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Race 5 (329)

THE HONG KONG CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 STORMI (K084) C L Chau CP1/TT Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on strongly in straight, won by 1-1/2L.
2 12 VIVACIOUS WIN (K223) K Teetan CP/TT Bumped start, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on the inside, angled out 450M, bumped near 250M, finished off strongly to take 2nd without threatening the winner.
3 1 CALIFORNIA MOXIE (J131) H Bowman B/TT Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight to take a place.
4 6 CAN'T GO WONG (H087) K C Leung B/TT Made contact at start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, commenced move after passing 500M, 1-1/2L back turning in, made some progress early in straight, peaked 100M, ran on evenly, lost two places towards finish.
5 7 TAKE ACTION (J098) B Avdulla B Bumped heavily on jumping, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, made some progress early in straight, kept on evenly inside final furlong.
6 4 GENERAL REDWOOD (L102) Y L Chung CP/TT Moderately away from a wide draw, raced better than midfield on outer, moved closer after passing 1200M, 2nd in the middle stages, 2 wide, bumped 300M, peaked near 200M, weakened gradually final 150M.
7 10 QUICK CONTRIBUTION (K112) A Atzeni B- Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, hard ridden after passing 450M, wide into straight, kept on same pace in the run home.
8 5 BULL ATTITUDE (K305) Z Purton CP Began awkwardly, positioned 2 wide, 5 lengths back, angled out 350M, very wide turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
9 9 SUPERB GUY (K323) J Orman -- Shifted out at start, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, same position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 2 NEARLY FINE (E430) E C W Wong CP1/TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 7 lengths back turning in, made no impression in straight.
11 3 FIGHTING MACHINE (J015) M Guyon B/SR Average to begin, raced 3 wide slightly behind midfield, very wide turning in, showed no response early in straight, weakened thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 8 UP WITH CHARM (K139) C Y Ho B/H Taken back to race towards rear on the outside, very wide turning in, failed to make any progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
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