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Race 8 (054)

SHANGHAI HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 CLEVER BEAVER (S352) M Chadwick TT Driven forward from a wide barrier, settled outside the leader, quickened to lead 300M out, dug in gamely final stages to keep rivals at bay.
2 7 DA VINCI (S360) O Doleuze -- Began well, settled behind leaders in 4th, chased eventual winner from 300M, always held.
3 1 GOLDEN DEER (P121) Z Purton B Held up towards the rear, 6Ls behind leaders and taken out 500M, gained ground steadily and narrowly missed out on 2nd place.
4 12 JOYFUL THE GREAT (N407) M L Yeung CP Led early stages, stalked the pace passing 1000M, held up behind the weakening leader until 250M, ran on evenly when clear but was always held by winner.
5 4 BERLINI (P359) J Moreira H Dropped back to the rear 7Ls off the pace, brought wide to challenge entering straight, closed off last 400M fastest, nearest line.
6 3 SUPREME FLIGHT (M199) H W Lai B/TT Rushed to the lead on jumping from a wide draw, ran on same pace when joined by rivals passing 300M, weakened final stages.
7 10 KING'S STEED (S051) C Reith -- Niggled along to hold a position ahead of midfield, 3Ls to make up 400M, ran on same pace and unable to make headway on leaders.
8 8 LUCKY HAMMER (P417) Y T Cheng TT Reserved in midfield 5-6Ls behind leaders, checked at 350M, failed to respond appreciably over this shorter trip, never a threat to leaders.
9 2 PHOTON WILLIE (S199) K C Leung H/TT In mid-division, proved difficult to settle for a considerable distance near 900M, gave limited response when driven, never got near leaders.
10 5 TRUE COMMENT (S328) W M Lai B1 Began awkwardly, ended up near the rear over 7Ls behind leaders, angled out advancing entering straight, hampered 350M, ran on only fairly.
11 6 ULTIMATE WINNERS (CL428) T H So B/TT Dropped back to last 8-9Ls off the pace, made only limited progress turning in, never reached contention.
12 9 PLEASANT KNIGHT (S311) K Teetan TT1 Settled in midfield along the 2-path, came up empty turning home, weakened rapidly final 250M.
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