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Race 8 (291)

LUK WU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 FALCON TURBO (B164) K Teetan B Tracked leaders in 3rd, quickened to the fore 350M, opened up 2Ls lead mid-straight, began to weaken late, held on just.
2 4 MONGOLIAN KING (A098) G van Niekerk -- Jumped well, reigned back to race in midfield 3-wide, no cover from 900M, moved closer to pace nearing top of straight, battled hard to close the gap on winner final 200M, just held.
3 11 EVERYONE'S JOY (C225) C Schofield XB/CP1/TT Held up in midfield along the 2-path, chased hard on leaders passing 400M, nearest finish.
4 14 SUCH A HAPPINESS (A152) M L Yeung -- From wide draw steadied to obtain cover early stages, held up towards the rear 8Ls back, driven out 400M, ran on steadily down outside, safely held by first 3.
5 9 HANG'S DECISION (T262) K C Leung B/H Began awkwardly, settled towards rear of midfield 6Ls off leader, stayed on moderately over final 400M, no threat to leaders.
6 1 NAMJONG PLUS (B048) N Callan -- Drawn 1, held up in midfield along the fence, hard pressed from 500M, responded well early straight but couldn't sustain run final 150M.
7 5 SEERITE DRAGON (C294) Z Purton -- Dropped back to race in rear pair on jumping from wide draw, 10Ls off the pace in middle stages, ran on steadily final 400M, not reach leaders.
8 12 DEFINING MOMENT (C159) M F Poon -- Began only fairly and crowded for room at start, ended up racing in rear pair, 6Ls behind at 400M, made limited progress, lay in under pressure and proved difficult to ride.
9 7 BEAUTY ICON (C057) H T Mo B/TT Bustled along to go forward, tracked leader going into the turn, outpaced from 300M, weakened towards the finish.
10 3 MR WEALTH (B265) C Y Ho H/P Close up to leaders early stages before settling down ahead of midfield, briefly went 3rd in the straight, run ended 150M from home.
11 8 SUPER BULLET (D001) M Chadwick -- Settled behind midfield 2-wide, driven along 450M, couldn't go on in the straight, never dangerous.
12 2 WIND N GRASS (D197) S De Sousa -- Up with early pace, tracked leaders on settling, under pressure passing 500M, unable to finish off in the straight. (Jockey : travelled satisfactorily until 500M when off the bridle and commenced to give ground.)
13 6 EARTH TRILOGY (C211) L Hewitson CP/XB/TT1 Pressed forward, led from 900M, lacked further response passing 400M, soon headed and weakened away.
14 10 SALTO OLIMPICO (A350) T H So B Restrained to race near the rear, couldn't go on in the straight, soon left behind.
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