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Race 7 (596)

THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1800m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SHABU SHABU (CB290) E Saint-Martin -- Waited with. Ran home well to snatch victory near line.
2 4 GOLD FIELD (CC096) S Dye B Settled on rails in midfield. Gained closer turning for home. Hit front inside 100 M but collared close home.
3 11 ROCKET WIN (CE249) C Munce CP-/SR2/TT Settled towards rear. Produced only moderate headway under pressure in straight and ran home to be nearest at finish.
4 3 DIAMOND ERA (CE040) D Dunn SR/TT Settled in last few. No clear passage early in straight. Found tight split passing 200 M and produced late impression between runners closing stages.
5 1 CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) K L Chui TT Broke well. Settled outside leader. Carried very wide entering home straight losing ground. Finished off race well making good progress late near stands side.
6 6 EVERGREEN (CE106) D Whyte TT Settled on rails in 3rd. Gained lead entering straight when leader drifted out wide. Kept on same pace before finding no extra and swamped nearing finish.
7 7 AMSTERDAM (CE140) O Doleuze TT Behind midfield early. Commenced run coming out of back straight. Ran home fairly despite tightened about 150 M out. Never nearer.
8 12 SUNRISE RAINBOW (CD209) H W Lai -- Raced not far off in 5th. Gained 3rd entering home straight. Gradually weakened passing 200 M.
9 8 LUCKY MONEY (CE159) Y T Cheng -- Soon took up running and led until hung out wide entering home straight, losing ground. Ran home one-paced.
10 9 LUCKY STALLION (CA249) A Delpech CP Raced 2-wide in midfield most of way. Ran home one-paced.
11 10 HAPPY CONTENDER (CC152) C W Wong TT Always in last few. Found nothing under pressure in straight.
12 5 TOP SCORER (CE110) B Prebble -- Raced 3-wide in 4th place most of way before drifted out wide home turn. Never recovered.
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