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Race 8 (552)

PLANTATION HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 VOYAGE STAR (C098) M L Yeung V/TT Pressed forward, enjoyed uncontested lead, quickened clear 300M, kept on strongly to maintain a dominant margin at the finish.
2 11 EPTIWINS (B362) M F Poon B1 From wide draw steadied early stages to obtain cover, towards the rear, brought wide into straight, closed off well to go 2nd near line, not reached winner.
3 4 DUBLIN STAR (C436) J Moreira B Held up 2-wide in midfield 5-6Ls off the pace, pushed along 550M, stayed on mildly for 3rd, no threat to runaway winner.
4 10 HAPPY TANGO (D075) C Schofield XB/B1 Never far off the pace, stayed on mildly final 400M for non-threatening 4th.
5 1 SPEEDY LUCK (C144) K C Leung CP-/XB2/TT- Tracked leader (the eventual winner), driven out 400M, fought on steadily, held 2nd to 50M, lost several places late.
6 7 TRUE LEGEND (D047) K Teetan -- Raced in mid-division, 3-wide no cover during race, made home turn awkwardly and raced greenly under pressure in the straight, kept on final 300M without threat.
7 5 SO WE JOY (D082) N Callan CP1/TT Never better than midfield, 5Ls to make up top of straight, failed to make progress.
8 6 TAILOR MADE (C522) B Shinn B2 Settled down behind mid-division, had rail run, not going the pace to challenge in straight, made no impression.
9 14 MULTIMAX (T129) C Wong B Chased leader 2-wide, kept on same pace early straight, weakened final 250M.
10 9 DAILY BEAUTY (D070) M Chadwick B/TT Bumped at the start, shifted across behind runners, held up last almost 10Ls behind leader, ran past beaten horses in straight, never near to challenge.
11 12 BRAVE BABY (C066) H N Wong B/TT Failed to muster speed, raced near the rear 8Ls back, struggled from 500M, never involved.
12 2 WELL DRAGON (C539) H W Lai TT1 Crowded for room on jumping, held up behind midfield 7Ls off the pace, wide into straight, couldn't finish off.
13 8 THIS IS CHARISMA (D102) C Y Ho B/H Saved ground from draw 1, moved up to 5th at 800M, kept on same pace early straight, got badly unbalanced when bumped with rival 200M, eased. (Jockey : may not have appreciated racing at the prevailing track surface.)
14 3 EL JEFE (C466) Z Purton XB/TT Settled behind midfield, commenced to lay out from Home Turn, bumped with rival several times 200M-150M and became badly unbalanced, eased towards the line. (Mucus.)
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