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Race 8 (075)

SAI YING PUN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BAND OF BROTHERS (C135) Z Purton -- Jumped well, eased back to sit in midfield passing 1100M, angled out 4-wide 500M, quickly moved up to lead 350M, was strongly challenged by the runner up from 200M but fought well to hold on.
2 3 WAR ROOM (B414) B Shinn -- Settled down in mid-division, tracked the path of the eventual winner going into straight, launched a serious challenge final 200M, just held.
3 7 GOOD BEAUTY (B384) A Domeyer CP/TT Began well from draw 1, up with early pace until 1000M, tracked leaders turning, ran on steadily on straightening, not pace of first 2 final 200M, held on for 3rd just.
4 6 COBY BOY (A297) M L Yeung B Jumped on terms, eased back towards the rear, brought widest 450M, stayed on well, just missed 3rd.
5 14 BELLAGIO (B289) R Bayliss B Stood flat-footed after the start and lost significant amount of ground, refused to stretch out early stages, 6Ls off leader 400M, made good progress from rear despite laying in over final 400M, nearest line. Slow start costly.
6 10 BIG BANG BONG (V186) A Sanna TT Crossed to race 3-wide in mid-division, swung wider 500M, kept on evenly to the line but never going the pace to challenge.
7 9 WORLD FAMOUS (C288) K Teetan CP/H/TT In touch tracking leading trio, checked early straight then badly held up until 200M, unable to make much progress when clear.
8 1 FOLLOW ME (B440) J Moreira TT Began fairly, bustled along to hold a midfield spot along the fence, had no clear run from straightening and unable to be fully tested at any stage.
9 11 MONSTER KAKA (B319) M F Poon H/PC1/TT- Slowly away, drifted back to race towards the rear 5Ls back, kept on steadily turning home, shifted in when placed under pressure in straight, faded final stages.
10 13 DECISIVE ACTION (C152) L Hewitson -- Dropped back to a position near last, ran past beaten horses in the straight, awkwardly placed late stages, not ridden out near finish.
11 5 SOLAR WAI WAI (C111) U Rispoli -- Driven after the start to be racing outside leader, battled on early straight, weakened over final 150M, lost ground when hampered final 50M.
12 12 SURREALISM (C285) C Schofield H From wide draw, eased back to a 3-wide position towards rear of midfield, gave brief response on straightening, weakened final 200M.
13 2 GIANT TURTLE (T391) H T Mo SR/TT Pressed forward, established narrow lead nearing 800M, swamped by rivals 350M, well beaten at 200M, eased.
14 8 MAGNIFICENT (C121) T H So -- Moved forward from draw 11, caught 3-wide outside leader, struggled from 400M, soon dropped out of contention.
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