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Race 8 (780)

SHA TAU KOK RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 CHAIN OF GOLD (J138) K Teetan H/CP2/TT Settled towards the rear, travelled well to home turn, swung wide for home before quickening strongly to lead 50M out, won going away.
2 6 ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) K C Leung TT Restrained from draw 11, raced wide no cover at the rear before making an early move 850M, outside leaders home turn, continued on well to the line only caught by stable companion final 50M.
3 2 HAMERON (H265) H Bowman TT Jumped on terms, settled down in mid-division before moving closer to leaders 600M, swung wide for home, ran on steadily to take 3rd.
4 3 SUPREME AGILITY (J267) C Y Ho -- Given a waiting ride near the rear, pushed along 500M, closed off nicely to claim 4th near line.
5 5 HELENE WARRIOR (J207) L Hewitson XB/TT Tracked leaders, raced keenly early and middle stages, loomed a threat early straight, had every chance but was outsprinted final stages.
6 10 CAPITAL LEGEND (G333) M Chadwick TT From wide draw moved up to press leader on outside, took over 500M, led the charge until headed 150M, faded late stages.
7 9 ROCKET SPADE (G170) H Bentley B2/TT Jumped only fairly, moved up to 4th racing along the 2-path, under pressure to maintain his position home turn before keeping on same pace to the line.
8 4 GALLANT WAKING (G165) C L Chau -- Crowded on jumping, dropped back to a position near the rear on settling, 5Ls to make up 400M but only responded fairly on straightening.
9 1 SPLENDID LIVING (E192) A Atzeni CP/TT From draw 1 maintained a midfield position along the inside, pushed along 500M but didn't respond to riding. (Jockey : came under pressure home turn and finished off in a disappointing manner. / Lame next day.)
10 11 KING GLORIOSO (J247) A Badel CP1 From wide draw taken across behind rivals, raced at the rear of the field 6-7Ls off the pace, failed to run on final 300M.
11 7 MASSIVE ACTION (E445) H T Mo SR/V Soon led, joined by rival 1200M, lost lead 550M, came under serious pressure, 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