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Race 8 (044)

FA PO HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 TAKNAM (M096) K C Leung B Settled 2-wide behind midfield, clear run down the center of track from 400M, closed off well and edged past leader 50M from home.
2 5 GREEN MANNER (N425) M Chadwick H1/TT1 Not far off in 4th, loomed behind leader turning in, accelerated to lead near 250M, kept on well but couldn't match strides with winner final stages.
3 13 SOLDIER (CK346) C Y Lui -- Began awkwardly, driven to take lead from 1200M, set even pace, headed 250M, rallied well to be 3rd not beaten far.
4 2 SHINY DAY (M131) T H So -- Urged to take early lead, tracked leader from 1200M, kept on same pace in straight and not able to trouble leaders.
5 10 AFRICA LIGHT (N030) R Fourie B/TT Pushed along early to maintain a position behind midfield, saved ground on the inside, driven to chase leaders 400M, kept grinding away but couldn't get near to leaders.
6 3 PERCY JACKSON (N188) D Whyte -- Taken back to the rear, 3 wide and 6Ls off the pace making the home turn, made steady progress over final 300M.
7 7 LOMBARDI (CK406) A Suborics B Prominent early, taken back to midfield middle stages, stayed on but not pace to seriously challenge.
8 4 CHAMPAGNE DAYS (CL024) W C Marwing B/TT Awkwardly away, reserved near the rear along the 2-path, made limited progress early straight, one paced final stages.
9 12 ABSOLUTE FANTASY (M284) Y T Cheng TT Settled midfield but was wide without cover for most of the contest, kept on same pace final 400M, never a danger.
10 1 OTTIMO (CK238) K C Ng -- Chased the pace, pushed to 3-wide making the home turn, found little under pressure turning in, weakened 200M.
11 9 HAPPY CHA CHA (CK296) C K Tong B Lacked early speed, urged along to stay with the field, never going the pace to challenge, eased final 150M.
12 8 PEPPERMINT (M192) B Prebble B Held up 3-wide towards the back, appeared to be travelling well but found disappointingly little when driven nearing 400M, eased final stages. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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