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Race 7 (690)

CALIFORNIA MEMORY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 AEROHAPPINESS (B249) J Moreira -- Settled in midfield on the rail, travelled keenly onto home straight, baulked for a run early in straight, quickened well inside final 100 metres to snatch victory final stride.
2 2 LOCKHEED (B087) J McDonald B/TT Broke well, shared early pace before taking one out one back, hit the front under pressure about 300 metres out only to be pipped at post.
3 8 HAIR TRIGGER (A215) C Schofield B/TT Jumped fairly, improved steadily along the rail to reach 4th some 2.5L back coming onto home bend, gained closer turning into straight, quickened to hold some chance over 200 metres out but unable to sustain effort closing stages.
4 1 DAN CONTROL (C267) Z Purton H1/XB1 Inconvenienced at start, settled within 3L of pace in 5th, in similar position turning for home, kept on steadily without quickening.
5 11 TOP SCORE (V357) C Y Ho B/TT Settled in last few, kept on same pace without quickening under pressure in straight.
6 4 CALIFORNIA TURBO (C077) M Chadwick B/TT Broke well from the widest gate settling wide in midfield, drifted back under pressure towards the rear come out of back straight, wide without cover rounding home bend, kept on same pace in straight.
7 3 SIMPLY BIG (B352) K H Chan XB Shared early lead out wide in back straight, disputed lead around home bend, hit the front momentarily after straightening, unable to sustain effort and swamped inside final 300 metres.
8 7 FALCON TURBO (B164) M F Poon CP Broke well, settled in midfield, yielded ground entering straight, made no further impression.
9 6 DECISIVE ACTION (C152) H T Mo -- Jumped awkwardly settling well back, dropped to last rounding home bend, kept on past well-beaten horses inside final 200 metres.
10 10 THE JUDGE (A147) G van Niekerk H/TT Jumped awkwardly losing considerable ground, remained well back, made no impression in straight.
11 5 TRIUMPHANT ARCH (C375) R Bayliss -- Ridden to slender lead on the rail after beginning from the one draw, headed shortly after straightening, folded up quickly inside final 200 metres. (Mucus in trachea)
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