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Race 5 (220)

THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 ROCKET LET WIN (P330) V Cheminaud B/TT Began well, hampered 1050m, settled three back along fence. Put under pressure 400m, got split 250m, charged home strongly. Rider dropped whip 200m.
2 2 CRAIG'S FORTUNE (T020) Z Purton H Quickly into stride, grabbing box seat before first turn and tailing leader. Urged forward along rail in straight, looked winner 250m, run down final stages.
3 4 BACK IN BLACK (T358) K Teetan TT Quickly away, pushed forward, settling one-off, three-back. Rolled forward 350m, shifted in 200m forcing jockey to stop riding, then one-paced.
4 10 STAR OF WAI BO (P177) C Y Ho H/P Pressed forward from an outside draw, racing wide till joining leader passing 950m. Joint leader passing 200m but one-paced closing stages.
5 3 SPARKLING TALENT (T346) R Fourie TT Hard ridden from outside draw to stay with leaders in one-off, one-back position. Battled on gamely early in straight, one-paced final 200m.
6 1 PLANET CHOICE (S444) G Mosse TT First out, showed way to 950m when pressured by another, caught passing 200m, kept on to 100m, faded.
7 11 ALL TIMES LUCKY (P064) K C Ng XB Got off well, not pushed, settling along rail 4-back from leader. Tightened 600m, switched out 400m to make challenge but one-paced.
8 12 HAPPY HOMING (N182) Y T Cheng TT Outpaced, settling at rear along fence. Improved position around turn, took inside run in straight, kept on fairly.
9 6 FRANCE VALOUR (S408) H N Wong -- Steadied soon after start, shifted across behind horses, settling at rear. Well back entering straight but kept on fairly.
10 7 MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) G Benoist V Stumbled start and hit barrier stall, ridden to make ground but wide, settling behind midfield. One-paced in straight.
11 5 STORM KID (S338) C K Tong -- Pushed early, settling midfield away from fence. Kept tabs on leading pack to straight when tired quickly.
12 8 EXCELLENT FORTUNE (S252) T H So H Began awkwardly, losing ground, dropping towards rear. Trailed field thereafter.
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