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Race 8 (562)

HING MAN HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 THIS IS CLASS (B420) C Y Ho CP/H Chased leaders in a 3 wide position without cover, quickened up smartly to lead inside 200M, held on well when challenged by 2nd and 3rd late stages.
2 12 LOVING A BOOM (C122) C Schofield B/TT Slow to begin, recovered to race in midfield along the fence, ran on well on straightening, nearest finish.
3 5 HONG KONG BET (C082) K Teetan TT Settled down 2-wide in midfield 3Ls back, chased hard and kept finding to the line, nearest finish.
4 6 SEVEN HEAVENS (B089) J Moreira TT Began fairly, shifted across to settle behind midfield, ran on moderately on straightening, safely held by top 3.
5 7 MR LUMIERES (B179) M F Poon -- Restrained from a wide draw to the rear of the field, 7Ls off the pace middle stages, pushed along home turn, closed off fastest down outside of track. (Bled 2nd time.)
6 8 WINNER SUPREME (C226) H N Wong -- Disputed lead along the fence, headed passing 200M, faded towards the finish.
7 2 STRONGER (D142) Z Purton CP Chased leaders 2-wide, badly held up and going nowhere from top of straight until 200M, couldn't make up ground when clear. (Jockey questioned re his ride, no further action taken.)
8 11 CUE THE MUSIC (C495) V Borges SR/TT Dropped back from wide draw, settled near last, chased one paced in the straight and never close enough.
9 4 GENTLE BREEZE (B343) M Chadwick B Tracked leaders along the rail, kept to inside on straightening, failed to quicken under pressure, no threat final 150M.
10 3 MOMENT OF POWER (V138) B Shinn B Disputed lead on outside, weakened mid-straight, dropped away.
11 1 SAUL'S SPECIAL (A293) K H Chan B/H Settled down midfield along the 3-path, pressed along 500M but couldn't go on, did nothing in straight.
12 9 REFINED TREASURE (B065) C Wong B/XB/TT1 Held up towards the rear, came under pressure home turn, already beaten top of the straight.
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