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Race 8 (388)

CINERARIA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 HONG KONG WIN (C333) A Badel B From draw 1 steadied early stages to obtain cover in midfield, moved out to challenge 500M, quickened nicely to lead 200M, held on well final stages.
2 8 VALIANT DREAM (B416) B Shinn -- From draw 14 moved up along the stand's rail to race just off the pace, responded well final 300M, just denied a hat-trick of wins.
3 5 HARMONY AND RICH (D110) Z Purton H- Close up behind the pace, travelled strongly into contention 400M, kept on well to the line.
4 10 UTOPIA LIFE (C166) S De Sousa B Always in firing line, couldn't go with first 3 final 200M, battled on for non-threatening 4th.
5 12 KA YING MASTER (C240) J Moreira TT Prominently placed, kept on evenly down center of track, faded and out of contention 100M.
6 4 KASI FARASI (B385) M L Yeung H/TT In touch 2Ls off leader, kept on steadily towards the line but not going the pace to seriously challenge.
7 6 LUCKY PUZZLE (D112) H N Wong H1 Outpaced early stages, settled towards the rear 6Ls away, finished fastest final 400M, made some progress but never reached contention.
8 9 LARSON (D199) N Callan CP Prominent behind leader, outpaced from 350M, soon out of contention.
9 1 BALTIC WHISPER (B216) G van Niekerk TT Led from 800M, couldn't hold off pursuers passing 300M, weakened towards the finish.
10 13 DRAGON HAS LANDED (D182) T Piccone CP1/TT1 Chased leaders, ran on same pace when driven nearing 400M, never threatened.
11 14 BEAUT BEAUT (A315) H W Lai H/V Never far off from leaders towards the stand's side, driven out 400M but gave only limited response, never going the pace to challenge.
12 11 GOKO (A270) H T Mo B/TT Settled in midfield along the stands' rail, shifted out to challenge passing 500M, failed to quicken.
13 7 NUREMBERG (C369) K Teetan B1/TT1 Slow to begin, lacked early speed, soon detached in rear, didn't respond to riding passing halfway, never in the picture.
14 3 SUPER JUNIOR (V390) K H Chan V/TT Pushed along early stages to hold its position towards the rear, outpaced and detached from field passing halfway, eased when no chance.
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