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Race 7 (088)

THE SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:-   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) H Bowman TT Soon took up running from the widest draw, obtained rails run passing the 1400 metres and steadied up the pace, looked confident early in home straight before drawing over 1L clear over 200 metres out, hung on well to the line.
2 9 ENCOUNTERED (G236) K C Leung TT Broke well from a low draw settling just off the pace in 3rd on rail, trailed somewhat keenly in the slackened pace around home bend, fought on under pressure inside final 250 metres but without threatening.
3 3 BEAUTY ETERNAL (H008) Z Purton -- Settled in forward of midfield in 5th reaching within 3L of pace when pace slackened coming onto home bend, switched 4-wide to challenge into straight, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening first two.
4 8 CIRCUIT STELLAR (G076) K Teetan H/TT Jumped fairly and held up in 2nd 2-wide without cover, came to join the lead briefly turning into straight but soon found no extra.
5 4 MONEY CATCHER (G171) A Badel -- Began well settling 3-wide without cover mainly in 4th within 2L of pace, gained closer remaining wide without cover rounding home bend, gave ground steadily under pressure in straight. (Tactic questioned)
6 6 SENOR TOBA (G103) M L Yeung TT Settled in last few on rail from moderate start, became last in bunched field passing the 800 metres, finished off the race well under pressure.
7 5 BEAUTY JOY (E058) M Chadwick H/TT Travelled wide towards rear, made headway rounding home bend and one of the widest into home straight, fought on steadily without threatening.
8 7 STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) H Bentley -- Taken back from a poor draw travelling 3-wide, widest runner at the back turning for home, made steady progress under pressure down the centre of the track.
9 10 TOURBILLON DIAMOND (E054) A Atzeni B/XB1/TT- Began fairly settling in rear of midfield on the rail, lost position rounding home bend but snuck back up on the inside turning in, kept on steadily under pressure.
10 2 RUSSIAN EMPEROR (E198) L Hewitson SR Never in contention.
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