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Race 8 (176)

TOKYO HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 PACKING AWARD (E264) M F Poon H Held up 2-wide in midfield, pushed along 450M, did best work final 200M, got up near line.
2 9 MR ASCENDENCY (G227) J McNeil CP Chased leaders in 4th, responded well to pressure in straight, briefly in front 50M out, caught by winner close home.
3 6 SAVAQUIN (D479) L Currie P- From wide draw steadied on jumping to obtain cover, raced in last on settling, moved closer passing 600M, wide into straight, ran on well to go 3rd near line.
4 10 SO WE JOY (D082) M L Yeung H/XB/TT Settled behind midfield, saved ground on inside, made good progress down the inside from 300M, just missed out on 3rd in a close finish.
5 12 TIANCHI MONSTER (B350) H W Lai -- Slow to begin, reserved towards the rear 7Ls off the good pace, progressed steadily from 300M, nearest finish.
6 1 TELECOM FIGHTERS (D482) S De Sousa -- Tracked leader 2-wide, fought on well turning home, stayed in contention until 50M, swamped by rivals closing stages.
7 2 THE IRISHMAN (G082) R Maia H/XB/TT Settled behind midfield, shuffled back to near last home turn, responded well but no clear run late stages. (Jockey erred 600M in not shifting out which would have provided his horse with clear running in the straight.)
8 11 YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (E413) M Chadwick TT Restrained to race near last, 7Ls off the pace middle stages, swung wide into straight, stayed on but always held by leaders in a close finish.
9 3 CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT (D276) Y L Chung CP/TT Led under 10lb claimer, set good pace upfront, headed inside 200M, faded towards the line.
10 4 THE ROCK (D187) L Ferraris B From draw 2 moved up to chase leaders, vied for lead 200M to 100M, no extra late, lost many placings towards the line in a close finish.
11 7 FA FA (E106) C Y Ho TT Positioned ahead of midfield along the inside, kept on same pace in the straight, finished 11th but beaten about 2Ls only.
12 5 EVERYONE'S DELIGHT (D029) A Badel V/TT Unable to slot in from draw 12, caught racing wide and no cover in midfield throughout, struggled 600M out, soon gave ground in the straight.
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