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Race 8 (206)

CHEVALIER LIFTS & ESCALATORS HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 VICTORY MACHINE (V358) C Wong B/TT Driven forward becoming leader from 1000M, set slow pace in front, ridden and kicked on well on straightening, did enough to hold off runner up final stages.
2 7 KING OPIE (B034) G van Niekerk CP Tracked leaders on the inside, responded well on straightening and chased winner but always held.
3 2 RAGING BLITZKRIEG (B147) T Angland H Restrained in midfield but no closer than 3-wide throughout, tried hard in straight, stayed on into 3rd 100M but couldn't reel in first pair.
4 3 KASI FARASI (B385) A Badel H1/TT Steadied after the start and shifted across behind runners, in 10th spot turning for home, switched wide 350M, kept grinding on to go 4th near line.
5 5 FALCON TURBO (B164) D Whyte -- Held up midfield, ran on mildly when asked from top of straight, couldn't get closer to leaders.
6 1 WINNING ENDEAVOUR (C048) U Rispoli H1/TT1 Slow to begin, raced in the rear 6-7Ls off the slow pace, made some ground over final 300M but never close enough to challenge.
7 11 TOP SCORE (V357) M Chadwick B/TT Settled down 3-wide behind midfield, driven 400M but failed to make appreciable ground, no impression.
8 6 SPEEDY KING (A391) K C Leung -- Went forward and pressed leader on outside, challenged hard for the lead on straightening but peaked on its run 150M, weakened rapidly towards the line.
9 12 LUCKY GUY (T349) W M Lai TT Crowded for room on jumping, recovered to race in midfield along the rail, ran on one-paced in straight and failed to look a winning chance.
10 4 KEY WITNESS (S212) K Teetan B/TT From widest draw dropped back to race near the rear, widest into straight, passed a few tired runners late, no impression on leaders.
11 9 BIG FORTUNE (B220) S De Sousa CP-/V1 Close up behind leaders, failed to respond to riding on straightening, eased when no chance late stages. (Jockey: may not have handled the yielding track conditions.)
12 10 CALLING THE SHOTS (B239) H T Mo B/TT Chased leaders in a 3-wide spot without cover, weakened mid-straight, eased when well beaten final 100M.
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