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Race 7 (680)

THE ST GEORGE'S CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 BLING BLING GENIUS (J397) L Hewitson -- Soon took up running from a wide barrier setting a steady pace, ridden some 3L clear about 150M out, hung on well to the line.
2 8 LUCKY YEAR (K443) H Bentley -- Crowded at start settling in midfield, baulked briefly for a run over 350M out, finished off the race well.
3 11 AMAZING DUCK (H392) R Kingscote TT Wide in prominent position early, obtained 2nd 2-wide over 1000M out, unable to quicken under pressure in home straight and kept on steadily to the line.
4 4 TURIN CHAMPIONS (L024) H Bowman SR/CP1 Never far off, baulked briefly behind runners early in home straight, could only keep on steadily without quickening in the run to the line.
5 9 VICTOR SUPREME (K547) Z Purton -- Settled in last few, obtained a clear run 300M out, ran on well inside final 200M past beaten runners closing stages.
6 2 KA YING SUPERB (J091) H Y Yuen H/XB Ridden forward to one back on rail, some 2L back in 3rd rounding home bend, kept on before fading under pressure inside final 200M.
7 12 RED BRICK WARRIOR (K580) A Atzeni XB-/CP1 Travelled mainly 3-wide with cover in midfield, slightly inconvenienced over 200M out, fought on steadily closing stages without threatening.
8 6 BEAUTY VIVA (K155) A Badel CP/TT Settled towards rear, fought on steadily in home straight without threatening.
9 5 AUDACIOUS PURSUIT (K398) J Moreira TT Settled not far off in joint 4th 3-wide without cover, kept on in home straight until finding no extra inside final 300M.
10 3 SUPERB KID (H298) M L Yeung -- Soon taken back from a wide barrier, trailed the field from about 1300M out, made modest progress past well-beaten horses in home straight.
11 14 FIGHTING MACHINE (J015) K Teetan B/SR Never better than midfield, found nothing in home straight.
12 10 ILLUMINOUS (J170) M F Poon V Soon dropped to last few from a wide barrier, never seen with a chance.
13 7 CIRCUIT MARSHAL (K526) J Orman CP1/TT Never better than midfield, soon faded after straightening.
14 1 GALLANT EPOCH (J451) C Y Ho B/TT Ridden forward along rail to reach within 3L of pace in 5th, drifted slightly backward to 6th rounding home bend despite niggling along, soon weakened in straight.
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