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Race 8 (555)

MEI LAM HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 PING HAI TREASURE (B407) J Moreira P Began well, soon led, quickened up pace from 1000M, shook off nearest pursuer early straight and kept galloping strongly to the line, never in any danger.
2 7 GRAND CHANCELLOR (B111) M Chadwick B-/XB/PC1/TT Handily placed behind leaders, tried hard in straight but couldn't get closer to the leader (eventual winner), held 2nd comfortably.
3 4 BEAR SLAM (C143) N Callan -- Unable to slot in, raced 3-wide in mid-division, 3Ls behind eventual winner at 400M, stayed on mildly for non-threatening 3rd.
4 3 VINCY (B213) Z Purton TT Away with them , ended up in a 3-wide spot behind midfield, driven out 500M, made some progress but never close enough to challenge leaders, stayed on into 4th late.
5 12 RED ELYSEES (A005) H T Mo B Went forward and prompted the pace on outside, held ground early straight, faded final 150M.
6 14 GOOD FIT (S131) K Teetan PC/TT From draw 12 taken across to race at the back, swung wide for home and ran past tired rivals only, no impression on leaders
7 6 VOLPINO (B161) U Rispoli H/XB/TT Settled down in midfield, 5Ls to make up 400M, battled at same pace only, never reached contention.
8 5 NAMJONG PLUS (B048) C Schofield -- Dropped back from draw 13, raced in last early stages, moved a bit closer entering back straight, wide on final bend and couldn't finish off. (Blood in trachea / Lame next day).
9 11 RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) K H Chan H/P/TT Reserved behind midfield 6-7Ls back, in 10th place on settling, driven out 500M but run ended quickly on straightening.
10 9 WILLIE WAY (T281) K C Leung B Towards the rear, never travelled and had to be niggled along from halfway, never involved.
11 8 DRAGON COMMANDER (C208) C Y Ho -- Shifted across from draw 11, held up 2nd last , over 8Ls off leader home turn, ran past well beaten rivals only. Never in the picture.
12 1 GENERAL SHERMAN (V125) C Wong CP/TT In midfield 4-5Ls away, checked 600M losing ground, kept to inside on straightening but couldn't muster the pace to challenge.
13 2 SARRI (C196) M Harley -- Pressed forward from draw 14 to be chasing the pace, caught wide no cover throughout, no extra passing 450M, weakened away finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.)
14 10 KING PRINT (C123) M F Poon -- Close up in 5th on settling, came under heavy pressure after 800M to maintain its position, gave ground 600M, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable performance / Lame next day).
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