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Race 9 (263)

THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:72-48   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 ISLAND WEST TREBLE (BV073) R Fradd -- Waited with near rear. Switched to outside on straightening and ran on strongly final 200 M to assert authority closing stages.
2 1 RED IN GREEN (BT169) Y T Cheng BO Worse than midfield. Crept closer rounding home bend. Quickened well in home straight to hold every chance inside final 100 M. Just collared by the winner close home.
3 6 NEW ASIANS (BT019) S Dye -- Settled in midfield. Ran on to hit the front 100 M out. Kept on well until overhauled by the quinella pair close to finish.
4 5 DECOUVERT (BT114) M de Montfort B Behind midfield. Made gradual ground final 200 M. One-paced closing stages.
5 14 MIDAS KING (BN199) D Whyte B Never far off, looked a chance inside 200 M. Unable to go with the placed runners close home.
6 10 GOOD TIME FOR ALL (BS106) E Legrix -- Well back. Made up some ground final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.)
7 13 CITY PATROL (BN048) K S Yu B Prominent, took up running from 1100 M. Joined at 400 M. Headed inside 200 M, steadily weakened.
8 11 MUNDAHISH (BT250) C Williams V Prominent, shared lead from 400 M. Steadily weakened final 150 M.
9 8 NON SEQUITUR (BV093) F Coetzee -- Midfield throughout, weakened closing stages.
10 3 SEATTLE SUN (BS116) J Egan B Trailed field to 600 M. Improved slightly when wide on home bend. Unable to further improve in home straight.
11 12 HONEST DRAGON (BS223) S K Sit -- Bounded in the air at start, pushed along to be prominent briefly, then remained midfield. Improved from 800 M to be prominent on home turn. Gradually weakened from 200 M.
12 9 AUTHORISED (BP125) W M Lai -- At rear, inclining to pull in early stages. Improved after Rock to be midfield rounding home bend. One-paced in straight.
13 7 KOH-I-NOOR (BS043) K H Ting -- Ridden along from wide barrier to be prominent. Dropped to midfield from 1200 M. Became unbalanced at 600 M, dropped to the rear at 500 M.
14 4 PERFECT STAR (BP031) C H Tse -- Pushed along to lead briefly, stayed in prominent position from 1200 M. Under pressure from 800 M, dropped out quickly at 600 M. (Bled.)
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