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Race 8 (749)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 MIGHTY MAVERICK (V150) M F Poon PC/TT Away well to be tracking leader 2-wide, moved up and took over 500M, kicked clear 250M, dug deep late with strong determination late to hold off late challenge of runner-up.
2 1 LEAN PERFECTION (B040) Z Purton -- From widest draw slotted into midfield spot along the 3-path, 3Ls to make up on leader 400M, finished off nicely in the straight, just couldn't reel in the winner.
3 3 PATCH BABY (B303) S Clipperton B/XB/TT Never far off form the pace, improved steadily passing 400M, kept chasing first 2 final 200M but held.
4 4 MASTER ALBERT (A296) K C Leung TT Held up behind midfield, waited with until 350M, stayed on to go 4th 50M out but not reaching top 3.
5 8 TOP SCORE (V357) D Whyte B/TT Chased leaders in 4th, had his chance turning home, kept grinding to the finish but couldn't match the finishing pace of top 3.
6 12 TIANCHI MONSTER (B350) W M Lai -- Caught wide no cover throughout, raced in midfield until halfway then crept closer to leaders, kept on evenly to the line, outpaced by leaders final 200M.
7 10 STYLING CITY (B280) J Moreira B Pressed forward from wide draw, raced along the 3-path until crossing to the lead 700M, failed to respond when challenged by rival near top of straight, faded away mid-straight.
8 2 RACING FIGHTER (B285) T Berry CP-/B1 Began well, dropped back to race in midfield 4Ls back along the fence, stayed on only fairly in the straight, no threat to leaders.
9 9 SWEETIE BARLEY (A231) C Y Ho -- Held up 2-wide in mid-division 4Ls away, fought on same pace turning in, weakened final 150M.
10 6 HAPPY FUN (B316) K Teetan H1/TT1 Crowded for room after the start, ended up 3-wide near the rear, couldn't finish off turning home, made no impression on debut.
11 14 WINNING SUPREME (A351) H N Wong -- Made the early running, relinquished the lead 900M, kept on same pace turning home, faded from 250M.
12 5 BEAUTY LOYAL (B383) C Schofield TT Began only fairly then blundered after the jump, towards the rear always, under the pump 500M, didn't respond to pressure.
13 11 C P POWER (V037) M Chadwick V/TT Taken across behind runners, held up in rear pair, 7Ls to make up 400M, didn't pick up when driven, never in the picture.
14 7 SUPER FUN (A408) T H So H Eased back towards the rear, 6Ls off the pace home turn, couldn't come on leaving the bend, weakened to last.
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