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Race 7 (137)

CHEUNG HONG HANDICAP   Rating:105-80   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) M L Yeung -- Broke well, settled cosily 1.5Ls off pace, quickened well when asked at the top of home straight, kept on strongly, hit the front in the final stride.
2 6 ROYAL FLUSH (CK184) Z Purton XB/V2/TT Jumped only fairly, pushed hard to lead 1L on rails, responded well when asked for efforts at the top of home straight, kept on soundly, just caught on line.
3 5 KILDARE (CJ198) J Lloyd SR Slow away and crowded for room shortly after start, settled well 5Ls off the pace, quickened well when clear at 200 M, finished off soundly for 3rd.
4 1 EL MORRO (CK344) G Mosse H Widely drawn, driven to occupy a one-off spot 2Ls behind the leader, obtained clear run early in home straight, made gradual ground under maximum pressure, rather one-paced.
5 3 LONDON CHINA TOWN (L236) K C Leung -- Taken back from gate 11, travelled 3-wide 6Ls off the speed, finished off satisfactorily under pressure final 250 M, but never really troubled the principals.
6 9 TAKE THE RAP (L369) W C Marwing B1 Settled 3Ls off the pace on rails, travelled satisfactorily throughout the trip, only one-paced when asked for efforts final 250 M.
7 10 GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) Y T Cheng -- Pushed hard early and soon settled in the one-out-one-back spot, kept on fairly under maximum pressure, rather one-paced.
8 7 NEW GLORY (CK304) B Doyle -- Broke well, settled 4Ls off the pace in midfield, caught 3-wide throughout the trip, on heels at 300 M and 200 M, only gave limited response when asked.
9 8 CALIFORNIA MOON (CK097) M Chadwick TT Lacked early speed despite being urged along, ended up settling 6L away in the rear, failed to make up any ground in the home straight.
10 12 BOSS (CK216) W M Lai XB/H Settled rearward 6Ls off the pace, crowded at 600 M, made some late ground final 150 M under hands and heels riding.
11 11 LOYAL ARMY (CJ237) C W Wong -- Urged along to hold a one-off position in midfield, hung in in the home straight, on heels at 300 M, failed to make any progress.
12 4 ISLAND SPEED (CG202) T H So B/TT Jumped fastest from gate12, lacked early speed despite being ridden hard, caught 3-wide, gradually drifted back to midfield, got tried at the top of home straight, faded.
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