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Race 11 (767)

THE HONG KONG RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:100-80   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 SWEET ORANGE (M289) W C Marwing TT Standard jump, hunted up to hold leaders back, always travelled in mid section, in clear from 300m and showed good turn of foot to dash clear and score well.
2 4 ADORATION (M214) D Whyte B Angled into spot behind pace, 4Ls or so away in midfield, no excuses in mid section, came home well once clear in straight but no match for winner late.
3 8 PERFECT GEAR (L014) C Y Ho -- Posted 3 wide from a wide alley, 3Ls or so back working with speed on, kept giving despite workload and maintained effort in straight to take a creditable 3rd.
4 1 MILITARY MOVE (M077) D Beadman H/XB Settled in midfield 5ls or so away in 2 wide line, reasonable trip to bend, kept coming final 500m but didn't have extra final furlong to take a place.
5 11 GENE POWER (M124) J Lloyd -- Tardy into stride, raced 6ls or so back on rails, quiet time mid section, in traffic turning, closed evenly once clear making some late progress.
6 14 PIZZAZZ (L145) G Cheyne H/TT Settled 3 wide in midfield from wide draw, 5Ls or so away in mid section, worked a bit with decent pace on, made a bit of progress but peaked at 200m.
7 3 FULFIL A WISH (L235) T Angland -- Away well, slotted into 1 out 1 back, fair run on back of decent speed, niggled turning, lacked usual fight and tired out of it final 250m.
8 5 EASY WINNER (L138) H W Lai B Faded back from an outside alley, raced 3 wide at rear 7-8Ls back, helped by strong tempo, well back and widest on bend, passed a few tired ones late.
9 2 ST FEVRE (L002) O Doleuze TT Ended up 3 wide behind midfield from a tricky alley, had cover 7Ls back to bend, came wide but unable to make real impact and just closed off at same speed.
10 6 PRETTY ONE (L418) B Prebble TT Snagged back from a wide alley, further behind than usual sharing rear 7-8Ls away, still well back to bend, made only minor progress from difficult spot.
11 13 DANZULU (CJ069) K C Leung B Raced in rear division, 7Ls or so away in running line, paced helped but still job to do turning, swung wide but didn't have usual finish and just battled.
12 9 ABSOLUTE FANTASY (M284) Y T Cheng B1 Checked early before settling in midfield 4-5Ls back on rails, used little in run, produced nothing in straight.
13 7 GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) K C Ng B Showed plenty of sped to take up running, ran along at strong tempo, led to 250m before stopping quickly, faded right out.
14 12 SEA THE PEARLS (M281) C W Wong -- Showed pace to be up close to speed, used a bit with pace on 1L off lead, niggled soon after turning and gave in rapidly.
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