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Race 8 (268)

LUK WU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 RACING HERO (N157) Z Purton B/TT Restrained to a 2-wide position towards the rear, well suited to the quick pace middle stages, had 8Ls to make up turning in, quickened up smartly to lead 150M, won going away.
2 7 BAAB AL NASR (S373) T H So H/XB Shifted across behind runners early stages, not hurried over 10Ls behind runaway leader, had plenty to make up 400M, closed off strongly and got up for 2nd near line.
3 14 ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) K Teetan -- Settled in 4th 4-5Ls behind runaway leader, made steady headway inside 400M, not finishing pace of winner final 150M, lost 2nd near line.
4 4 HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) U Rispoli -- Held up behind mid-division, 8Ls behind runaway leader 400M, took time to get going, did best work final 200M.
5 1 FLYING MOOCHI (T116) D Whyte H1/TT1 Travelled in midfield 6-7Ls behind breakaway leader, kept on evenly down the inside rail over final 400M.
6 9 OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) H W Lai TT Held up 2-wide in mid-division, driven 450M, went 4th 150M, peaked 100M and faded towards finish.
7 3 NUMERO UNO (S044) C Y Lui B/TT Driven to the lead, set fast pace 2nd quarter and opened up a 3-4Ls lead, run ended 250M, weakened and swamped final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
8 5 GREAT CHARM (P111) O Doleuze SR Settled behind mid-division, over 7Ls to make up 400M, made some progress early straight but flattened out final stages. (Lame left front leg)
9 13 WAH MAY BABY (S247) M Chadwick CP/TT Travelled in midfield, 7Ls off the pace in middle stages, could only make limited progress inside 400M, never reached contention.
10 6 POPPING CANDY (S415) N Callan -- Up with early pace, settled 3Ls behind breakaway leader in middle stages, driven out 500M, made good initial progress but couldn't sustain run passing 200M, no extra late.
11 8 FOODIE (S434) K C Leung V-/SR1/TT Held up towards the rear, 10Ls behind leader in a strongly run race, ran on only fairly entering straight, never involved.
12 11 HARD BALL GET (P373) C Y Ho CP2 Soon pushed along to obtain a forward position, settled in 2nd about 3Ls behind runaway leader, failed to keep up with pursuers from 300M, weakened towards finish.
13 10 NATURAL FRIENDSHIP (S359) W M Lai B/TT Began awkwardly, raced greenly early and middle stages, reluctant to maintain position 900M and shuffled back to rear, failed to respond to riding 500M, soon out of contention.
14 12 OLE OLE (CK301) M L Yeung TT Sluggish away, dropped back to the rear well off the pace, lost touch 500M, finished tailed out. (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