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Race 8 (167)

ELIZABETH ARDEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 SUPER LOVE (K118) H Bowman TT Vied for early lead before taking a trailing spot behind leaders, quickened up to lead near 250M, kept on well late stages to hold pursuing rivals at bay.
2 6 STRATHPEFFER (H095) L Hewitson B Driven to take early lead, sat back in 3rd making the home turn, had difficulty obtaining clear running 300M before finishing off steadily to take 2nd.
3 12 SUPERB GUY (K323) A Atzeni -- In touch with leaders early, drifted back to midfield middle stages, closed off mildly final 400M, got 3rd in a blanket finish for the minor placings.
4 1 ETALON OR (J273) A Badel B From draw 13 caught racing wide without cover in midfield, fought on under top weight in the home straight, just missed 3rd in a busy finish for the minor placings.
5 10 BETTER AND BETTER (K277) Z Purton H Dropped back form wide draw, in last spot entering home turn, brought widest into straight then closed off moderately to take 5th in a busy finish.
6 13 BOWSER (H460) Y L Chung TT Driven to the lead and crossed to the inside before home turn, under siege early straight, couldn't hold off winner 250M but kept battling final stages. Lost out in a very close photo finish for 3rd to 5th.
7 9 SMART FAT CAT (K280) H Doyle CP1/H1/TT Jumped only fairly, restrained near last racing keenly early stages, held up 300M-200M before closing off strongly late stages to claim 7th, beaten only 1.5L.
8 4 KYRUS TREASURE (K300) L Ferraris CP1/TT Jumped on terms, settled down behind midfield 5Ls back, disappointed for clear running passing 400M, responded mildly under pressure and never looked likely. Not able to be ridden out late stages.
9 7 YOUNG BRAVO (K178) J Orman XB/CP1 Jumped awkwardly, restrained to race in mid-division, held up passing 400M, couldn't quicken enough final 300M and was always held by leaders.
10 11 POSITIVE SMILE (J467) M L Yeung TT Held up towards the rear 5-6Ls back, little change in position to the straight, failed to pick up pace from 400M. (Jockey - did not appear to appreciate racing amongst other runners in the Home Straight / No Vet findings.)
11 8 EXCEL WONGCHOY (J194) H Bentley H/TT Caught wide in the early stages before striding forward to race outside the lead to avoid covering additional ground, vied for lead early straight then weakened 200M and dropped away.
12 2 MOUNT EVEREST (K237) C Y Ho TT- Slotted into a 3-wide spot in midfield, travelled satisfactorily in the early stages but did not finish the race off on straightening. (No Vet findings.)
13 14 I P O BROS (K193) M Chadwick B From draw 1 obtained a position ahead of midfield, outpaced from 350M, soon out of contention.
14 5 MASSIVE FIRE (K466) R Kingscote CP/TT From draw 14 taken across to the fence after the start, couldn't keep up with rivals from 500M, soon left behind and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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