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Race 8 (516)

THE BMW HONG KONG DERBY 2020   Rating:-   2000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 GOLDEN SIXTY (C238) C Y Ho -- Reserved near rear, shuffled back to last making the home turn, moved closer 700M, wide into straight, let down strongly, caught runaway leader near line and completed a clean sweep of the 4yo Classic Series.
2 6 PLAYA DEL PUENTE (C492) B Shinn SR/TT Soon dropped back to race in the rear, taken keen hold, wide no cover from 1000M, made forward move to take lead before 800M, kicked 3-4Ls clear early straight, kept on well only to be caught near line.
3 3 MORE THAN THIS (C199) Z Purton CP1 From draw 1 settled along the fence in a position just ahead of midfield, shifted out 700M, soon pushed along, briefly went 2nd inside 300M, held ground final 200M.
4 13 SAVVY NINE (D056) M L Yeung TT Taken across to race along the fence, behind midfield 4-5Ls off the pace on settling, stayed on mildly final 400M but never a serious threat.
5 12 RELIABLE TEAM (C345) K C Leung -- Crossed to the fence, shared lead until entering back straight then raced in a trailing spot behind leader, fought on same pace in the straight, no threat final 200M.
6 9 BUTTERFIELD (C462) G van Niekerk XB/TT Settled towards the rear 5-6Ls off the pace, driven along 500M, made some progress early straight, held ground final 200M.
7 4 DECRYPT (D129) C Schofield H/TT From wide draw shifted across to race at the back of the field, moved away from fence 700M, held up early straight, shifted further out to challenge, ran on mildly.
8 11 AMAZING BEATS (C507) K Teetan -- Raced in midfield along the 2-path, moved out 600M, ran on fairly in the straight, no impression on leaders.
9 7 COLUMBUS COUNTY (C465) N Callan XB-/H/TT1 Settled down behind midfield 5Ls off the pace middle stages, switched out 800M to make his move, wide into straight, responded fairly, couldn't go on 200M. (Deep wound to right stifle.)
10 8 SUPER OASIS (D085) V Borges XB Held up 3-wide in midfield, wide no cover from 1200M, 4Ls off leader home turn, not quickened in straight, never threatened.
11 2 CHAMPION'S WAY (C061) J Moreira B/TT Prominent early stages, raced keenly, took outright lead entering back straight, came under pressure 600M, no extra final 250M. (Jockey : circumstances of the race led to the horse not able to see out the distance.)
12 10 STAR PERFORMANCE (C429) M Chadwick TT Went forward, wide no cover until 1200M, tracked leader until gave ground 600M out, already beaten when turning for home.
13 5 PRIVATE SECRETARY (D127) M F Poon H/TT From wide draw dropped back to the rear racing along the 3-path, struggled to keep up passing 600M, left behind turning into straight.
14 14 WORLD FAMOUS (C288) H W Lai B/XB Chased leaders in 4th, pushed along 700M, run ended nearing 350M, weakened to 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