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Race 4 (572)

THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HAPPY ALL AROUND (CD248) K T Yeung TT Always in front rank, 2Ls back in 3rd in box-seat turning for home, soon came under pressure but responded gamely, all out to score.
2 1 KING HESPERUS (CE151) D Whyte B/TT 5Ls back in 6th out 2-wide at 1200 M, advanced to be 1L back in 2nd from 800 M to home turn, briefly led about 100 M out, foiled final strides.
3 7 SOARING DRAGON (CH183) E Saint-Martin -- Mid-division 3-wide with cover 4Ls back at halfway, same margin back turning in, upsides and with every chance 100 M out, couldn't sustain the run.
4 11 ALICE TOO (CG309) M Nunes B/XB/TT 4-wide no cover early, pressed on to lead on fence by 1L from 1000 M to home straight, headed about 100 M out and run out of place.
5 12 PURE ALPHA (CH008) B Prebble XB 4-back on fence in midfield about 4Ls from the early pace, shuffled further back turning in, made some fair late ground, never nearer.
6 2 CHEERFUL HEART (CC206) G Boss B Slightly worse than midfield about 5Ls from the early pace, 5-wide (widest of all) in same position off last turn, finished well, nearest at finish.
7 14 NIGHT HUNTER III (CH102) Y T Cheng CP1 Midfield with cover about 4Ls off pace at 1000 M, without a clear passage from top of stretch until 250 M out, no impact once clear.
8 6 HAPPY HEROES (CD261) O Doleuze B-/PC2 2-wide in rear about 6Ls behind early pace, without running room at top of home straight when 5Ls back, stayed on past a few beaten rivals.
9 10 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY (CJ015) G Mosse -- Slowest out, 8Ls last at the 1400 M, still in rear about 6Ls back making last turn, retrieved a little late ground down the centre of the stretch.
10 8 VINCERE (CE324) C K Tong B Led early on before settling into a 3-back on fence position around midfield, under pressure to keep up 600 M out, no impression in the straight.
11 5 EVER KING (CE147) M Du Plessis PC/TT Went back from wide gate and raced with head up early on, always worse than midfield at least 4Ls from the speed, posed no danger.
12 13 DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) W M Lai -- Mostly 5th or 6th about 2Ls from the speed through to the home turn, outpaced thereafter and no excuses.
13 3 JOY TRUMPS (CD242) K L Chui B/TT Messy start, always in rear, on the fence at least 5Ls down turning for home, very weak in the home straight.
14 4 DASH (CG236) C W Wong -- Keen early on, 3-wide no cover throughout, 2Ls back in 3rd out 2-wide at halfway, struggling to lie up off last bend, dropped out very quickly. (Jockey was told his riding in early stages had come under notice.)
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