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Race 8 (177)

HING YIP HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 AWESOME FLUKE (J050) E C W Wong P/TT From draw 2 moved up to track leader in a steadily run race, fought on gamely in the straight and got up near line in a busy finish.
2 11 SKY VINO (K054) C Y Ho TT Tracked leaders along the 2-path, pace remained steady to the home straight, battled on well to the line and was just denied.
3 7 LIVEANDLETLIVE (K156) Y L Chung TT Soon led, set steady pace in early and middle stages, kept finding when pressed by rival in the straight, caught last couple of strides.
4 12 STAR MAC (J053) R Kingscote B/TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced at the rear 8Ls off leader in the middle stages, brought widest for home before finishing off fastest to take 4th in a blanket finish.
5 5 A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) A Atzeni B From a wide draw drifted back to race towards the rear, held up briefly on the home turn then finished off well final 300M to be nearest at the line. Claimed 5th in a busy finish.
6 4 WROTE A NEW PAGE (K226) J McDonald TT Settled down 2-wide in midfield just over 4Ls away, little change in position to the straight, stayed on well final 300M to be nearest at the line. Beaten only 0.5L into 6th in a blanket finish.
7 2 EXCELLENCE VALUE (K093) Z Purton CP/TT Shifted across behind runners in the early stages, raced along the 3-path towards the rear, brought wide into straight and closed off well enough to finish 7th beaten less than 1L.
8 6 ATULLIBIGEAL (G173) H Bowman XB Never far behind leaders from the off, moved up to 3rd place entering back-straight, kept battling inside 300M, no extra and weakened final stages.
9 9 AESTHETICISM (H289) L Ferraris B Jumped only fairly, reserved in midfield along the inside, kept on same pace early straight, couldn't go with rivals final 200M.
10 3 NOBLE PURSUIT (H324) K C Leung TT Settled towards the rear 6Ls off the pace, drifted back to last entering home straight, couldn't quicken enough and was never a threat to leaders.
11 8 ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) C L Chau CP/TT Bumped on jumping, caught racing wide no cover in midfield, failed to finish off in the home 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