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Race 8 (741)

FEDERATION OF QING YUAN ASSOCIATIONS (HONG KONG) CUP HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 JOYFUL JOY (L322) J Orman B1 In midfield along the fence, travelled well into straight but had to wait for a run, shifted lane 250M to continue into clear running before seeing it out strongly to win by 1.5L.
2 6 GALLANT DESIGN (L161) B Avdulla B/TT Jumped only fairly from draw 1, settled in the group chasing leaders, responded well on straightening, led nearing 200M, kept on to the line but couldn't hold off winner final 150m.
3 14 GORGEOUS VICTORY (L087) A Atzeni TT Began well from a middle draw, settled down 2-wide in midfield, lay in when placed under pressure in the home straight, ran to the line steadily for 3rd.
4 8 INVICTUS (L277) H Bowman XB From draw 14 showed good pace early stages, went forward setting fast tempo, headed by pursuing rivals near 200M, faded late stages.
5 1 CIRCUIT FIERY (H475) H Y Yuen PC/TT Pressed forward under 10lb claimer, chased leader going into home turn, fought hard to stay in contention early straight, weakened final 100M. (Jockey reminded to ride out to the finish.)
6 10 LOVELY MILES (L165) E Brown CP-/B1 Jumped only fairly, settled at the rear early, moved closer to midfield passing 800M, held up 400M to 300M before closing off fairly. No threat to leaders.
7 5 SUPERB KID (H298) C L Chau CP2 Began only fairly, ended up racing near last, had some work to do 400M but responded only fairly to pressure.
8 3 KA YING SUPERB (J091) M F Poon H/XB From wide draw obliged to settle behind midfield along the 3-path, not quickened when asked in the straight. Never dangerous.
9 2 INVICTUS DRAGON (K318) Z Purton -- Away in line, raced in second half of the field 5-6Ls back, failed to quicken final 400M. (Jockey - unable to finish off the race which he attributed to the horse carrying 133lbs and still being relatively immature.)
10 4 PRESTIGE ALWAYS (J300) C Y Ho B/TT Jumped well from draw 2 to be chasing leader along the fence, weakened quickly passing 300M. (No Vet findings.)
11 12 LUCKY MAN (J315) H Bentley BO/H Stayed close enough in the group chasing leaders, quickly beaten turning home and dropped away. (Blood in trachea / continuous epiglottic entrapment.)
12 7 GOOD LUCK BABE (K016) P N Wong B/TT Caught 3-wide without cover chasing leaders, couldn't sustain run passing 350M and weakened away.
13 11 NEVER PETER OUT (J200) H T Mo V/TT Jumped on terms but soon dropped back to race at the back, had big task in hand 400M and couldn't go on.
14 13 PRESTIGE EMPEROR (L158) K Teetan CP-/B1 From wide draw dropped back to a rearward position on settling, couldn't keep up passing 400M, weakened and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance. / No Vet findings.)
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