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Race 8 (295)

TULIP HANDICAP   Rating:85-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 TURIN CHAMPION (M060) W M Lai XB Tracked leader and always going strongly, quickened readily when asked, took over near 100M and won comfortably in the end.
2 9 GREEN ZONE (M302) C Y Ho B Driven early to find the lead, took them along at good pace, saw out the final 300M well, headed by winner near 100M but finished well clear from the rest.
3 5 MENTOR (N017) B Prebble B-/P1 Held up in midfield along the fence, stayed on to claim 3rd near the line but no threat to first two.
4 1 CHEETAH BOY (CL192) Y T Cheng B/H Sent forward, close up behind leaders, kept on evenly for a non-threatening 4th.
5 10 LOADS OF JOY (CL088) H W Lai TT Up with early pace, caught 3-wide turning for home, not going the pace to challenge leaders, faded nearing 100M.
6 12 LUCKY SCEPTER (N174) C K Tong H/CP/TT Settled behind midfield along the 2-path, made limited progress turning in, no impression on leaders.
7 2 CHOICE TREASURE (N436) W C Marwing TT Held up 2-wide in midfield, kept on same pace final 300M, never threatened.
8 4 ALL VICTORY (M107) M Chadwick TT Dropped back to the rear from draw 12, 7Ls down at the 400M in an impossible position, made no progress under pressure, never involved.
9 8 NICE FOLKS (CL421) O Doleuze B Nudged along after the start, raced behind midfield and seemed to be struggling in middle stages, found little when the race got serious, never able to challenge.
10 7 GROOVY (CL401) T Angland -- Taken back from wide draw, 7Ls back in last pair making the turn, came widest into straight, not quickened.
11 3 NORDIC ONE (N370) G Mosse CP-/TT Broke well, steadied to obtain cover , settled 3-wide behind midfield, gave limited response turning in, no extra final 200M.
12 6 FUJIAN SPIRIT (N397) K C Ng H/B1 Pushed along early, outpaced and fell back to midfield turning for home, soon under pressure, dropped away rapidly passing 300M.
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