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Race 8 (588)

HEALTHY COMMUNITY 1400M HANDICAP   Rating:85+   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 DIVANO (J142) Y L Chung TT Began well, tracked leaders 2-wide, quickened up strongly to lead 250M, continued on well late stages to record his first Class 1 victory.
2 3 PATCH OF THETA (H485) H Bowman XB Jumped only fairly, soon recovered to chase leaders, pace fast in middle stages, ran home well final 400M but was always held by the winner which was running off a light weight.
3 5 TAJ DRAGON (H164) Z Purton -- Settled down 2-wide in mid-division, chased eventual winner from 400M, fought hard to the line but was always held.
4 4 MUGEN (H338) L Ferraris -- Taken across behind runners and improved to a midfield position on settling, responded fairly on straightening and was never going the pace to challenge first three.
5 1 BEAUTY JOY (E058) B Avdulla TT Taken back from wide draw, given a waiting ride at the rear 8Ls off the pace, made some progress under top weight from 400M but never able to challenge first three.
6 8 MR ASCENDENCY (G227) H Bentley CP/TT Reserved behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, kept on fairly final 400M. Never a winning hope.
7 2 INVINCIBLE SAGE (H301) P N Wong CP Went forward, raced keenly when crossed by rival 1000M, switched to race outside leader setting fast pace middle stages, couldn't sustain run 250M, lay in under pressure and weakened.
8 6 RUBYLOT (H412) K Teetan CP Dropped back to near last, bustled along 600M but responded only fairly. Never involved. (No Vet findings.)
9 7 DROMBEG BANNER (H117) A Atzeni -- Went forward and crossed to the lead 1000M, pressed by rival from 800M setting fast pace, struggled to keep up from 300M, steadied 200M then weakened to last. (Jockey : disadvantaged by being pressured in the lead.)
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