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Race 8 (721)

THE STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP   Rating:-   2400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) J McDonald TT Tracked the pace early stages before drifting back to race in midfield, fought hard passing 400M, drew alongside leader nearing 100M, got up late to complete the Triple Crown after a thrilling finish.
2 5 NUMBERS (L080) K C Leung XB Raced keenly just off the pace, moved up to vie for lead from 800M, hard driven to gain narrow lead mid-straight, dug deep but couldn't hold off ROMANTIC WARRIOR in final stages.
3 2 DEEP MONSTER (L925) J Moreira -- Raced in the 3rd spot travelled keenly early and middle stages, placed under pressure 550M, was finishing off the race well when checked by eventual winner mid-straight and lost his chance. Had to settle for 3rd.
4 9 ROMANTIC THOR (K012) Z Purton XB/TT Set slow pace first half of the race, was taken on by rival from 800M, battled hard on straightening, lost lead nearing 200M and weakened late stages. Held on for 4th just.
5 7 WINNING WING (K129) H T Mo -- Given a waiting ride 8L towards the rear of the field, pressed along 550M, stayed on mildly in the run home for 5th without threatening first three.
6 4 ROUSHAM PARK (J814) H Bowman H/XB/TT Jumped only fairly, settled down behind midfield 6Ls away, responded just fairly in the straight. Never able to challenge leaders.
7 6 KA YING GENERATION (J075) A Atzeni CP/TT Dropped back to race at the back of the field 10Ls off leader on settling, made limited progress on straightening and was never in the picture.
8 8 GENTLEMEN LEGACY (K385) A Badel B/TT Raced in second half of the field 7Ls off leader, under pressure to keep up rounding home turn, failed to get involved in the finish.
9 3 CAP FERRAT (K021) C Williams -- Settled towards the rear 8Ls off the pace, had some work to do 400M but failed to run on. (Jockey - didn't run out a strong 2400M and after the event was feeling the effects of a hard run.)
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