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Race 8 (144)

PYRAMID HILL HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 PERPETUAL TREASURE (S191) M L Yeung B/TT Quickly into stride, led early stages before overtaken by rivals nearing the turn, regained lead 250M, driven clear final 150M.
2 5 GO PUBLIC (B170) C Y Ho P Taken back for cover, settled down 2nd last 6-7Ls off the pace, made good progress from off the pace to go 2nd near the line.
3 10 STRATHCLYDE (V225) G van Niekerk B/TT Never far off, settled down ahead of midfield along the fence, kept up the chase on straightening, always held by winner, lost 2nd near the line.
4 9 RAGING BLITZKRIEG (B147) S Clipperton H Chased leaders, had every chance turning in, stayed on steadily to the line, edged out to 4th close home.
5 4 LEAN PERFECTION (B040) U Rispoli -- Began fairly from draw 11, caught 4 wide in midfield, ran on moderately towards the finish.
6 1 MEGA RED (V078) C Murray B Held up towards the rear, brought widest into straight, stayed on past beaten rivals but no impression on leaders.
7 2 SOLOMON'S BAY (B330) K Teetan CP Went forward from draw 12, caught 3-wide no cover outside the lead, kept on same pace early straight, weakened 150M, got unbalanced near 100M when brushed by rival.
8 11 NUCLEAR POWER (A244) T H So -- Held up behind midfield along the fence, stayed on well from 300M but was severely checked 100M, lost all chance thereon.
9 6 ENCORE BOY (A177) H T Mo -- Began awkwardly, rushed forward to take narrow lead before the turn, taken on by winner early straight, lost lead near 250M, weakened away.
10 8 SMART LEADER (B456) M Chadwick TT Held up in midfield, made the turn after the 700M awkwardly, couldn't accelerate under pressure on straightening, never threatened.
11 12 HEARTS KEEPER (N360) W M Lai B/TT Shifted across behind runners after the start, raced as the back-marker 8Ls off the pace, couldn't pick up pace to challenge, well beaten.
12 3 BIG TIME BABY (A157) N Callan XB Slowly to begin, recovered to midfield, came under pressure 500M but failed to respond to riding, eased late stages when no chance.
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