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Race 8 (405)

YUE MAN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 SOLEIL FIGHTER (J127) Z Purton XB Led from 1400M and dictated the pace, kicked home strongly passing 300M soon opening up a comfortable lead, kept going well late and maintained that advantage to the line.
2 6 DEFINITIVE (K037) K Teetan B/TT Chased leader in a steadily run race, all out final 300M but not going the pace to challenge leader, lost 2nd inside 200M but rallied back to re-take 2nd spot near line.
3 7 IVY LEAGUE (H116) L Hewitson BO/XB/TT Settled down midfield 5Ls off leader, raced keenly from 750M and raced wide no cover after, hung in in the home straight, not fully tested final stages but still managed to take 3rd.
4 3 I CAN (H381) A Atzeni H/TT Chased leaders in the 4th spot, driven passing 450M, battled on to take 4th in a close finish for the minor placings.
5 1 LOVERO (H451) Y L Chung TT Quickly into stride, led early stages before easing back to 3rd, responded well under pressure in the straight, went 2nd inside 200M but couldn't hang on late. (Jockey : instructed to find cover.)
6 10 QUANTUM PATCH (H166) C Y Ho TT Slow out, settled in mid-division, 3Ls off leader 400M, checked 200M losing momentum, couldn't make up ground final stages.
7 5 GALAXY WITNESS (G110) H Bowman TT Jumped only fairly, maintained a position behind midfield, driven out 500M and came with a short-lived effort early straight, held ground final 200M. (Jockey reminded to ride out to the finish.)
8 2 ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) M Chadwick CP/TT Jumped fairly, reserved in second half of the field 6Ls off pace, gave limited response on straightening. Never threatened.
9 12 COMET SPLENDIDO (G071) H Bentley TT From a wide draw shifted across behind runners, raced near last 9-10Ls off pace, responded fairly passing 400M. No impression.
10 11 GLORIOUS JOURNEY (J137) M F Poon TT Bumped on jumping, obtained a spot in midfield but raced wide no cover throughout, failed to run on from top of straight.
11 8 SETANTA (G095) L Ferraris B/TT Taken across from wide draw, reserved near last 8-9Ls back, swung wide for home, never going the pace to challenge.
12 9 C YEAH (K034) M L Yeung CP From a wide draw shifted across behind runners, raced as the back-marker from 1200M, struggled to go with them home turn, soon beaten top of 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