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Race 8 (673)

CHEUNG SHA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BRAVE BROTHER (P016) J Moreira B/TT Began well, restrained to sit about 2Ls off the pace in 5th, travelled strongly, quickened up smartly to lead 200M, pulled clear under hands and heels riding. Impressively.
2 5 WINFULL PATROL (P063) O Doleuze -- Soon led, took them along at steady pace, lost lead 200M and no match with winner, kept on evenly to hold 2nd.
3 14 PSYCHOLOGIST (N390) C Y Lui B2/TT Tracked leader along the fence, not finishing pace of winner, shifted out under pressure passing 300M, ran on for moderate 3rd.
4 13 WELL DONE (L343) C Y Ho B Driven forward, tracked leader from 900M, kept on same pace turning in, held 4th just.
5 8 NAUGHTY BABY (N346) K C Ng B/TT Taken back to back of the field, 6-7Ls off the pace turning home, closed off well from off the pace but hung in and difficult to ride, no impression on runaway winner.
6 11 ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) H W Lai -- Held up in mid-division, saved ground on the fence but had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, stayed on mildly final 300M.
7 9 ADDOLE (S056) B Prebble TT Held up behind midfield, bumped 1000M and became unbalanced, lost ground 900M, made limited progress turning home, never a threat to leaders. (Jockey reported his horse didn't stretch out in straight.)
8 10 LUCKY DAY (S014) C K Tong CP/TT Rushed forward from 14 but caught wide no cover throughout, kept on same pace turning home, faded towards finish.
9 3 KIROV (S277) H Bowman -- Held up towards the rear, saved ground along the fence, not pace to challenge, same pace over final 300M.
10 12 GENEROUS BOBO (S096) K Teetan TT Proved difficult to settle, caught very wide throughout behind midfield, gave limited response turning home, never threatened. (found to be distressed post race.)
11 7 TRIUMPHANT JEWEL (P310) C Reith B-/V1/TT Restrained in midfield, 3-wide for majority of race, faded nearing 200M, no extra.
12 2 HAPPY SUMMER (P327) A Suborics H/TT Dropped back to the rear, had nothing to offer turning home, never involved.
13 1 TWIN DELIGHT (S125) T Clark H Settled 2-wide in midfield, made no progress when placed under pressure early straight, weakened rapidly passing 200M. (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