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Race 8 (036)

WONG CHUK HANG HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 HARMONY AND RICH (D110) M Chadwick -- Crossed to the fence vying for the lead on inside, responded strongly turning for home and soon established a clear lead, kept on well final stages to win in course record time.
2 2 HANDSOME BO BO (B119) M F Poon TT Led on outside setting fast pace in middle stages, brushed aside by winner mid-straight, continued on well to hold 2nd.
3 5 GOLDEN DASH (B190) H Bentley B/TT Never far off from leaders, 5th at 400M, did best work final 200M, almost got 2nd at the line but no threat to the clear cut winner.
4 12 SIGHT SUCCESS (D375) J Moreira E Unable to slot in from wide gate, wide no cover in midfield from 600M, ran on mildly final 250M to go 4th close home.
5 8 SHINING GEM (C058) K Teetan CP Began well from draw 1, shuffled back to a position behind midfield on settling, bustled along 500M out, kept on steadily to the line but always held by leaders.
6 9 AMAZING ONE PLUS (D173) A Hamelin XB/P1/TT From wide draw taken back to race at the rear, still last at 400M about 8Ls off the pace, made some progress to the line but never reached contention.
7 10 LOVING A BOOM (C122) A Badel TT Reserved near the rear, 10th at 400M with 6Ls to make up, stayed on fairly to line, not reached leaders.
8 6 IGNITING (D481) C Y Ho B Jumped on terms, settled down in midfield, gave limited response turning in, never a threat to leaders.
9 11 MAN STAR (D429) L Ferraris V Never far off from the pace, went 3rd early straight, fought on same pace before weakening badly over final 100M.
10 7 SCORES OF FUN (D335) V Borges TT Began fairly, held up in a 3-wide spot behind midfield, swung wide home, made no real progress in straight.
11 1 GRATEFUL HEART (D278) Z Purton CP/TT Strode forward form wide draw to be tracking leaders, caught wide no cover until 600M, not quickened when driven along home turn, soon gave ground, eased when no chance.
12 3 DECRYPT (D129) M L Yeung XB- Lost ground soon after the start, settled near last, failed to run on when driven 400M.
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