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Race 8 (768)

EMERALD HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 GREENWICH (H328) Z Purton TT1 Driven forward from draw 14, crossed to the lead 800M, continued on well under pressure on straightening, firmly held off rivals final stages.
2 3 HONG KONG HALL (G315) H Bowman TT Moved up to track leader, had every chance on straightening, tried hard to the line but was always held by winner.
3 12 HERO ICON (G422) A Badel TT Began well from draw 1, soon restrained to a midfield position, made steady headway final 250M, just missed out on 2nd place.
4 9 NICETOBEMET (H094) K Teetan CP/XB Restrained behind midfield, over-raced early and middle stages, held up near 350M before running on moderately to the finish.
5 2 ENDEARED (H161) L Currie XB Jumped with them, dropped back to the rear passing 1000M, 6Ls to make up 400M, closed off fastest to be beaten 2L, nearest finish.
6 8 MULTIDARLING (H148) C L Chau CP/TT1 In touch, briefly went 3rd mid-straight, peaked on its run 150M, always held by leaders towards the finish.
7 4 EVER BLESSING (H187) K C Leung CP1 From draw 13 unable to slot in, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, run ended 200M, no threat thereafter.
8 13 GLUCK RACER (E157) H Bentley B2/TT2 Caught racing 3-wide towards the rear, offered limited response on straightening, never a threat.
9 1 LUCKY GOR (G217) C Y Ho B/E/TT Held up in midfield 3-wide, responded mildly early straight but run ended 200M. (Jockey : his mount was disadvantaged by being obliged to race three wide carrying top weight.).
10 14 CRAIG'S MASTER (G440) M Dee SR-/H/CP1/TT Settled down in midfield along the 2-path, held up early straight, kept on one paced to the finish, never a winning chance.
11 10 VANQUISHER (H131) B Avdulla B-/TT Slow to begin then shifted across to race along the fence, at rear 6Ls off the pace, failed to go on passing 400M, never threatened.
12 6 HELLS BELLS (H280) L Hewitson SR/XB Jumped awkwardly, raced towards the rear, failed to respond passing 400M, soon out of contention. (Roarer / Lame next day.)
13 7 CRYSTAL POWERFUL (H068) M Chadwick TT Up with early pace before easing off to track leader, no extra passing 200M, weakened to last.
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