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Race 8 (466)

THE HONG KONG MACAU TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:110-90   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SPARKLING POWER (CL257) D Whyte XB Began awkwardly and lost ground, ended up towards the rear 7Ls off the pace, remained on the inside turning in, steered into clear 300M and quickened impressively, led 150M and kept on strongly to the line.
2 11 ELEGANCE DESIRE (CL102) W M Lai XB Positioned 2-wide towards the rear, ran on well when switched to outside on straightening, chased the winner in the final 200M, nearest finish.
3 14 THE LUCKY STEED (M633) K H Yu B/SR Chased the pace in 3rd, kept on evenly final 400M but could make no real impression on the first two.
4 7 ST FEVRE (CL002) B Prebble TT In midfield 3-wide and was left without cover making the turn, ran on steadily inside 400M for a non-threatening 4th.
5 1 CERISE CHERRY (CL141) Y T Cheng B Never far off the pace in 4th, produced with every chance but turned one-pace final 150M.
6 10 KAAPTAN (M630) M Nunes P/TT Held up behind midfield, saved ground along the fence, ran on final 400M but no extra pace to seriously challenge.
7 2 FINAL ANSWER (CL178) D Beadman XB/H/TT Taken across behind runners from draw 10 and raced towards the rear throughout, swung widest into straight and made only limited progress.
8 5 SUPREME WIN (CK204) O Doleuze CP Slow to begin, settled behind midfield 2-wide, had difficulty obtain clear running until after 200M but ran on fairly when clear.
9 12 WEALTHY MAN (M631) A Helfenbein -- Held up 2-wide in midfield, kept on fairly, checked 150M and out of contention.
10 9 TRON KINGDOM (M629) K M Chin CP Raced along the fence in mid-division, made a short-lived effort on straightening, one paced final 200M.
11 4 ROMANTIC CITY (CL023) Z Purton -- Sped to the lead and set a decent pace at the front end, opened up a 3Ls gap leaving the home turn, weakened mid-straight and headed 150M. No extra.
12 3 HAPPY GLADIATOR (M604) F Durso CP/TT Tracked leader in a strongly run race, weakened 300M out and dropped away.
13 13 VIVA AMOUR (M632) A Spiteri XB Towards the rear in early stages, outpaced making the turn and soon detached from the field. Tailed-off. (Lame left hind leg.)
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