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Race 7 (715)

VACHERON CONSTANTIN HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 VICTORY MASTER (M148) J Lloyd -- Jumped well, backed off from early pace, settled easily with good speed in sixth along the fence. Came free between horses at 150m, pulled powerfully away with something in reserve.
2 12 DR WIN (L203) D Whyte -- Quickly away. Sat just behind the leaders, shaken from 300m out, ran on well for second.
3 6 ROMA THUNDER (L109) D Beadman TT Bumped hard but recovered at once. Disputed lead for the first 400m, pushed out entered the straight, kept on well to the line, no match to the powerful winner.
4 5 QUANTUM POWER (M134) Z Purton H/XB Clean jump. Took up a position near rear. Steadied and slowed three times between 800m and 600m. Wide turn entering the straight and continued regained lost ground in the last 200m.
5 7 BEST CITY (M290) T Angland -- Jumped well. Settled near rear. Checked hard during the race and began to pull. Balanced entered the straight and responded kindly to strong late drive.
6 1 WINNING EDGE (L297) O Doleuze B/H/TT Bumped hard off the barrier and dropped to rear. Headway 500m out, widest of all at top of the straight, came well on the stand side and finished smartly.
7 2 BLAZING SADDLES (L319) B Prebble -- Quickly away. Chased early pace but soon dropped back to fifth behind the early leaders. One pace under drive.
8 11 FOREST STAR (CJ167) M Chadwick TT Slowly away. Always rear. Shaken 350m out, evenly at best.
9 10 SMART TOUCH (L402) Y T Cheng CP Quickly away. Settled in third along the rail. All chances in the straight but finished one pace under drive.
10 13 GOOD GAINS (CJ293) K C Ng XB Broke left. Always in rear. Lost cover at 800m and headway 4-deep to the straight, ran on evenly until reaching the 200m pole.
11 8 HARVEST DANCER (M001) K C Leung -- Broke left. Midfield, not much under drive coming home.
12 9 HONEY FORTUNE (M243) G Cheyne -- Broke sideway but recovered at once. Disputed early lead, led fence, not quickened under drive.
13 4 WEALTH PARK (M300) P Strydom -- Slowly away. In the rear, one pace under drive.
14 3 VERY WELL (M161) B Doyle SR/XB Poor jump and steadied at once in rear. Pulled hard from 700m out while travelling 4-wide without cover, widest of all at top of the straight, weakened inside the last 200m.
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