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Race 8 (382)

LOVES ONLY YOU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 CROSSFORD (G068) V Borges H/P Held up in mid-division along the fence, switched out nearing 500M, took time to gather, did best work final 250M, got up to beat 2nd and 3rd final stride.
2 1 CAPTAIN WIN (E466) Z Purton -- Always in touch behind leaders in a steadily run race, travelled smoothly into straight, ridden out 350M, hit the line well and only just missed in a 3-way photo.
3 9 INFINITE POWER (D014) M F Poon CP Led from 1200M, had uncontested lead, set steady pace to straight, fought on well under pressure, caught by first 2 last stride.
4 3 MR ASCENDENCY (G227) H Bentley -- Reserved behind midfield, 5Ls to make up turning in, held up briefly top of straight then closed off well to be nearest finish.
5 2 ODE TO JOY (E228) L Hewitson B1/TT1 Jumped on terms, moved up to track leader in a steadily run race, driven out 500M trying hard to stay in contention, outpaced by leaders final 150M.
6 5 SUPER DYNAMITE (E199) C Y Ho -- From wide draw steadied early stages to obtain cover in a rearward position, swung widest from 500M, ran on mildly, never looked like reaching leaders.
7 10 PERFECT TO GREAT (D327) B Shinn -- Chased leaders in a race run at moderate tempo, had every chance turning in, battled on to 100M then faded.
8 11 ZOOM BOOM (G131) C L Chau -- From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled towards the rear 5Ls away, stayed on without troubling leaders over final 400M
9 13 AWE (D168) M Chadwick TT Steadied to obtain cover early stages, raced at the rear 7Ls off the pace, made limited progress on straightening. Never dangerous. (Lame next day.)
10 12 LOOKING COOL (G151) K C Leung CP1 Raced keenly, caught 3-wide no cover from 1200M, kept on same pace passing 400M, never troubled leaders.
11 8 BEAUTY NOVA (G232) J Moreira -- Restrained in mid-division, came under pressure 500M, didn't find much turning home, soon outpaced by rivals.
12 7 FUNCTION PATCH (E446) A Badel B-/H/TT Settled down 3-wide behind midfield, wide into straight, couldn't go on passing 400M.
13 14 GOLDEN SPECTRUM (D188) M L Yeung CP/H/TT Switched off to race at the rear, driven along 550M but failed to respond. Never involved.
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