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Race 8 (642)

LOTUS HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Soft

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 ALL IS GOOD (G269) C Y Ho B From wide draw moved up to take the lead, quickened up well top of straight on rain affected surface, held on comfortably from runner up towards the finish.
2 12 LADY'S CHOICE (H155) A Hamelin B/H Tracked leader (eventual winner), fought on well from top of straight, but always held by winner.
3 10 TOGEPI (G458) S De Sousa -- Caught wide no cover towards the rear, went wide into straight, responded well down outside of track, nearest finish.
4 6 STURDY RUBY (H207) K C Leung TT From wide draw taken across behind runners, restrained at the rear, swung widest home, stayed on well along stand's rail to be nearest at the line.
5 11 DRAGON STAR (H128) L Ferraris B/XB From draw 13 moved up to track leader, tried hard on straightening but couldn't get closer to leader, flattened final 150M.
6 1 GOOD NEWS (E374) H Bowman B/TT Dropped back to the rear 6Ls off the pace, gave mild response under top weight passing 400M, stayed on without threatening first few on rain-affected ground. (Lame next day.)
7 5 DRAGON DELIGHT (G395) L Hewitson CP-/B1 Given a waiting ride towards the rear, swung wide into straight, responded only fairly over final 400M, not reach contention.
8 2 MASTER HERO (D501) Y L Chung XB/TT Settled just ahead of midfield, kept on same pace turning home, posed no threat to leaders final 200M.
9 3 FORERUNNER (G465) C L Chau CP- Held up in mid-division, kept on only fairly passing 400M, never able to challenge. (Lame next day.)
10 9 NATURAL GOLD (E402) H Bentley SR/XB Tracked leaders, raced keenly 900M, remained in touch top of straight but couldn't run on, out of contention 200M.
11 14 DAZZLING FELLOW (G058) M Chadwick B/XB Settled down 3-wide in midfield, had 4Ls to make up 400M, failed to quicken on ran-affected track. Never dangerous.
12 4 GOLDEN BULL (H019) Z Purton B/XB/TT Jumped fairly, held up towards the rear, saved ground on inside turning for home, moved up to 4th 200M before weakening final stages. (Jockey : concerned with the respiratory noise that his horse had made / Roarer.)
13 8 WIND SPEEDER (E281) B Avdulla -- Restrained in midfield along the 3-path, failed to quicken on rain affected ground turning for home, no extra final 200M.
14 7 COPARTNER PUDONG (H313) K Teetan -- Began very awkwardly and lost ground, held up behind midfield, weakened fast turning into straight, soon left behind by rivals.
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