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Race 7 (108)

THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1800m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 GREEN DISPATCH (V184) N Rawiller H/TT Began well, pushed forward to take box seat 3L from leader. Raced tight passing 1300m, held for run early straight. Powered through split 250m to lead and then held off strong challenge.
2 8 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) S Clipperton B Allowed to settle, dropping behind midfield in one-off position. Blocked for run early in straight, angled out 300m for clear passage, powered home to just fail.
3 14 HOLMES LEGEND (N375) H N Wong H Hard ridden from outside draw, taking lead passing 1500m and crossing to fence. Kicked ahead in straight but collared 150m. Held on for third.
4 3 GENERAL SHERMAN (V125) M Chadwick TT Jumped well but unable handle early pace, dropping towards rear and kept 3-wide mostly. Taken to centre track on straightening and ran on steadily to be closest at finish.
5 1 AMAZING AGILITY (V192) B Prebble SR/TT Began fairly, outpaced, dropping to rear but away from fence. Raced right early in straight, switched out and finished off strongly.
6 7 RAZOR QUEST (S146) C Y Ho H/TT Pushed forward from wide draw, settling 3L from leader but mostly 3-deep without cover. Battled on gamely early in straight before turning one-paced final stages.
7 6 HO HO FEEL (T029) K C Leung H/XB Lifted front legs as gates opened and slow into side. Taken to fence and made up ground to 1400m when settled. No run early in straight, but ran on fairly when clear.
8 13 ASHKIYR (P151) C Schofield CP Outpaced, then shifted across behind runners to rail, trailing field to 800m. Stayed on rail around turn, given reminders passing 300m, ran on fairly.
9 10 ALLCASH (T195) K Teetan B/TT Vigorously ridden to get forward position before being eased passing 1200m when 3L from leader. Not much room top of straight but battled on one-paced when clear.
10 5 REDWOOD BABY (P358) M L Yeung B/TT Began fairly, ridden forward to hold rail, settling behind midfield. Travelled smoothly to 300m when held for run, steadied 200m, boxed on one-paced.
11 11 CLOUD NINE (T416) K K Chiong V/TT Pressed forward from widest draw, racing very wide till settling three-parts of a length outside leader 1400m. Made brief challenge on straightening before running out of stamina and fading.
12 4 SKY KING (V217) O Doleuze H1/TT Ridden early to stay with pace before easing one-back, one-off passing 1400m. Kept on steadily till 200m before coming under pressure and fading.
13 12 EASY HEDGE (T409) J Moreira -- Hard ridden from wide draw to stay with early pace but kept wide mostly. Lost position 900m dropping behind midfield, taken wide in straight, boxed on under hard riding before steadied 100m.
14 9 UNIQUE JOYOUS (S244) Z Purton V Crowded out start, outpaced, dropping to rear but wide. Taken wide entering straight, but only one-paced under hard riding.
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