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Race 8 (484)

GERANIUM HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 RAZOR QUEST (S146) M Chadwick H/TT Within striking distance always, picked up strongly inside 300M, led inside 200M, continued on willingly to the finish and fought off late challenge of 2nd well.
2 9 SUPREME PROFIT (P230) Z Purton B/TT Dropped back to near the rear from 14, patiently ridden, switched widest leaving turn, finished final 400M fastest, shifted in under pressure 100M, held by winner but finished nicely clear from rest.
3 11 SO CAFFE (S258) J Moreira TT Settled 3-4Ls behind leader, saved ground along the fence, quickened up to chase winner from 350M but was always held.
4 1 ETON BLITZ (P329) C Y Ho B-/TT1 Up with early pace, tracked leader from 900M, quickened up to lead briefly 300M out, but did not match finishing pace of first three over final 200M.
5 2 RED DANCER (P264) N Rawiller P/TT Settled down in mid-division, peeled out passing 600M, stayed on mildly for non-threatening 5th.
6 3 TAKE TO THE LIMIT (S190) O Doleuze B Held up behind midfield along the inside, 5Ls off the pace middle stages, kept on inside in straight, stayed on without threat.
7 8 COLOSSUS (T170) D Whyte H Up with early pace, shifted into a 2-wide just behind leaders 950M, lacked necessary response when driven 350M, ran on same pace, out of contention 150M.
8 5 LUCKY FOREVER (M058) C K Tong B Soon taken across behind runners, settled near rear 6Ls off the pace, stayed on fairly over final 400M, not reached contention.
9 10 OUTLAWED (T100) K C Leung -- Not far off but travelled very keenly in early and middle stages, took keen hold in midfield over home turn, ran on same pace in straight, never threatened.
10 14 STEP HIGH (N047) M L Yeung -- Settled down in mid-division, no closer than 3-wide throughout, driven out 450M and loomed a threat 300M, run ended passing 200M however, no extra late stages.
11 12 SPEEDY WALLY (T002) Y T Cheng XB/P1 Eased back on jumping from wide barrier, settled last 8Ls off the pace, detached from field middle of the turn, drifted to wide outside in straight, made some late progress.
12 4 AMBITIOUS CHAMPION (S083) C Y Lui P Failed to muster speed despite vigorously ridden early stages, caught 4-wide no cover, improved on outer passing 1000M, battled on to 200M, gave ground.
13 6 GOOD GOOD VIEW (P053) B Prebble B Restrained in a 3-wide position behind midfield, never properly settled, brought wider home turn, had not much to offer in straight. (Unacceptable Performance, to OVE and OBT)
14 7 SIGNPOSTED (T102) K Teetan SR Raced keenly in front, emerged as sole lead passing 950M, headed 350M, dropped out rapidly.
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