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Race 9 (483)

THE HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP   Rating:-   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 STORMY GROVE (K478) H Bentley H/TT Dropped out from wide draw, pushed along wide into home straight, strong run to lead 150m out, on top from there.
2 4 INVINCIBLE IBIS (K296) H Bowman CP Rail position in mid-field, had to wait for run turning into home straight, challenged up rail from 250m out, ran on well.
3 7 PATCH OF COSMO (J357) D B McMonagle B/TT1 Three wide in rear, commenced move out wide 500m out, stayed on well but no match for winner.
4 2 NUMBERS (L080) K C Leung XB Across to press leader, improved to lead 1000m out, ridden 400m out, headed by winner 150m out, sticking to task.
5 11 DAZZLING FIT (K298) L Ferraris XB Tracked pace out wide without cover, headway out wide on bend, stayed on and not beaten far.
6 13 POPE CODY (K313) J Orman TT Raced in rear of mid-field, not best of runs 400m out to 100m out, stayed on steadily.
7 6 BEAUTY BOLT (K491) J McDonald TT Three wide in mid-field, ridden early in home straight, one paced under pressure.
8 1 LITTLE PARADISE (K246) C Y Ho TT Awkward start and lost ground, rail position in rear of mid-field, briefly tight for room early in home straight, made up some late ground.
9 5 INFINITE RESOLVE (K369) A Badel -- Held up last, pushed along widest into home straight, stayed on but never going pace to challenge.
10 10 WINDLORD (L184) B Avdulla CP/TT Tracked leaders against rail, unable to pick up for pressure from top of home straight, weakened final 200m.
11 8 AKASHVANI (K234) L Hewitson B Showed good speed to lead, headed 1000m out, chased leader into home straight, gave ground final 200m.
12 9 CIRCUIT GRAND SLAM (K201) A Atzeni TT Waited with in rear, dropped to last place into home straight, lacked pace to challenge.
13 12 LUCKY SAM GOR (K114) C L Chau XB Tracked leaders, challenged and every chance from 400m out, lost touch final 200m.
14 3 SAGACIOUS LIFE (K507) Z Purton TT Settled in mid-field, keen early, checked 200m out, lost all chance and allowed to coast home.
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