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Race 8 (331)

THE STEWARDS' CUP   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GLORIOUS DAYS (M353) D Whyte B Broke sharply, held up in 5th travelling strongly, responded well and surged to the lead inside 200M, in total control final stages.
2 11 DAN EXCEL (N195) N Callan SR/XB/TT Close up behind pacesetter, moved to take over 300M, couldn't match the finishing speed of the winner passing 200M, rallied to hold 2nd.
3 2 CALIFORNIA MEMORY (L135) M Chadwick -- Reserved behind midfield, caught 3-wide without cover, found his best stride final 200M, got up for 3rd near line, nearest finish.
4 1 AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) Z Purton B Settled 2-wide in midfield, inconvenienced at 1200M, niggled along 500M out, clear run from 400M, found less than expected and couldn't close on leaders, lost 3rd near line.
5 12 FAY FAY (L284) U Rispoli -- Quickly dropped back, settled at the rear over 10Ls off the pace in middle stages, made subtle headway inside 300M, got up for 5th near the line.
6 9 ZAIDAN (M234) G Mosse -- Lost ground at the start, settled near last, ran on final 400M but no impression on leaders.
7 7 REAL SPECIALIST (M143) T Angland -- Held up in mid-division, had every chance, kept on steadily without troubling the first four.
8 6 PACKING WHIZ (N120) B Prebble H/XB Reserved near the rear, saved ground along the fence, briefly responded to riding early straight, run ended 100M out. (Blood in trachea.)
9 10 MILITARY ATTACK (N175) T Clark H/SR Held up midfield along the inside, brief effort from 400M, faded inside 150M.
10 8 PURE CHAMPION (M178) F Coetzee TT Began awkwardly, ended up in last pair 10Ls off leader, stayed well back turning in, made steady progress from the rear without troubling the leaders.
11 5 PACKING OK (L372) O Doleuze -- Went forward chasing leader, came under pressure 500M out, not picked up and was soon overtaken.
12 14 FLYING BLUE (L389) R Fourie B-/H- Raced a shade keen in a 3-wide position towards the rear, not quickened when asked inside 400M, never threatened.
13 13 LEADING CITY (CK298) K C Leung TT Soon led, set good pace throughout, caught near 300M, faded away.
14 4 XTENSION (M097) W C Marwing XB Hustled up into a forward position tracking the quick pace, soon weakened on straightening, ran well below par.
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