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Race 8 (371)

THE HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 EXCELLENT PROPOSAL (D386) B Shinn E Settled towards the rear 7Ls off leader in a fast run race, swung wide for home, quickened up strongly to lead near 150M, kept on well to the line.
2 5 LUCKY EXPRESS (D026) K Teetan E/TT Held up behind midfield along the fence, no clear run until 300M then ran on well to go 2nd near line, held by leader.
3 6 TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) A Badel B/TT Reserved behind midfield 5Ls behind leader in a fast run race, held up until 200M, finished off strongly final 150M to take 3rd.
4 10 LUCKY PATCH (D422) M F Poon B/H Moved up to take the lead, set fast pace down the back-straight, stuck to task well on straightening, headed 150M, faded to 4th.
5 7 SHADOW HERO (E056) Z Purton B-/CP1 Urged forward to sit just off the pace, more prominently than usual, vied for lead early straight, no extra final 100M. (Blood in trachea / Galloped on the RH leg.)
6 1 SKY DARCI (D088) J Moreira TT Settled 2-wide in midfield, found less than expected when driven out in straight, went home one paced and well held by leaders. (Jockey : raced flat.)
7 4 HEALTHY HAPPY (D435) C Y Ho V/TT From wide draw unable to get closer than 3-wide midfield, no cover from 900M, ran on fairly in straight, no threat to leaders.
8 9 THE SUMMIT (E189) A Hamelin CP1/XB1 Settled midfield along the fence, checked at 1100M, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight, but never going the pace to challenge when clear.
9 8 RUSSIAN EMPEROR (E198) M L Yeung XB Shifted across behind runners early stages, held up in last 8Ls off the pace, wide into straight, ran past beaten horses only.
10 12 MAXIMUS (D456) C Schofield SR Tracked leaders in 3rd, could not go on passing 300M, weakened away (Mucus.)
11 13 BEAUTY JOY (E058) N Callan XB Tracked the pace, over-raced when steadied for cover behind leaders, battled on same pace early straight, no extra 300M. (Lame next day.)
12 11 CELESTIAL POWER (D393) K C Leung V Fractious when the gates opened and consequently missed the start, recovered to race towards the rear, switched to outside near top of straight, failed to finish off.
PU 3 ENRICH DELIGHT (D478) C Soumillon -- Chased leaders, went amiss 1100M, lost ground abruptly and out of the race. (Injury LF leg.)
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