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Race 8 (627)

THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 HAPPY METEOR (T171) Z Purton B Up with early pace, sat behind leaders entering home turn, came through narrow passage to lead 200M, drew away towards the line, won impressively first time on the AWT.
2 7 SKY HERO (T083) C Schofield B Chased pace, caught 3-wide no cover from wide barrier, challenged for the lead passing 300M, not pace of winner final 150M, held 2nd comfortably.
3 9 GRAND PLUS (S066) M Chadwick P/TT Held up behind midfield, 7Ls to make up 400M in a strongly run race, closed off well for 3rd but not reached first two.
4 4 ELITE SPIRIT (S200) O Bosson TT Settled in mid-division along the 3-path, 5-6Ls off the good pace in mid-stages, stayed on moderately to go 4th near line.
5 1 LORD SINCLAIR (N447) K Teetan TT Failed to muster early speed, dropped back to near the rear 7-8Ls away in a strongly run race, driven along 600M, closed off fastest in straight but left with too much to do.
6 8 DA VINCI (S360) H N Wong B/TT Pressed the pace on the outside, took narrow lead 250M, run ended 200M and faded towards the line.
7 3 GOOD LUCK BOY (S196) N Rawiller B/TT Reserved in 5th 4Ls off the strong pace in middle stages, stayed on only fairly final 300M, no threat to leaders.
8 12 DIAMOND MYSTERIOUS (S426) K K Chiong XB Held up behind midfield, 7Ls to make up leaving the bend, made limited progress only, no impression. (Blood trachea)
9 2 STARTLING POWER (S204) J Moreira B Pressed by rival in the lead, set strong pace to straight, collared by rivals 300M, soon gave way. (No Vet findings)
10 5 GREAT SKY (N426) G Lerena B-/V1/TT Slowly away and failed to muster speed despite ridden, in rear 10Ls behind leaders turning, made no real progress final 300M.
11 10 MEGATRON (V119) M L Yeung -- Switched off to the rear, well off the pace middle stages, driven along 500M but unable to quicken.
12 11 BEAUTY CONNECTION (T415) C Y Ho TT Close up behind leaders early stages, brushed running rail and lost ground 900M, didn't travel thereafter, dropped away leaving the bend.
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