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Race 7 (440)

THE TVB CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:105-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SKY TRUST (J161) E C W Wong TT Broke well from a poor draw, well there before taken back to joint 5th 2-wide near midfield, shifted wider turning in for home, ran on under pressure to hit the front over 100M despite hanging and a difficult ride.
2 3 INVINCIBLE SHIELD (K168) C Y Ho -- Travelled in last few, saved ground rounding home bend but angled out for a run entering straight, baulked until switched out for a run 350M out, did best work late.
3 10 GUSTOSISIMO (J303) M Chadwick TT Ridden along on rail in midfield in joint 6th, gained slightly closer before angling out for a run entering straight, sustained progress to hold every chance 150M out only to be denied close to home.
4 11 SWIFT ASCEND (H395) A Badel B/TT Settled well back, ran on well inside final 150M to be nearest at finish.
5 4 MAGIC CONTROL (J333) B Avdulla TT Broke well gradually settling about 2L off the pace on rail in 5th or 4th, chased leaders into straight but tight between runners on straightening, fought on to hold every chance until swamped about 70M out.
6 12 ALL OUT FOR SIX (L193) Y L Chung XB- Taken back from the widest draw to travel 3-wide without cover towards rear in 8th, widest turning in for home, ran on under pressure down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish.
7 2 WUNDERBAR (H411) H Bowman E Pressed forward from a poor draw sharing early pace, restrained one-out-one-back to 3rd 800M out remaining similar into straight, kept on same pace until finding no extra inside final 150M.
8 8 LADY'S CHOICE (H155) L Hewitson B Well there from a poor draw, gained narrow advantage very wide 1000M out, obtained 2-wide position rounding home bend and soon joined by others after straightening, unable to sustain effort and swamped inside final 200M.
9 5 VICTOR THE WINNER (G404) K C Leung B-/TT Pressed forward to join the leaders obtaining rails run onto home bend, shared pace early in straight until swamped under pressure inside final 200M.
10 6 MUGEN (H338) K Teetan -- Soon dropped to last, checked 750M out, saved ground on rail turning in for home, producing good late impression inside final 200M when steadied about 70M out.
11 1 LUCKY WITH YOU (E356) L Ferraris -- Settled in midfield, came under pressure over 500M out, made no impression in straight but dropped away quickly inside final 150M. (Irregular heart rhythm)
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