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Race 5 (449)

THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 MOMENT OF POWER (V138) Z Purton -- Jumped straight to the front when gates opened and made all. Swung wide entering straight but kept finding when challenged.
2 1 FANTASTICO (P178) J Moreira B Jumped OK, not pushed, settling 3-back along rail. Made ground around turn, got rails run in straight, finished strongly to just fail.
3 12 GLORY HORSIE (M273) C Y Ho B Pressed forward to sit outside hindquarters of leader. Swung wide entering straight, battled strongly but unable close gap.
4 2 KING OF HOUSEHOLD (P444) E da Silva TT Away nicely, grabbed box seat and tailed leader to straight. Got clear run when leader swung wide but unable close gap.
5 8 BORN DRAGON (V009) N Callan TT Began OK, ridden to hold forward position 2L from leader but wide. Taken wider around turn, boxed on in straight without looking dangerous.
6 3 YO-YO DA (S104) C K Tong H/TT Began awkwardly, crowded, dropping to rear. Hugged rail around turn, making up some ground, ran on fairly in straight.
7 4 TRENDIFUL (S185) N Rawiller B/TT Steadied soon after start and shifted in but unable find cover and held three-wide at rear. Ran on fairly in straight.
8 10 IDYLLIC WIND (N139) G Lerena -- Began well, urged forward but wide, settling one-off, two-back. Lost some ground around turn, one-paced in straight.
9 5 SHOWING CHARACTER (T289) B Prebble -- Restrained, shifted across behind runners from wide draw, dropping to last approaching turn. One-paced in straight.
10 11 CRIMSON GLORY (V062) H N Wong B1 Bumped start, urged forward, settling one-back, one-off. Under pressure soon after straightening and gave ground gradually.
11 9 REAL FIT (P418) K C Ng B/TT Pressed forward from outside draw, racing 3-wide before easing back at turn. Found nothing when asked in straight.
12 6 FAST ROCKET (V064) K Teetan -- Bumped start, ridden to hold midfield position between horses, checked around turn, faded gradually in straight.
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