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Race 8 (229)

THE LONGINES HONG KONG CUP   Rating:-   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CALIFORNIA MEMORY (CL135) M Chadwick -- Broke well, restrained to race in midfield, quickened up smartly passing 350M, led inside 200M, went nicely clear and eased towards the finish.
2 13 GIOFRA (P617) C Soumillon XB/TT Held up at the rear, moved closer passing halfway, stayed on strongly final 400 to chase winner, nearest finish.
3 4 ALCOPOP (P613) C Williams -- Slow to begin, ended up at the rear 7Ls off the slow pace that may not have been suited, picked up well inside 400M making steady progress along the fence, got up for 3rd just before the line.
4 8 DAN EXCEL (N195) N Callan H-/SR/XB/TT1 Went forward and led uncontested from 1500M, pressed by rival passing 1000M, gave all in straight, headed inside 200M, weakened to 4th.
5 9 MILITARY ATTACK (N175) B Prebble H/SR Dropped back to the rear, raced 3-wide for much of the way, finished off reasonably well to take 5th near the line. Creditable effort.
6 3 CARLTON HOUSE (P612) R Moore -- Settled midfield early, shuffled back to near last turning for home, stayed on mildly, no threat final 150M.
7 7 ZAIDAN (M234) J McDonald -- Quickly crossed to the rail, tracked leader from 1500M, shifted out to challenge 600M but could only keep on same pace under pressure.
8 6 IRIAN (CL187) G Mosse H Towards the rear, caught racing 3-wide without cover for much of the way, moved closer to pace from 1100M, found little in straight.
9 12 AUTUMN GOLD (P044) D Whyte -- Settled 2-wide in 3rd, had no cover until passing 900M, failed to quicken when the race got serious, never able to challenge.
10 10 SAONOIS (P615) A Hamelin -- Held up behind midfield, difficult to settle, not quickened inside 400M, never threatened.
11 11 FEUERBLITZ (P616) M Guyon -- Held up midfield, not suited by the pace, strode forward to press leader passing 1000M, all out inside 400M, soon outpaced and weakened.
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