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Race 8 (675)

THE LION ROCK TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:95+   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 RAPPER DRAGON (V082) J Moreira H Travelled strongly in 5th, moved within striking distance 450M, quickened up well to lead inside 200M, sustained effort to the line.
2 2 BEAUTY ONLY (S411) Z Purton H/TT Held up near the rear, 4Ls off the pace 400M, ran on well under top weight and hard pressed to chase leader final 200M, held.
3 6 SECRET WEAPON (S217) D Whyte B/TT2 Began only fairly, settled down behind midfield 4-5Ls back, stayed on evenly to go 3rd concluding stages.
4 1 BEAUTY FLAME (S117) M Chadwick TT Took early lead, tracked leader home turn, driven to re-gain lead 300M, headed by winner inside 200M, turned one pace final stages.
5 12 TOP ACT (P435) K Teetan V-/B2/TT Caught wide no cover after 1400M, strode forward to the lead, headed 300M, one paced and no threat over final 200M,
6 3 GUN PIT (S183) C Y Ho TT Dropped back to the rear, 8Ls off the pace in middle stages, stayed on between horses but no threat to top 3.
7 8 FLAME HERO (P294) K C Leung V2 Towards the rear, 6Ls behind leader 400M, took time to muster in straight, did best work towards finish but no threat to leaders.
8 7 ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) M L Yeung TT In mid-division along the 2-path, made limited progress over final 300M, not reached leaders.
9 4 REWARDING HERO (N376) N Callan -- Chased leaders in 3rd, kept on same pace entering straight, swamped by pursuers over final 150M.
10 11 HELENE PARAGON (V167) C Schofield H/XB Held up near the rear and travelled 3-wide throughout, had partial cover only, brought wide to challenge, brief effort early straight, flattened final 200M.
11 5 DUNDONNELL (S110) N Rawiller H/TT Slow to begin, recovered to race in 4th, not quickened entering straight, weakened 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