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Race 8 (706)

THE HONG KONG EXCHANGES CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 JUMBO GOLD (CK393) B Prebble TT Never far off in the pack chasing the pace, picked up strongly under urging, took the lead 100M from home and ran out a clear cut winner.
2 1 SHIFACHI TRADITION (CL013) D Whyte B1/H1 Reserved in midfield, shifted out from fence approaching 450M and had an uninterrupted run in straight, kept on and took 2nd right on the line.
3 11 SOLAR UP (CK065) T H So -- Average start only, rushed to the lead but not able to cross, kept on well only to be headed near 100M, tired near the line and lost out in a photo finish for 2nd place.
4 9 MY MEMORY (CK173) Y T Cheng B2 Kept 3-wde in the first half of the race, gradually crept forward to race in 3rd just off leader, kept on well between horses and just lost 3rd on the line.
5 3 TEAM WORK (CH276) K W Leung B Crowded for room after the start and ended up in the rear, made a 4-wide move 550M out, ran on well down the outside and just missed out on 3rd.
6 6 MAGIC SWEEP (CH299) W C Marwing B Towards the rear 5Ls back, saved ground on the inside, gradually picked up passing 250M, not beaten far.
7 2 FREE AND EASY (CL049) H W Lai B/H/TT Broke well, bagged the rail and raced ahead of midfield 3Ls off leader, briefly threatened at the 200M mark but couldn't sustain his run in late stages.
8 7 SUPERIOR UNIT (CJ045) Z Purton B/TT Dropped back to a spot behind midfield, checked 550M and shuffled further back, ran on fairly in straight but couldn't get near to the leaders.
9 12 KOENIGSBERG (CL268) M Chadwick -- Placed 2-wide in mid-pack early stages, shuffled back to near last approaching home straight, made limited progress final 300M and got past beaten runners only.
10 4 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (CH108) C K Tong B Hard driven out the gate and obtained a forward position off the fence, kept on till finding no extra 200M. (Jockey questioned re the positioning of his horse.)
11 5 FIRST IN COMMAND (CL085) J Lloyd H/TT Unable to cross and kept 3-4 wide ahead of mid-division, struggled to keep up halfway round the home turn, soon beaten.
12 10 GLORIOUS ERA (CL075) M L Yeung SR/TT Taken back from draw 12 and swiftly crossed to the rail, raced as the back marker throughout and not picked up on straightening. (Confirmed a roarer in post race exam.)
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