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Race 6 (802)

THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 COPARTNER ERA (C534) V Borges B Bumped start, raced in behind midfield, 2 wide, closed off impressively in straight, won by 1-1/4L.
2 8 FREE FOAL (E065) Z Purton -- Rolled forward, settled outside lead, ran on well to the line, settled for 2nd, no match to winner.
3 6 ROBOT WARRIOR (C532) K Teetan V-/B1 At rear, wide but with cover, saved ground and closed off strongly for 3rd.
4 9 SHANGHAI DRAGON (B114) H Bentley B Sent forward along the rail into the lead, kicked on until 100M, headed and found no extra.
5 4 SEAWEED FORTUNE (C440) C Y Ho V/TT Settled to race in behind midfield, wide but with cover, taken out at 300M, ran on fairly.
6 7 LEADING FORTUNE (C441) J Moreira -- Raced at the rear, along the rail, showed dashes and saved ground until emptied late.
7 14 SUPER HONG KONG (D241) H T Mo B/TT Began only fairly, sat in behind midfield, on rail, slightly held at 400M and 300M, continued well before awkward to heels over final 50M.
8 2 EL JEFE (C466) K C Leung XB/TT Travelled in midfield, along the rail, ran on okay in the straight.
9 11 PEARL CHAMPION (B201) T Piccone B2 Bumped start, settled to race in about midfield, 2 wide, was one paced.
10 12 WISDOM PATCH (D289) R Maia TT Settled one-out one-back, awkward to heels at 400M, didn't show a turn of foot.
11 10 BRAVE KING (D132) B Shinn B2/TT Took back, raced at the rear, wide but with cover, did not threaten.
12 3 FAST PACE (C427) H N Wong H Stumbled at start, trapped very wide in midfield, improved from 800M, stayed on till weakened 200M out. (See Incident Report)
13 1 EVER LAUGH (A278) C L Chau B/TT Asked and allowed forward gradually, remained wide and no cover, run ended from 350M.
14 5 FLYING SWORD (C463) C Wong B/TT Niggled along, sat in front of midfield, wide but with cover, showed nothing, not competitive.
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