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Race 7 (468)

THE HONG KONG MACAU TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:110-90   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 INVINCIBLE DRAGON (V166) S Clipperton H Began OK then ridden to find cover, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Lost position approaching turn, swung very wide into straight, stormed down centre track to win close home.
2 8 SIMPLY INVINCIBLE (V094) Z Purton B Began well but allowed to slide back, settling one-out about 4L from leader. Improved position around turn, taken wide in straight, hit front 300m, kept finding when challenged but run down 50m out.
3 4 ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) D Whyte TT Broke well but restrained and shifted across behind runners, settling at rear in one-off position. Taken to centre field on straightening and finished strongly to grab minor placing.
4 10 NEW ASIA SUNRISE (T268) U Rispoli -- One of the first into stride before settling between horses 2L from leader. Took home turn 4-wide, loomed alongside leaders approaching 300m, kept on gamely to line.
5 1 DASHING FELLOW (S284) K Teetan B Vigorously ridden from an outside draw to share early lead but trapped 3-wide a half length behind leader. Rolled forward turning for home to share lead passing 400m. Kept on gamely until flattened 50m.
6 5 RACING SUPERNOVA (V128) J Moreira -- Broke well, sharing early pace before settling in box seat 2L from leader. Blocked for run early in straight, got clear 250m, kept on fairly.
7 7 JOLLY BANNER (V077) C Schofield -- Began fairly, then hard ridden but failed to muster, dropping behind midfield along fence. Improved position around turn but held up in traffic early in straight. Finished off nicely when clear final 100m.
8 11 GOLDEN DOUBLE (A611) C Perkins TT Outpaced and last on settling. Trailed field to straight, shifted out passing 300m to get clear passage and ran home nicely.
9 2 LUCKY YEAR (T245) K C Leung TT Jumped well, sharing early pace before bumped 1100m, settling one-off 2L from leader. Stayed behind the pace till straightening, not much room early in straight but only one-paced when clear 300m.
10 13 KELOWNA STAR (A623) M Wepner CP Slow into stride, taken to fence and urged forward, settling behind midfield 6L from leader. Not much room top of straight but only one-paced when clear.
11 9 BOBO SO CUTE (V628) R Curatolo -- Slow into stride, taken to fence settling at rear. Shaken up turning for home but found little under hard riding.
12 12 SPARTA (A622) L Corrales -- Hard ridden to lead on settling before being passed by inside runner 1100m. Stayed a neck behind till retaking lead 400m, but overtaken passing 250m before running on empty final 100m.
13 14 PERFECT ALLOY (A624) H Lam B Hard ridden to hold fence inside early leader before taking over passing 1100m. Overtaken shortly after straitening, crowded and unbalanced 350m, gave ground quickly.
14 3 RIVER BOBO (A604) W L Ho TT Pressed forward from widest draw, racing 3-wide 2.5L from leader on settling. Lost position passing 1000m dropping behind midfield but still 3-wide. Gave ground turning for home and finished tailed out.
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