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Race 8 (800)

CHEONG MING HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 ZOOM BOOM (G131) H Bentley XB Moved up to chase leaders along the inside, travelled strongly into straight, quickened well when asked to lead inside 200M, well in command late stages.
2 5 STAR CONTACT (E472) K Teetan CP-/B2/TT Began fairly, always close up to leaders, fought on well final 300M to claim 2nd in a photo finish. Safely held by winner towards the line.
3 1 RED HARE KING (H188) H Bowman TT Crossed to the fence 1300M, tracked leader on settling, vied for lead 400M, stuck on well under top weight, lost out for 2nd place in a photo.
4 8 GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) M F Poon TT Dropped back from wide draw, towards the rear early before making a forward move passing 800M, kept on steadily to the line, held by first 3 late stages.
5 3 FORTUNATE SON (J446) B Avdulla -- Settled 2-wide in midfield, 3Ls off leaders 400M, stayed on well closing stages on his Hong Kong debut.
6 6 JOLLY RULER (E346) A Hamelin CP/TT Held up in midfield along the inside, kept on chasing leaders on straightening but was always held.
7 7 AESTHETICISM (H289) L Hewitson B In mid-division early stages, dropped back towards the rear halfway, kept to inside turning into straight, ran on one paced.
8 9 CAPITAL LEGEND (G333) C Y Ho TT From wide draw ridden forward to obtain the lead from 1300M, pressed by rivals 400M, lost lead nearing 200M, faded away.
9 11 JUMBO LEGEND (G266) A Badel H/TT Towards the rear early stages, made mid-race move near 800M, caught wide no cover chasing leaders, couldn't quicken enough on straightening. (Roarer.)
10 12 EXUBERANT (E282) Y L Chung B/TT Dropped back to race at the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M, failed to run on.
11 4 JOYFUL HUNTER (H198) A Atzeni XB Held up behind midfield in early stages, fell back to near the rear passing halfway, not able to finish the race off.
12 10 WRITTEN CASA (J305) B Thompson B-/V1/TT Bumped at the start, raced wide no cover in midfield, couldn't hold his position 500M, soon left behind on straightening.
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