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Race 8 (553)

MESIA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 SUNSET WATCH (C502) A Badel P Taken across from wide draw, held up at the rear, driven wide into straight, closed off fastest to force a dead-heat at the line.
1 5 LUCKY FUN (E013) Z Purton H- From draw 12 taken back to settle 3-wide towards the rear, lay out from 700M, bumped top of straight and unbalanced, recovered and stayed on well to get up near line for a dead-heat victory.
3 10 MOERAKI (D084) M Chadwick B Tracked leaders 2-wide, chased on well from top of straight, just missed in a blanket finish.
4 7 GOLFMAN STAR (D384) J Moreira P1 Sent forward to press leader, driven and vied for lead from top of straight, narrowly missed out on a placing in a blanket finish.
5 6 FLYING BONUS (B433) K H Chan P Driven to lead, pressed by rival 700M, was challenged from top of straight, fought on hard, headed by first few concluding stages.
6 4 MAN STAR (D429) K Teetan V Settled down 2-wide in midfield 3-4Ls off the pace, chased on steadily over final 300M, nearest finish.
7 9 GAMEPLAYER TIMES (D269) M L Yeung P-/XB/SR1 Dropped back to near the rear, badly checked near 300M, took a while to re-group, closed off well final stages, nearest finish.
8 11 HARRIER JET (T372) C Wong B Settled in midfield along the fence, took time to muster on straightening, restricted room 150M, stayed on towards the finish, readily held by leaders.
9 2 SICOMORO (E231) B Shinn -- Jumped on terms from draw 1, dropped back towards the rear, made some progress without threatening over final 300M.
10 1 GUNNISON (A377) H N Wong -- Held up in midfield along the 3-path, bumped and unbalanced top of straight, not going the pace to challenge leaders over final 250M.
11 12 SUPER POWER MAN (D072) M F Poon -- From draw 10 caught 3-wide no cover chasing the pace, weakened passing 250M.
12 8 EIGHT TRIGRAMS (C102) C Y Ho B Chased leaders along the inside, shaken 450M, gave ground turning for home.
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