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Race 8 (130)

PYRAMID HILL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GUNNISON (A377) K C Leung -- Obtained a midfield spot on settling but no closer than 3-wide throughout, quickened up well rom 350M, took lead near 70M, held on well from persistent 2nd.
2 4 SUNSET WATCH (C502) A Badel P-/PC1 Dropped back after the start, settled near the rear, swung wide into straight, chased on well final 300M, pushed winner to the line.
3 5 BRILLIANT FORTUNE (D421) B Shinn B-/H/P1 Began awkwardly, soon emerged as the leader, fought on well turning home, headed near 70M, just held on for 3rd.
4 11 SUPER WIN DRAGON (E253) M Chadwick TT Taken back on jumping from draw 12, waited with at the rear, 7Ls to make up top of straight, closed off well but too much to do, just missed 3rd.
5 1 CALIFORNIA CONCORD (D067) Z Purton B/TT Shaken up early, pressed leader on outside, battled on steadily turning home, held 2nd to 100M, outpaced and lost several places late.
6 8 ELON (E272) V Borges E/P Held up in mid-division, 4-5Ls to make up at 400M, gave limited response only, never going pace to challenge leaders.
7 2 SPEEDY MOUSE (E046) M F Poon -- Chased leaders in 3rd, kept on same pace only when driven out from 400M, no extra passing 200M, faded away. (Lame RF leg.)
8 9 MEGA HEART (A148) R Maia XB/TT Jumped only fairly, guided to the fence, behind midfield turning home, failed to quicken and never pose any threat.
9 12 GOOD HEALTH (E159) M L Yeung -- Settled ahead of midfield, came under heavy pressure 550M, soon beaten turning home.
10 6 NORTHERN DRAGON (D354) C Schofield H Switched off to race at the rear, hard driven 500M, failed to make any progress. (Jockey: resented the kickback and didn't travel comfortably.)
11 7 WAR OF COURAGE (C483) K Teetan B Stumbled at start, recovered to track leaders, made home turn awkwardly and unbalanced 700M, soon came off the bridle, failed to finish off in the straight.
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