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Race 7 (025)

THE CMA 88TH ANNIVERSARY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SETANTA (G095) K Teetan B/TT Moderate start, settled towards the rear on the rail, saved ground sneaking up to within 2L of pace into straight, baulked for a run before obtained clear passage over 100 metres out, got up under pressure close to home.
2 9 HAPPY SHARING (G169) Y L Chung TT Always thereabouts, held every chance closing stages but found winner too good.
3 8 SUPER WINNER (C341) A Hamelin TT Never far off, became some 3L back in 4th approaching home bend, re-gained to 2L 3rd rounding home bend, held every chance under pressure after straightening but unable to draw level throughout.
4 1 STAR BRITE (G104) Z Purton CP/TT Settled in rear of midfield on the rail, shuffled backward behind runners rounding home bend, baulked for a run after straightening, made steady progress without threatening inside final 300 metres.
5 3 BUNDLE OF CHARM (G213) A Badel -- Pressed forward to lead from a wide gate, obtained rails run coming onto home bend, held narrow advantage most of the way until overhauled inside final 50 metres.
6 5 READY TO WIN (E422) K C Leung CP/XB/H1/TT Inconvenienced at start settling well back, 3-wide in last rounding home bend, found nothing under pressure in straight.
7 4 CALIFORNIA CONCORD (D067) C Y Ho B/TT Broke well to be up with the pace, lost position steadily from approaching home bend to be some 3L back in 5th, found nothing after straightening.
8 2 EXCELLENT DADDY (E321) C L Chau TT Taken back from the widest gate, circled the field 4-wide rounding home bend reaching 2L 4th into straight, unable to sustain effort and folded up quickly.
9 7 HIGHLY PROACTIVE (C458) H T Mo H/P/TT Travelled mainly 3-wide in last few, dropped out of contention upon straightening.
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