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Race 8 (471)

SHAU KEI WAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HOLMES LEGEND (N375) D Whyte H Settled nicely ahead of midfield, in 5th place turning for home, quickened up well under confident riding, swept past the leaders inside 100M for a back to back victory.
2 1 FAT CHOY HONG KONG (N253) O Doleuze TT Caught wide first 400M, crossed to the lead 1100M, quickened up again passing 300M, unable to fend off winner final 100M but held on for 2nd well.
3 2 TRUMP (P106) G Mosse TT Unable to slot in, caught wide no cover until 600M, pressed leader home turn, kept on steadily for 3rd.
4 5 NOBLE BOY (M206) T Angland -- Held up at the rear along the 2-path,7Ls off the pace as they settled, nudged along 450M, made stealthy headway in straight to be nearest at finish.
5 3 WINNIE'S HORSE (P169) J Moreira TT Settled behind midfield, 3-wide with cover throughout, stayed on mildly over final 300M for moderate 5th.
6 4 WRATH OF FIRE (CL420) Z Purton -- Towards the rear, taken to a 3-wide spot entering back straight, ran on fairly turning home and never a serious threat to leaders.
7 7 EMPEROR CLAUDIUS (M128) K Teetan P/XB Tracked leader in a 2-wide position, had no cover until reaching home turn, driven and no impression on leaders early straight, faded passing 200M.
8 12 KING OF PATCH (N421) W M Lai -- Switched off to last, not hurried, detached from the field 500M, made some progress turning home but never got into contention.
9 10 HONG KONG DANCER (N399) K C Leung -- Set early pace, tracked leader from 1100M, lacked further response when driven 350M, weakened mid-straight.
10 6 GRIFFINDOR (P153) N Callan H/SB Fractious in stalls, slowly away, travelled in mid-division first half, shuffled back a bit passing 800M, not picked up when pressed along leaving the bend. (Lame next day.)
11 11 ELEGANCE KLAMMER (M228) M Chadwick TT2 Began well, restrained to race behind mid-division, kept on same pace final 400M, never factored.
12 8 IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) B Prebble TT- Tracked leaders early stages, dropped back to midfield back straight, under pressure 500M, soon no extra and dropped away rapidly.
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