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Race 8 (639)

GAME SPIRIT HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 THE HULK (C431) K Teetan -- Held up in midfield and saved ground along the inside, ran on to lead near 100M. Well in control final stages.
2 1 ALL IN MIND (D200) M F Poon H/XB/TT From draw 1 tracked leaders along the fence, moved out to challenge 500M, responded well to be vying for lead mid-straight, held by winner final 100M.
3 3 STORM WARNINGS (D369) C L Chau CP/SR/TT Emerged as leader 900M, lay out rounding home turn, fought hard and hung on to lead until near 100M, lost out on 2nd narrowly.
4 11 EXCELLENT CHARIOT (D156) M Chadwick TT Chased leaders, within striking distance at 400M, tried hard to the line but always held by first 3.
5 7 SKY SHOW (D099) J Moreira TT Up with leaders but caught 3-wide no cover throughout, battled on well turning home, run ended 150M, weakened towards the finish.
6 10 SOARING TOWER (D500) A Badel -- Held up at the rear 6-7Ls off the pace, made limited progress on straightening, never reached contention. (Jockey : did not feel comfortable at any stage of the race)
7 2 HEZA BEAUTY (D116) C Schofield E Steadied to obtain cover early stages, raced 3-wide towards the rear, responded fairly inside 400M, no impression on leaders.
8 6 ENCOURAGED (E227) K C Leung B Restrained in midfield, proved very difficult to settle 1000M when steadied to obtain cover, not quickened when placed under pressure nearing 500M, never able to challenge.
9 5 SICOMORO (E231) B Shinn -- Settled down 3-wide in mid-division, couldn't go on passing 400M, never threatened.
10 9 HERCULES (C476) C Wong B/XB/TT Raced towards the rear 6Ls off the pace, struggled to keep up nearing home straight, soon beaten.
11 4 HURRY HURRY GAIN (E183) Z Purton -- Driven forward and vied for lead along the 2-path, quickly beaten on straightening, soon eased. (Jockey : action deteriorated after obtaining a forward position / Mucus.)
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