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Race 2 (803)

THE SWAINE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SONIC BOOM (H144) M Chadwick TT Raced wide throughout. Ridden along from half way mark to improve, posted four wide on last turn. Finished strongly last 200m and impressive win.
2 11 EASY TWO (G423) M F Poon H-/V/TT Settled midfield one off fence. Held up for run early part of straight. Flashed late to take second on line.
3 2 SPEEDY FORTUNE (H097) Z Purton P Jumped quickly then eased to sit fourth on rails. Held up in straight. Finished strongly on rails, just denied second last stride.
4 1 DAILY TROPHY (H283) H Bowman B/TT Raced wide from 600m. Went forward on home turn, Took lead at 150m, kept on, lost third on the line.
5 7 PATCH OF WATCH (H476) B Avdulla B/SR/TT2 Jumped on terms before going forward to sit wide early, dropped in to third one off fence. Continued to chase hard in straight and not beaten far from placings.
6 12 DEVIL AND GOLD (G443) A Badel B- Slowly away from inside draw. Settled fourth last on the fence. Came off rail before turn and made ground down centre of track. Closest at finish.
7 4 HIGH RISE POWER (H353) L Hewitson -- Slowly away, at tail before going forward to settle midfield on fence. Unable to get clear running most of straight. Made ground late, had more to offer.
8 10 MAGIC TRAVELLER (H102) M L Yeung B/TT Jumped well and crossed to rail and led. Fought hard in straight but headed at 100m and tired late.
9 3 CALIFORNIA ICON (H404) Y L Chung TT Settled second last pair and pushed wide on home turn to improve. Kept making ground from long way back but well beaten.
10 9 BEAT HOLLOW (G414) K C Leung -- Began well, caught wide before settling second outside leader. Challenged early in straight , under pressure and faded last 150m.
11 5 COOL BLUE (H011) K Teetan V/TT Hard ridden middle stages to hold position drifting back to second last. Under pressure from top of straight and failed to make any ground.
12 8 SMART FOLKS (D343) B Thompson B No early pace and settled back. Under pressure throughout race. Back to last at half way mark and failed to respond to hard riding. Long last.
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