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Race 7 (509)

THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RACING JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 SING DRAGON (J141) K Teetan -- Made all kicking over 2L clear 200 metres out, won cosily.
2 3 VICTORY MOMENTS (H142) M Chadwick SR/TT Settled in midfield, ran on steadily in straight without threatening.
3 6 FAST BUCK (H126) B Avdulla PC Well there on rail, in box seat turning for home, kept on steadily for a placing but never threatening. (Lame next day)
4 1 YELLOWFIN (G326) E C W Wong XB Jumped awkwardly and jockey unbalanced, travelled wide without cover in prominent positions sharing 3rd into straight, kept on before finding no extra inside final 200 metres.
5 7 GOOD BUDDY (E097) A Badel B/TT Shared 1L 2nd 3-wide without cover, commenced move rounding home bend joining race leader eventual winner briefly entering home straight, unable to sustain effort and swamped inside final 150 metres
6 8 SELF IMPROVEMENT (H337) K C Leung B2/TT Crowded at start but soon recovered to midfield, kept on before making late impression closing stages.
7 12 MONTA FRUTTA (H455) Y L Chung H/TT Taken well back from a poor draw, fought on under pressure in the run to the line.
8 9 SKY FOREVER (E414) A Atzeni B/TT Settled towards rear, kept on steadily without quickening in straight.
9 10 JOLLY RULER (E346) M F Poon H-/TT2 Well there, shifted back to 2L 4th coming onto home bend and 5th into straight, faded gradually under pressure.
10 5 FIERY DIAMOND (G022) C L Chau TT1 Travelled wide without cover in last few after beginning from a poor draw, made no impression in home straight.
11 2 ARMOUR EAGLE (G093) A Hamelin PC/XB/TT Jumped awkwardly, always well behind and never seen with a chance. (Mucus)
12 4 SMOKEY BEAR (E126) Z Purton B/XB/TT Blundered and lost ground at start, travelled in last few on rail saving ground on final turn, soon faded after straightening. (Blood in trachea)
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