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Race 7 (403)

THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB 125TH ANNIVERSARY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:100-80   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 VITALITY EXPRESS (CL364) D Whyte B Prominently placed in midfield, quickened well clear 250 M out, hit the front 150 M out, kept on soundly to win.
2 7 FEARLESS (CH301) M Guyon B Settled 7Ls off the pace on rail, kicked when asked 300 M out, finished off soundly along the inner for 2nd.
3 2 STRAIGHT FORWARD (CL100) G Mosse TT Caught 3-wide in midfield with no cover, moved closer 700 M out, ran on to contest the lead 300 M out, headed by the winner 150 M out, kept on for 3rd.
4 1 SOVIET PEARL (CK187) K C Leung -- Settled one-off 6Ls behind the pace, on heels 600 M out, quickened well when clear 200 M out, just missed a place.
5 10 HOLIDAY SUN (CJ328) C Y Ho CP Settled one from the rear on 2-deep, carried wide 600 M out and then improved along the outside, kept on satisfactorily, one-paced final 100 M.
6 9 BOUNCER (CJ074) C K Tong SR/TT Pushed along to hold a fence position in midfield, took time to quicken when asked 300 M out, made up little ground final 200 M.
7 8 ALMIGHTY WINDPOWER (CL272) G Cheyne B Niggled along to get across in front and took the lead 1000 M out, headed and bumped 200 M out, soon faded.
8 11 YUE LU TREASURE (CJ184) Y T Cheng B Settled 8Ls off the pace at rear, only passed a few tired runners in the home straight.
9 5 IRON FIST (CH143) H W Lai TT Widely drawn, pushed hard forward to get across in front, ended settling in the box-seat, kept on satisfactorily early in the home straight, passed and checked 150 M out, soon faded.
10 4 BEAUTY FOREVER (CK074) M L Yeung B/TT Settled 2-3Ls off the speed on rail, gave no response when asked 300 M out, failed to make up any ground.
11 3 FLYING SUPREME (CK226) O Doleuze B Urged along to hold a one-off spot just off the pace, struggled rounding the final bend, weakened at the top of the home straight, soon dropped out.
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