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Race 8 (425)

SHUI CHUEN O HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 MUST GO (J133) A Atzeni E/PC/TT Settled down 3-wide behind mid-division, switched wider home turn, finished off strongly down the outside and got the better of the runner up closing stages.
2 12 DRAGON AIR FORCE (J279) M Chadwick TT Settled ahead of midfield, in 4th spot 600M, closed off nicely on straightening, just failed to hold off winner in a driving finish.
3 9 MOJAVE DESERT (J330) L Ferraris XB From draw 1 obtained a midfield position along the fence, quickened up 300M and ran on well for 3rd.
4 1 SELF IMPROVEMENT (H337) M F Poon B/TT Chased leader, fought hard under top weight passing 300M, briefly reached the lead 100M but was out-finished by first three closing stages.
5 5 GALAXY WITNESS (G110) B Avdulla B2/TT Jumped only fairly, recovered to race behind midfield, 6Ls to make up 400M but gave limited response only. Not reach leaders.
6 3 PACKING BOLE (H246) P N Wong CP/TT Fast into stride and soon crossed to the lead, had 2Ls advantage top of the straight but run ended passing 150M and faded away.
7 7 MONTA FRUTTA (H455) A Badel H/TT Jumped only fairly, settled down behind midfield 5Ls back, ran home same pace over final 400M. Posed no threat to leaders.
8 2 MASK RIDER (K169) K De Melo TT Chased leaders in 3rd but found disappointingly little on straightening, dropped away rapidly mid-straight. (Jockey : resented the kickback and did not fully stretch out.)
9 8 SHINYU KOKOROE (K263) K Teetan -- Not hurried early stages, settled near last 10Ls off the pace, already beaten top of the straight. (Jockey : did not appreciate racing on the "Wet Slow" track conditions.)
10 4 WONDERSTAR (J531) E C W Wong B Jumped awkwardly, did not show early pace and ended up detached last, over 10Ls to make up 400M but failed to run on. (Jockey : did not appreciate racing on the "Wet Slow" track conditions.)
11 11 UP WITH CHARM (K139) A Hamelin B From draw 12 caught racing wide no cover in midfield, came under serious pressure 600M, soon weakened and finished tailed out. Unacceptable Performance.
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