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Race 8 (486)

FREESIA HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 FLYING BONUS (B433) A Hamelin P Crossed to the lead just before home turn, travelled well into straight, maintained a strong gallop to the line holding rivals at bay.
2 5 LUCKY FUN (E013) Z Purton H Began fairly, soon bustled along to take up a spot ahead of midfield, soon into clear passing 400M, closed off well to go 2nd final stages, held by winner. (Blood in trachea.)
3 4 MAN STAR (D429) K Teetan V Tracked leaders along the 3-path, gave good response to go 2nd nearing 200M, chased hard but safely held by winner, lost 2nd close home.
4 12 SUPER ALLIANCES (C472) V Borges P Driven along early to obtain a midfield spot, worked home steadily final 350M, already held by first 3.
5 6 MAGIC LEGEND (A170) C L Chau CP-/B2 Hard driven forward from wide draw, raced outside leader making the home turn, battled on one paced under pressure in straight, no impression final 150M. (Lame next day.)
6 10 RESOLUTE (D243) M Chadwick B Chased leaders, tried hard on straightening but held ground only, out of contention for minor placings 150M.
7 9 CLASSIC POSH (C327) H T Mo -- Not hurried after the start, settled near last, 7Ls off at 400M, worked home well from the rear without threatening.
8 7 GOLFMAN STAR (D384) M F Poon -- From draw 1 moved up to chase leaders on inside, vigorously driven 500M, kept on same pace in straight, no extra 150M. (Mucus.)
9 8 SMART FOLKS (D343) H N Wong XB-/B Settled down midfield, came under pressure 600M, never got into a threatening position, just plodded over final 300M.
10 2 MIG ENERGY (C376) C Y Ho XB/TT Bumped by rival at the start, steadied to obtain cover from wide draw, 6Ls off the pace 400M, couldn't make much headway.
11 1 HELENA BABY (D213) M L Yeung XB/P1 Ended up in last 7Ls off the pace, still well back on straightening, failed to make ground, never likely. (Blood in trachea.)
12 3 SUNSET WATCH (C502) R Maia P Settled ahead of midfield 3-wide, couldn't sustain run on straightening, weakened away.
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