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Race 8 (314)

THE CHINESE CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:-   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 PATCH OF THETA (H485) K Teetan XB Bumped at the start, moved up to sit in the 4th spot, raced keenly middle stages, quickened up impressively 300M, led near 100M and won going away with something in hand.
2 7 DROMBEG BANNER (H117) A Atzeni -- Soon led, set good pace early stages, kept going well turning into straight, headed nearing 100M, held on for 2nd just.
3 9 GREEN N WHITE (H186) M F Poon -- Restrained behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, worked into the race well from 500M and made steady progress in the straight, just missed 2nd but not able to trouble the runaway winner.
4 8 CHIU CHOW SPIRIT (H175) A Badel B/TT Jumped fairly, waited with near the rear, 6Ls to make up 400M, ran on mildly to finish just behind the placegetters.
5 3 RED LION (H115) Z Purton -- Began well then eased back to race in midfield, kept on fairly from 400M and couldn't muster the pace to challenge leaders.
6 4 TAJ DRAGON (H164) C Y Ho -- From draw 1 obtained a position behind midfield, raced keenly after 700M, pushed along 500M but lacked the dash to launch a serious bid.
7 2 BEAUTY JOY (E058) H Bowman TT Settled towards the tail of the field, had big task in hand top of the straight, checked 250M when commencing to finish the race off, couldn't ridden out over final 100M when positioned behind a rival.
8 10 TOMODACHI KOKOROE (H303) L Hewitson TT From wide draw ridden positively, 3rd on settling, moved up to challenge 500M, couldn't get past leader, run ended mid-straight and faded out of contention.
9 1 CALIFORNIA SPANGLE (E314) B Avdulla TT Out with the line, soon pushed along to find the lead, tracked leader from 1000M, compounded in the straight and dropped out of the race. (Jockey : unsuited when crossed by rival in the early stages.)
10 5 HEALTHY HAPPY (D435) M Chadwick V/TT Jumped awkwardly and settled midfield 4Ls off the pace, little change at the turn, responded fairly and failed to get into the finish.
11 11 FANTASTIC TREASURE (E269) M L Yeung B/TT Settled at the back of the field 7-8Ls off leader, had the job ahead 400M but failed to make any impression.
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