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Race 8 (650)

THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1650m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 KING GENKI (V181) Z Purton TT Ridden forward, emerged as leader nearing 1200M, set good pace and opened up 3Ls lead 300M out, stuck to task well and holding off a late challenge for first win since arrival.
2 5 ROYAL PERFORMER (V405) O Doleuze H/P1 Began awkwardly, severely checked 1500M, settled down midfield along the fence and shuffled further back hone turn, picked up strongly from 300M, closing on winner late just ran out of ground.
3 11 TOP ACE (T199) K Teetan -- Towards the rear, shifted out to 3-wide spot down the back straight, swung wide for home, stayed on well for 3rd but couldn't trouble winner.
4 4 WHITE MAGIC (V111) S Clipperton H/P/TT1 Began only fairly, held up towards the rear, ran on moderately for non-threatening 4th.
5 6 RADIANT BUNNY (S418) N Callan B-/V1 Not far off form leaders, driven out 500M, went 2nd 250M but couldn't get closer to leader, flattened final 150M.
6 13 TURIN PEARL (P267) H W Lai -- Caught wide no cover on jumping from draw 9, chased pace, fought on early straight but not gaining ground on leader, weakened late stages.
7 8 CHEERFUL BOY (V019) H T Mo CP/TT Caught wide from draw 14, made some use to take up a forward position just outside leader, couldn't keep up passing 400M, weakened 250M and out of contention for minor placings.
8 14 WORKS OF ART (V212) C Y Ho B/H Unable to slot in from wide barrier, 3-wide in midfield 4Ls off the good pace, kept on same pace on straightening, never seriously threatened.
9 7 NAVAS (V362) C Schofield XB Held up 2-wide in midfield 5Ls back, driven along middle of the turn, couldn't go on passing 300M, made no impression on AWT debut.
10 3 SUPER MAN (T213) N Juglall B/TT Taken back from wide barrier, held up 2nd last 8Ls behind leader, bustled along 600M, couldn't accelerate enough to challenge leaders.
11 10 GIANT STARS (T218) D Whyte H/XB/TT Quickly guided to the fence, sat 3Ls off leader ahead of mid-division, pushed along middle of home turn, couldn't pick up turning home, eased when no chance.
12 9 GIOVANNI BATTISTA (A227) K K Chiong -- Switched off to last, settled 9-10Ls off the pace, couldn't pick up turning home, never in the picture.
13 12 CLASSIER (V241) H N Wong XB Fractious in stalls, urged forward after the jump, chased leaders down the back straight, gave ground from 700M and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.)
14 2 WHO DAT SINGA (A003) U Rispoli XB/B2/TT1 Chased leaders, came under serious pressure 600M, dropped out sharply turning in, eased and finished tailed out on AWT debut. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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