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Race 8 (627)

THE FWD QEII CUP   Rating:-   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 TASTIERA (K913) D Lane XB/TT Stayed close to leaders throughout, loomed up outside leaders 500M, soon quickened to the lead and drove clear for an authoritative victory.
2 2 PROGNOSIS (H820) J McDonald H Given a patient ride at the rear, raced keenly in the middle stages, swung wide into straight then closed off fastest to take 2nd close home. Not reach winner.
3 4 CALIF (K914) A De Vries V/XB Settled in midfield, in 5th spot for much of the journey, saved ground on the inside before finishing off nicely over final 400M to claim 3rd.
4 7 ENSUED (H452) B Avdulla -- Maintained a midfield position 2-wide, driven along 500M, stayed on fairly well to claim 4th at the finish.
5 9 CAP FERRAT (K021) C Williams -- Positively ridden to be chasing leader in a race run at even pace, briefly took over early straight but soon outpaced by winner, held 2nd spot to near 80M from home, faded to 5th near line.
6 10 RUBYLOT (H412) H Bowman CP Slow to begin, settled towards the rear, badly crowded for room 300M before running on nicely towards the finish, not beaten far by higher rated rivals.
7 8 MOMENTS IN TIME (H474) J Moreira TT Began well enough to be chasing leaders along the inside, battled on at same pace from top of the straight, faded late stages.
8 6 STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) M F Poon XB Held up near last in a evenly run race, shuffled back to last turning for home, couldn't finish off.
9 1 GOLIATH (K920) C Soumillon -- Settled down in second half of the race, appeared to travel well about 4Ls to make up top of straight, buffeted for room 300M and failed to respond afterwards.
10 5 EL VENCEDOR (K929) Z Purton H/SR/TT Soon led, raced too keenly and refused to settle in the lead, caught by rivals nearing 400M, weakened away.
PU 11 LIBERTY ISLAND (K917) Y Kawada -- Dropped back to near last early stages, improved to midfield passing 1200M, badly crowded for room 300M, went amiss 250M when it sustained an injury to its LF leg.
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