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Race 10 (351)

THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:110-85   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 GLORIOUS DAYS (M353) D Whyte -- Fair getaway, ended up in midfield 5Ls off leader, began to improve wider turning, had to knuckle to task chasing down leader and dug deep final furlong to score.
2 10 BULLISH CHAMPION (M198) M Guyon TT Plenty of early speed, kicked through to hold lead, rolled along at sectionals to suit, crept away with a 3L lead turning in, kept kicking and just denied final strides.
3 8 NOBLE ALPHA (M339) B Prebble -- Taken back from an outside draw, 9-10Ls or so away in running line, aided by tempo, came widest into straight and made good progress for place.
4 12 KYARA (CL423) K C Leung H/XB Positioned behind midfield, 8Ls or so away in running line, a bit keen as usual, tracked eventual winner turning, made some decent progress in straight to make frame.
5 3 AASHIQ (CK175) J Lloyd CP Began with purpose, unable to take usual role in front, raced 1-2Ls back outside leader, fair run to bend, stayed on at one speed in straight.
6 9 AMIGO (CK358) W M Lai -- Out in line, drifted back to race 3 wide behind midfield 5-6Ls off speed, had no cover on circle, kept on evenly in straight despite hard run.
7 1 FAT CHOY OOHLALA (CL250) K C Ng B No early pace, dropped back to race with last few, 9Ls or so back on rails, produced usual close but struck traffic at 200m, wouldn't have been too much closer.
8 11 HELENE FUN STAR (N105) T Clark SR1 Moderately away, raced just off midfield 7Ls or so away on rails, quiet time to bend, made some minor progress without threatening in straight.
9 7 JUST FANTASTIC (CL291) M L Yeung H Began well, slotted into box seat 2Ls off lead, improved 3 wide rounding bending, challenged at top of straight but soon under pressure and faded.
10 14 OPEN SESAME (CL091) M Chadwick TT Jumped with rest, enjoyed ideal run 6Ls back on rails, angled off rails on bend, came to outside but failed to run on as usual in straight. (Blood in trachea.)
11 5 VAUGIRARD (CK347) C Y Ho B Away nicely, ended up with ideal trail 3Ls away on leaders back, close enough on bend, gradually weakened out in straight without much fight.
12 13 MARK UP (CK247) C W Wong -- Tardy into stride, mustered to be best part of 12Ls back at rear, gave a big start turning, didn't make much ground.
13 6 CHEF (N108) G Cheyne H1/SR1 Crowded early, settled at tails 12Ls off lead, a bit difficult to settle, still at tail turning, no real progress.
14 2 CERISE CHERRY (CL141) N Callan B/TT1 Away well, crossed to sit just off pace, 3Ls or so back in running line, fair run to bend, didn't find when pressured and weakened tamely.
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