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Race 7 (106)

THE SHA TIN SPRINT TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:90+   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SILENT WITNESS (CC140) F Coetzee -- Jumped well. Travelled comfortably along the fence and kept within 2Ls of the pace. Responded well when asked inside 400 M and duelled with challenger before gaining a slight advantage near line.
2 12 PLANET RULER (CB359) S Dye -- At midfield 800 M and urged to improve position after 500 M. Quickened nicely after the 400 M and went stride for stride with the eventual winner in the closing stages but just failed by a neck.
3 4 FIREBOLT (CB256) A Marcus SR Settled nicely at midfield until being ridden hard inside final 400 M. Kept on well but was unable to draw closer to the top pair in the closing stages.
4 9 SUPER BROSE (CC017) R Fradd -- Raced just behind the pace from 800 M to 400 M. Not pressured until final 300 M. Continued well but had no answer when challenged inside 200 M.
5 3 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (CB243) D Whyte V/TT Towards the rear in the early stages. Moved up the field steadily after the 500 M. Continued well under pressure and closed the race off well.
6 2 ALL THRILLS TOO (CA100) G Mosse -- Niggled along behind midfield until pressured near 500 M. Ran on steadily without threatening.
7 10 VICTORY WARRIOR (CA338) W Smith -- Jumped to an early lead and remained the pace-setter until 400 M. Stayed in contention for a while before fading out inside final 200 M.
8 8 CHARMING CITY (BT182) D Dunn -- Kept within 3Ls of pace until 400 M. Responded only fairly under the whip and ran on to line.
9 7 SMART WINNER (CA019) A Delpech SR Stumbled on jumping. Raced near the rear in the early and middle stages. Did not quicken in the final stages.
10 13 SOLID CONTACT (BP168) Y T Cheng -- Travelled in a position behind midfield in the early and middle stages. No extra in the final stages and was one-paced to line.
10 14 GENERAL KINGY (CB039) M W Leung -- Kept racing within 3Ls of pace until 400 M. Unable to quicken and faded steadily thereafter.
12 1 OLYMPIC EXPRESS (CB094) W C Marwing -- Slowly away and raced in the rear section early. Did not quicken when ridden in the closing stages to finish near the back.
13 6 ANABATIK (CB121) G Schofield B/TT Jumped awkwardly, unable to muster early speed and was soon racing near the rear. Made no progress at any stage of the race and was eased off near the end.
14 11 OUR CLASS (CA086) S K Sit B/TT Slow to jump and raced at the tail end. No improvement at any stage despite being ridden and finished in last place.
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