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Race 8 (177)

THE PANASONIC CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:110-85   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 DASHING FELLOW (S284) Y T Cheng B Overcame wide barrier to lead without making too much early use, travelled smoothly to straight, kept finding final 200M and held on safely.
2 5 SUN JEWELLERY (T301) J Moreira TT Raced In mid-division early, took closer order through home turn and loomed behind leaders 400M, shifted out for racing room 300M, ran on well late but was readily held.
3 4 GURUS DREAM (M246) D Whyte -- Patiently ridden behind midfield, fanned wide into straight, finished strong to go 3rd near line.
4 2 SUPER LIFELINE (P158) N Callan -- Bustled along early to go forward, crossed to race one out one back just before the turn, kept on evenly in the home run but was no match for the winner, faltered late and weakened to 4th.
5 14 WAH MAY FRIEND (T309) K C Ng TT Settled 3-wide near the rear, pushed wider mid-way through home turn, wheeled out widest in straight, finished well.
6 9 APOLLO'S CHOICE (S312) T H So -- 3Ls off leader in a 2-wide spot ahead of mid-division, switched out 3-wide 800M, fought on to 200M, flattened out late stages.
7 8 PIKACHU (S298) C Schofield B Reserved towards the rear 6Ls off the pace, offered a mild bid turning home, failed to seriously threaten.
8 3 TRAVEL BROTHER (S107) G Benoist -- Held up 4Ls back in midfield, saved ground on inside, was given a vigorous ride in straight but unable to improve position.
9 11 JAZZY FEELING (P149) H W Lai H/SR/TT Taken back on jumping from 12, settled down 7Ls back in the rear, stayed on passing beaten horses only, not reached contention.
10 7 BLIZZARD (S398) K Teetan -- Unable to slot in and raced without cover in the 3-path throughout, moved closer to pace past 800M, kept on same pace in straight, out of contention 200M.
11 6 BRILLIANT SHINE (S099) B Prebble TT Dropped back from wide barrier, held up in the rear 7Ls off the pace, kept to inside throughout but failed to pick up inside 400M.
12 10 HAPPY YEAH YEAH (M085) M L Yeung V Slowly away, dropped back to near the tail of the field, held up behind horses from 300M, not tested.
13 13 RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) K K Chiong XB/TT Restrained in midfield early, no closer than 3-wide throughout, made early move from halfway to join leaders, run ended inside 300M, weakened.
14 1 DIVINE CALLING (S282) Z Purton B/H Broke well, sat just behind leaders early stages, shuffled back a bit over home turn, gave limited response top to straight, eased when no chance 150M.
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