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Race 7 (091)

THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 MATTERS MOST (K154) E C W Wong B/TT Soon took up running from a poor draw obtaining rails run coming onto home bend, kept on well to keep runners-up at bay the length of the straight.
2 3 SUPER STRONG KID (K180) Z Purton -- Well there, restrained to 3rd passing the 900M, did not find much room behind runners over 150M out, fought on well late to grab 2nd final strides.
3 7 ALSONSO (J405) A Badel -- Ridden from a poor draw to be up with the pace, chased leader around home bend, soon came to challenge upon straightening but unable to quicken under pressure to threaten.
4 4 DEVAS TWELVE (H435) M Chadwick TT Began well from the widest draw travelling 3-wide without cover in 4th, shifted behind runners 2-wide coming onto home bend, kept on steadily without quickening in straight.
5 8 FLYING KNIGHT (K370) H Bentley CP/TT Slightly slow out, gradually recovered to 7th just worse than midfield, hung in and a difficult ride early in straight, finished off the race well inside final 100M.
6 1 POWER KOEPP (E301) H Bowman -- Began fairly settling in worse than midfield, raced keenly approaching home bend, produced good late impression closing stages past well-beaten horses.
7 2 GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) K De Melo B- Broke well but lacked pace dropping to 6th in midfield, kept on at the one pace from a similar position into straight.
8 11 YEE CHEONG GLORY (K074) A Atzeni TT Slowly away, soon recovered along rail to 3L 5th, slightly further back when pace quickened around home bend, hung in and a difficult ride early in straight, faded inside final 120M.
9 6 BIGTIME GENERATION (K496) M F Poon SR-/XB-/TT1 Began awkwardly losing ground dropping to tail-end, trailed the field into straight, made no further impression.
10 5 NOVA KNIGHT (K518) M L Yeung -- Always in last few and never seen with a chance.
11 10 TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) D Probert B Began moderately settling in last few, never a danger.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only BL : Brush Pricker Left Side BR : Brush Pricker Right Side
BK : Barrier Blanket CC : Cornell Collar CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
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