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Race 8 (062)

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

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 BEAUTY GENERATION (V380) Z Purton B/TT Travelled well outside the leader, took over leaving the bend, raced to a 3L lead passing 200M, well in control thereafter. Impressive performance under top weight.
2 8 PING HAI STAR (A375) S Clipperton B/TT Restrained after the start, waited with in a rearward spot 6Ls off the pace, picked up strongly turning home, closed off fastest to claim 2nd inside 50M, not reached runaway winner.
3 9 BORN IN CHINA (T103) M L Yeung B Awkwardly away, recovered to race in 5th spot 3-4Ls off the pace, moved up to 2nd passing 200M, couldn't get closer to runaway winner, lost 2nd 50M out.
4 4 BEAUTY ONLY (S411) N Callan H/TT Slow to begin, held up behind midfield 6Ls off the pace, stayed on well to go 4th late.
5 11 NOTHINGILIKEMORE (V388) K Teetan B With leaders early, sat in 4th passing 1000M, kept on steadily final 400M, not pace to challenge leaders. (lay out rounding home turn and in the straight.)
6 13 CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) A Sanna B/H/TT Bustled along to be leading along the fence, headed early straight, no extra late and swamped by rivals. (Lame next day.)
7 2 SEASONS BLOOM (V410) C Schofield TT In mid-division 5Ls off the good pace, stayed on over final 400M without threat.
8 6 SOUTHERN LEGEND (A252) D Whyte V Ahead of midfield in 6th position, responded only fairly when driven along 500M, never dangerous.
9 5 FIFTY FIFTY (A287) G van Niekerk -- Chased leaders in 3rd, well placed to strike 400M but ran on at same speed only.
10 14 ROMANTIC TOUCH (S393) C Y Ho TT Failed to muster speed early stages, raced back in the field 3-wide no cover, couldn't pick up turning in, never involved.
11 7 EAGLE WAY (A093) U Rispoli B/TT1 Eased back to race in the rear, 7Ls to make up 400M, made no real progress in the run home.
12 10 HORSE OF FORTUNE (T118) C Murray -- Held up in midfield along the inside, driven along near 400M but couldn't muster the speed to challenge, faded final 150M.
13 3 THEWIZARDOFOZ (T251) M Chadwick B From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled near rear 7-8Ls back, failed to finish off in the straight.
14 12 DINOZZO (V246) H N Wong B Dropped back on jumping from wide draw, raced as the backmarker from 1000M, swung widest home, didn't respond to riding in the straight.
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