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Race 8 (292)

GRASSY HILL HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 ELITE FORTUNE (CJ212) M Guyon -- Pressed leader, tool lead inside 350M and drew 2Ls clear in mid-straight under an enterprising ride, offered strong resistance when challenged final 100M, hung on.
2 8 FATBOY SUGAR (CL335) C K Tong XB Away in good order, restrained and tracked leader along the inside, shifted out to clear 300M, wound up fully final 200M and closed in on the winner with every stride, just denied.
3 4 AFFLUENCE OF RAIN (CL363) W C Marwing B/TT Taken across from wide draw and settled towards the rear 6-7Ls off the pace, responded well to urge, finished off the race willingly and got up for 3rd just before the line.
4 5 FULFIL A WISH (CL235) D Whyte -- Chased the leader 3-wide without cover, lacked extra pace to challenge seriously but kept on well to the line.
5 1 ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) D Beadman H Well covered in midpack, held up for clear running until passing 200M, finished well but gave away too much ground to the leaders.
6 3 ROYAL DOCTOR (CL051) Z Purton B/TT Behind midfield, ran on steadily when put to pressure inside 350M but no additional headway final 100M.
7 2 CITY POWER (M066) Y T Cheng -- Slow to begin, never far off along the outside of the 2nd flight, ran home one-paced.
8 9 MASTER RIO (CK188) W M Lai CP1 Lacked early pace and settled towards the rear 6Ls behind leaders, picked up only fairly off a ground-saving trip, flattened late stages.
9 14 FOREST STAR (CJ167) M Chadwick TT Taken back after the start and guided to the fence 7-8Ls behind leaders, had plenty to do turning in, taken widest to challenge but made limited headway only.
10 12 AMBITIOUS TREASURE (CJ173) H W Lai B/TT Held up 3-wide in midfield, angled out inside 500M to challenge, made a short lived effort on straightening and was outrun final 200M.
11 13 CHATEAU DE CAIX (CL318) G Cheyne TT Slightly slow out, urged forward to chase leaders in the 2-path, came under pressure halfway round the turn, found no extra and failed to menace.
12 11 TURIN CHAMPION (M060) M W Leung -- Positively ridden, crossed to the lead near 1000M and took them along steadily, headed 350M and faltered.
13 10 MY BEST CHOICE (CL403) J Lloyd TT Raced very keenly in a midfield position along the fence, severely checked near 1000M and continued to race fiercely, not picked up in straight, eased final 150M.
14 7 HERO AND GOLD (CK375) C W Wong -- At the rear throughout, struggled for pace halfway and was a beaten horse turning for home.
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