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Race 8 (282)

YUEN LONG HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 MORE BOUNTIFUL (CJ094) D Whyte -- Good start, prominent early then eased back to midfield, gradually crept up on the outside rounding home turn, picked up well to lead 350 M out and found enough to hold on as challengers came at him on both sides inside 200 M.
2 5 DISGUISE (CG004) M Chadwick B Slow to begin, ridden early to stay closer to the pace before settled behind midfield 4Ls back, peeled out making home turn, took time to gather speed on straightening, did his best work late and was closest on the line.
3 4 GRAND CRU (CG265) Z Purton V Standard jump, guided to a midfield position on the fence 3 to 4Ls back, travelled well enough going into straight, made his run from 400 M but never looked like catching the winner. Lost out on 2nd close to the line.
4 11 JADE DRAGONFLY (CE331) J Victoire BO/TT Jumped well from the inside barrier, had a comfortable trip along the rail 5Ls away from leader, urged along approaching home straight, made some progress inside 300 M but unable to bridge the gap with leaders.
5 12 BLESSING (CJ337) K C Leung -- Well enough away, gradually drifted back to the rear trailing 6 to 7Ls behind, moved closer on turning, met with traffic early in straight, ran on well once into clear entering 250 M.
6 3 SILVER SUN (CE126) P H Lo -- Broke well, taken to a handy position just behind leaders after crossing from an outside barrier, unable to sprint with them when asked, kept on one-paced to the finish.
7 10 ROYAL PEGASUS (CK103) M Du Plessis XB1 Taken back from wide barrier, crossed to fence and raced in a rearward position 6Ls off the pace, briefly had to wait for a run on straightening, made some headway down the inside without threatening.
8 2 GREAT GUY (CH112) E Saint-Martin TT Began well, maintained a 3-wide position behind midfield, taken wider making home turn, responded only fairly under pressure, no extra inside 200 M.
9 7 UNWRITTEN RULE (CK092) C W Wong -- Slightly slow out, hard driven to take up running, pressed by horse on outside approaching home turn, found little when asked, headed near 350 M, weakened noticeably inside final 200 M.
10 6 YANKEE (CH271) O Doleuze -- Ordinary jump, failed to muster early speed, soon settled in rear trailing 6 to 7Ls to leader, struggled from 500 M, lacked finishing kick and ran on one-paced to line. (Blood in trachea.)
11 8 HURRICANE DASH (CJ186) K T Yeung XB/TT Quickly away, travelled in a position better than midfield but was very keen in his running, unable to quicken up on straightening and gave ground from 300 M.
12 1 SIR ERNESTO (CG051) C K Tong P- Slow to begin, difficult to settle, pressed forward from a rearward spot to share lead near 1000 M, under pressure rounding the home turn, soon out of contention, dropped out inside 200 M.
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