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Race 5 (518)

THE HONG KONG LIONS CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 DASHING FELLOW (S284) J Moreira B Broke ok, bustled early, niggled fore of midfield 1 off with cover, under pump in 5th 550m, progress to 2nd 380m, quickened up 320m & led 300m, drew clear.
2 11 FOREVER ACCURATE (S301) Y T Cheng B Tardy start, speed to sluice through to sit 3rd on rail 2.5L back, bumped 420m, driven to 3rd 360m & 2nd 250m, boxed on in vain pursuit.
3 14 SUPEROI (T017) D Whyte -- Slow start & at rear, soon moved to behind midfield 3 wide with cover, shifted wider home turn & ridden, quickened to 3rd 160m, kept closing to wire without threatening.
4 13 HIT A HOME RUN (N248) C Y Ho BO Slow start & taken back, sat near tail 1 off with cover, shifted out on turn, driven 400m, checked off heels 320m, lugged in but stayed on for minor gains.
5 2 NUMERO UNO (S044) D Lane B/TT Tardy start, raced rail near tail, niggled 600m, ridden final turn, stayed on dourly for minor headway.
6 5 NONE OTHER (S349) K C Ng B1/TT Taken back from wide gate to race 3 deep with cover midfield, driven 500m, wide into stretch, plugged on evenly.
7 8 LUCKY HAMMER (P417) T H So TT Sharp start widest & rousted, caught wide no cover fore of midfield, 4th & niggled 3 deep 600m, driven 550m, 4 wide & outpaced final turn, plodded one pace.
8 4 HO IN ONE (N382) N Callan B-/CP2 Taken back from wide to last pair 3 deep, off heels 1020m, niggled along, driven 500m, kept on evenly.
9 9 SUPREME FLIGHT (M199) H W Lai B/TT Fast break & prominent initially, snagged to sit 2L 2nd 1 off no cover, ridden turning in, bumped 420m & all out, tapered in run.
10 3 ORIENTAL PROSPER (N100) H N Wong PC/TT Fast break & soon bustled to lead, clear & to rail 1200m, shaken up 400m, headed 280m & weakened out.
11 6 INVINCIBLE FRESH (T190) A Suborics H/P Taken back at start, raced wide with cover near rear, very wide home turn, driven 400m, weak effort.
12 12 GRACEFUL KINGDOM (P145) C K Tong -- Broke ok, sat rail midfield, 5L off lead & niggled 800m, ridden 580m, under whip turning in & shifted off fence, struggled in fading stretch run.
13 1 DR GOOD HABIT (N300) K Teetan TT Broke well, bustled but outpaced & soon slid back to behind midfield 1 off, checked off heels 950m, driven 470m, found nil in tepid run.
14 7 HAYMAKER (T054) N Rawiller SR/H1 Broke with others, raced midfield 1 off, ridden into final turn, found nil for pressure, faded & eased when beaten 200m out.
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