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Race 8 (666)

LUNG MUN ROAD HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 LIGHT YEARS CHARM (K130) Z Purton XB Jumped only fairly, recovered to race in midfield, had no clear running 300M-200M before finishing off strongly to lead near 70M. Could have won by further.
2 1 JUNEAU PRIDE (J443) B Avdulla -- Began well, eased off slightly to be tracking leaders on settling, into clear 400M, quickened up well under top weight to lead inside 150M, proved no match for winner late.
3 8 RISING FROM ASHES (G209) A Hamelin B/TT From draw 8 dropped back to race at the rear, 6Ls off leader home turn, closed off final 400M fastest to claim 3rd. Nearest finish.
4 4 ANOTHER WORLD (K005) H Bowman CP Settled down 2-wide in mid-division, 4Ls to make up 400M, stayed on fairly well final 250M to be beaten 0.8L. Nearest finish.
5 11 MEOWTH (J487) M F Poon CP-/TT Moved up to press leader on outside, fought hard to stay in contention early straight, but couldn't hold off first three final stages. (Jockey : instructed to go forward stepping up to 1400M.)
6 10 NEW FOREST (K094) L Hewitson TT Quickly into stride, led at good pace, kept on well early straight, caught by rivals inside 150M then faded towards the line.
7 5 GENTLEMEN LEGACY (K385) A Badel TT1 Jumped on terms, restrained to race towards the rear, had 5Ls to make up 400M, made limited progress towards the finish.
8 3 TOP GUN (J249) A Atzeni V Began awkwardly, soon caught racing 3-wide without cover, moved up to join leaders entering home turn, couldn't go on passing 200M, weakened towards the line.
9 6 PRESTIGE RICKY (K009) J Orman H/XB Dropped back to race near the rear, in similar spot turning for home, ran on only fairly and was never a threat to leaders.
10 7 CHEVAL VICTORIOUS (J458) M Chadwick CP/XB/TT1 Began only fairly from draw 1, chased leaders along the inside fence, soon lost touch with leaders on straightening, weakened rapidly.
11 9 MR VIGOR (K164) H T Mo TT Raced keenly early stages when being steadied to obtain a position with cover, raced 3-wide in midfield on settling, weakened rapidly on straightening and finished tailed off. (Bled.)
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