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Race 7 (374)

THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 DASHING KING (T297) Y T Cheng H-/B1 Pushed forward but wide before settling half a length outside leader 1200m. Kicked ahead 250m, joined up front 200m, kept battling to line.
2 7 ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) G Mosse -- Ridden along to stay with leading pack but kept 3-wide mostly without cover. Kept on solidly in straight only to fail narrowly.
3 4 HEROIC GURU (S260) B Prebble CP Allowed to settle early, holding rail 2-back from leading pair. Closed in slightly around turn, switch out in straight, finished well.
4 2 SUPEROI (T017) N Callan -- Ridden to hold forward position, settling in one-of position 3L from leader. Switched wide in straight and finished well down centre track to be closest at finish.
5 5 FIVE UP HIGH (S276) K Teetan TT Pressed forward to lead passing 1450m, cutting to fence 1200m. Collared soon after straightening but battled on gamely.
6 8 GOOD CHOICE (P423) R Moore XB Crowded out start, taken to rail, settling 3-back from leader. Taken out turning for home, ran on steadily in straight.
7 3 KA YING KID (P189) M L Yeung H/XB Restrained and shifted across behind runners from wide draw, settling last. Trailed field to straight before running on fairly.
8 6 ROYAL PARTNER (N394) Z Purton V/TT First out, holding inside rail till 1450m, slipping into box seat 1200m. Kept on gamely before fading final stages. Has substantial amount of blood in trachea.
9 1 LITTLE DRAGON (S264) H W Lai -- Ridden along but unable find cover and kept 3-wide towards rear. Boxed on one-paced in straight.
10 10 SALSA BROTHERS (V022) S De Sousa B/TT1 Steadied and shifted in behind horses from wide draw to get to rail at the rear. Last passing 200m before running past beaten horses.
11 9 GRAND HARBOUR (P421) K C Leung BO/H/TT Began well, pressed forward but raced keenly in midfield and forced to race wide. Kept on fairly early in straight but tired rapidly final 200m.
12 12 GLACIER BLUE (P062) C Y Ho CP/XB Began fairly, then ridden along in one-of position behind midfield. Under pressure turning for home and finished tailed off.
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