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Race 8 (596)

NURTURING ARTISTIC TALENT HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 HAPPY METEOR (T171) M F Poon B Sent forward on jumping from draw 1, maintained steady lead to straight under 10 lb claimer, strongly pressed by rival from 250M, held on gamely.
2 4 STAR OF YAN OI (T389) O Doleuze B 3Ls back in midfield early stages, bustled along to go closer to leaders home turn, surged home over final 200M, just missed.
3 8 JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) H N Wong B Urged along to sit outside the pace under 7lb claimer, worked home well and strongly pressed leader from 200M, held in the run home and lost 2nd last strides.
4 11 HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) U Rispoli V/TT Reserved behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, stayed on well enough but not reached top three.
5 10 DEJA VU (T376) K Teetan B/TT Settled 3-wide in mid-division, driven out nearing 400M, fought on without making progress on leaders.
6 7 ARIZONA BLIZZARD (V264) J Moreira H/TT Taken back from wide barrier, 5Ls towards the rear, held up for a while passing 500M, couldn't accelerate enough over final 400M.
7 2 BORNTOACHIEVE (T313) K K Chiong H/XB Unable to cross from draw 11, caught 3 wide no cover chasing leader, kept on one pace on straightening, faded 150M.
8 5 SUPER MAN (T213) Z Purton B/TT Failed to muster speed despite ridden along, raced back in the field, no closer than 3-wide and lay out home turn, never going pace to reach leaders in straight.
9 9 CHARITY GLORY (T302) M Chadwick B/TT Settled down 2-wide in midfield, 5-6Ls to make up 400M but unable to quicken on straightening, never near contention.
10 12 GOAL FOR GOLD (S439) T H So B/TT Taken back from wide barrier, 8Ls off the pace in rear, gave limited response when driven 500M, didn't factor.
11 6 URBAN CHIC (V404) K C Ng H/B1 4th chasing leaders early stages, shuffled back over home turn, weakened away inside 400M.
12 3 PLAY IT (A239) C Y Ho -- Missed the jump losing a considerable amount of ground, in rear pair 8Ls off the pace, left behind on straightening.
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