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Race 9 (572)

THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:105-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 ACCESS YEARS (P087) J Moreira TT Began well, sat on tail of leader and carted in from wide draw across field with little effort. Kicked clear passing 250m and finished off strongly.
2 2 SMART VOLATILITY (P049) Y T Cheng -- Began OK, pushed along fence to grab box seat entering back stretch. Boxed in top of straight, finished off nicely when clear 150m.
3 11 SMART MAN (P103) K C Leung CP/H/XB/TT Began awkwardly, ridden along to hold position before settling 3-back, the fence. Came off rail 350m and ran home steadily.
4 5 NOBLE ALPHA (M339) O Doleuze P-/PC2 Began well, ridden along early before settling 3-back, one-off. Taken 3-wide entering straight and ran home steadily without looking dangerous.
5 4 FREE JUDGEMENT (M163) Z Purton B2 Jumped OK, not much early speed, dropping 4-back from leader along fence. Stayed on fence around turn, shifted out 300m for run, kept on steadily.
6 3 CALIFORNIA BOUNTY (P222) K C Ng TT Stumbled start, hard ridden to lead then quickly cut to fence from wide draw to set good pace to straight. Caught 300m out but kept on well until swamped final stages.
7 10 MULTIVICTORY (P254) M Chadwick B/TT Steadied shortly after start, dropping to rear. Took closer order entering final turn, raced tightly 300m, one-paced thereafter.
8 1 SILVER GRECIAN (CL323) N Callan H-/XB-/TT Began fairly, outpaced, dropping to rear but wide. Hampered around final turn, dropped to last entering straight, ran past tired horses final stages.
9 9 WINDICATOR STAR (N233) C K Tong TT Began well, hard ridden to hold forward position one-off, one-back. Kept on early in straight before tiring final stages.
10 12 TURIN PEARL (P267) K Teetan B Fractious in gate, bounded in air and lost ground start. Trailed field to final turn, taken wide in straight but only one-paced.
11 6 VITAL FLYER (CK373) D Whyte B Began OK, not much speed. dropping to one-off position towards rear. Crowded for room around final turn, found little in straight.
12 7 LONDON CHINA TOWN (CL236) B Prebble -- Began fairly, hard ridden to go forward from wide draw but failed to muster and caught wide without cover at rear. Covered extra ground around final turn and faded badly in 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