only fairly, settled near the rear 10Ls off the pace, struggled to pick up when the race got serious, never involved.
13 1 TOUCH GO (CL254) H W Lai -- In mid-division and no closer than 3-wide throughout, failed to pick up turning in, weakened badly final 150M.
14 10 SIR JOHN (P344) K Teetan -- Urged forward, 3-wide no cover chasing the pace, outpaced 600M out, no extra mid-straight and dropped away to last.
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