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Race 8 (082)

PAK TAM AU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SKY TRUST (J161) H Bowman B-/H/TT Sat prominently behind leaders, travelled strongly into straight and quickly took over the lead 300M, continued on well final stages for a comfortable victory.
2 11 LUCKY FIONN (J047) A Atzeni B-/CP1/TT Jumped on terms, settled ahead of midfield, 3-wide no cover from 650M, chased hard final 300M but couldn't get closer to the winner.
3 2 SUGAR BALL (H394) Z Purton H/TT Held up in mid-division, had difficulty obtaining clear running early straight then ran home steadily under top weight to take 3rd. No threat to runaway winner.
4 6 ONLY U (J037) K C Leung B/TT From wide draw ended up racing 3-wide towards the rear, shifted out abruptly 400M to avoid the heels of a rival before closing off the race mildly. Got up for non-threatening 4th near line.
5 8 SUNDAY'S SERENADE (J231) K Teetan B/TT From draw 1 maintained a midfield position along the fence, not far off from leaders over the turn but then only worked home fairly final 400M.
6 4 MAJESTIC COLOUR (H124) L Hewitson B/TT Caught racing wide no cover in midfield, couldn't go on with leaders passing 400M and never posed serious threat
7 1 RUN RUN TIMING (H403) H Bentley TT Crowded on jumping, settled towards the rear further back than intended, couldn't quicken enough final 400M, never threatened.
8 12 OMAKASE (H416) Y L Chung -- Emerged as leader passing 1100M, caught near 300M, no extra towards the line.
9 9 MILES AWAY (J221) M Chadwick CP1 From draw 12 moved up to track leader, fought hard to keep up with rivals early straight but couldn't sustain run 250M, drifted out of contention.
10 3 EXUBERANT (E282) C L Chau B/TT Away with them, settled in 4th never far off leaders, lacked a finishing response when asked early straight, weakened final 200M.
11 13 WINNING TURN (J163) P N Wong B/TT Drifted back to race towards the rear along the inside, found nothing when asked 400M, never involved.
12 10 TRIPLE BLISS (J310) C Y Ho CP1 Restrained on jumping from draw 10, gradually dropped back to near last, had plenty to do 400M but couldn't make any progress.
13 7 SUPER BEN (J148) B Avdulla B Taken back to last from wide draw, settled 7-8Ls off the pace middle stages, couldn't keep up on straightening, never in the picture.
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