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Race 9 (440)

THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:105-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 DYNAMIC BLITZ (CJ339) B Prebble XB Niggled along to keep in midfield, improved along 3-deep rounding bend, dashed impressively down centre of home straight final 350 M, hit the lead at 150 M, flew home without being challenged.
2 12 TRUE INTELLIGENCE (CK060) J Lloyd B Niggled along to hold the fence on the inside of the leader, responded well when asked for efforts final 350 M, briefly led near 200 M but soon headed in by the winner, kept on soundly for 2nd.
3 2 SUNNY GOLF (CH138) D Beadman XB/TT Prominently placed 1-2Ls off the pace, had every chance at the top of home straight, could not match the strides of the top two final 200 M but kept on well enough for 3rd.
4 5 ROYAL PERICLES (CH050) W M Lai B/XB Lacked early speed despite being urged along, ended up travelling rearward 5Ls off the pace, finished off soundly down centre of home straight final 350 M but too late for a place.
5 6 VITAL FLYER (CK373) K C Leung TT Broke well from gate 11, driven to share lead, overhauled at 300 M, only one-paced under maximum pressure.
6 10 NO MORE GREEN (CL190) M Chadwick TT Chased leaders but caught 4-wide with no cover, gave limited response when asked for efforts final 350 M, outpaced at 200 M.
7 8 CANNONISE (CD377) H W Lai B/TT Driven to sit 3Ls off the pace on rails, niggled along round the home turn, lacked a kick in home straight, outpaced at 250 M.
8 7 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (CH145) O Doleuze B-/PC1 Crowded start, niggled along to hold a fence position in midfield, crept closer rounding bend, could not find extra to challenge the principals final 200 M, soon faded.
9 4 BLAZE KING (CK104) T H So -- Crowded start, never better than midfield, made no progress in home straight.
10 11 SILVER SUN (CE126) M W Leung -- Lacked early speed and soon drifted back towards the rear, failed to make up any ground in home straight.
11 3 FRIENDLY GAINS (CG300) K W Leung -- Driven to chase leader but caught 3-wide with cover, failed to keep up final 300 M, weakened sharply and gave ground.
12 9 VENI VEDI VICI (CJ081) C K Tong PC/TT Awkward start, always struggled at the rear, lost touch at the top of home 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