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Race 9 (073)

THE CELEBRATION CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:100+   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 CONTENTMENT (S391) J Moreira P Began well, urged forward, settling one-back, one-off. Shaken up passing 400m, rolled forward to lead passing 200m, kept on well to line.
2 13 GIANT TREASURE (T148) D Whyte -- Ridden along early, settling along rail three-back from leader. Not much room top of straight, got split 150m, finished well.
3 14 SUPER LIFELINE (P158) R Fourie -- Pressed forward but unable to find cover and raced three-wide mostly in midfield. Swung wide into straight and finished strongly under whip.
4 11 EXCITING DREAM (P191) K C Leung CP/TT Jumped OK, racing wide before steadied 1100m and taken to rail towards rear. Not much room top of straight but finished nicely when clear.
4 12 DIVINE CALLING (S282) C Y Ho B/H Pressed forward from outside draw, racing wide until settling a neck behind leader. Rolled forward to lead passing 300m, kept on well when passed 180m.
6 1 DAN EXCEL (N195) N Rawiller CP/TT First out but steadied, looking for cover and settling in one-off position behind midfield. Not much room early in straight but ran on steadily when clear.
7 4 DOMINANT (N169) C Schofield H/TT Began OK but not pushed, gradually dropping back to last before the turn. Switched out in straight to make run and ran on fairly when clear 200m.
8 3 BEAUTY FLAME (S117) G Mosse TT Pressed forward to lead on settling, setting steady pace. Kept on well initially when joined up front 300m before running out of gas 100m.
9 8 PACKING LLAREGYB (S109) M L Yeung H/SR/XB Began fairly, taken quickly to fence, settling 4-back around turn. Stayed on rail, looked chance 250m before blocked and steadied 200m. One-paced
10 5 REWARDING HERO (N376) N Callan H/XB Began awkwardly, bumped, then taken across behind runners, settling 3-wide at rear. Very wide in straight but only one-paced.
11 7 HARBOUR MASTER (S145) K Teetan SR Steadied soon after start and taken in, settling between runners at the rear. Switched wide entering straight but found little under pressure.
12 2 DUNDONNELL (S110) Z Purton H/SR Began well, rolled forward holding box seat to straight. Switched out to make run but didn't let down. Plodded to line.
13 9 RAINBOW CHIC (P118) C K Tong TT Bumped start, taken across behind runners but held three-wide at rear. Widest into straight but never likely.
14 6 DOMINEER (P366) B Prebble H Began well but held three-wide to 800m when shifted in to find cover. Urged forward top of straight but hung out and failed to respond. Faded.
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