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Race 8 (376)

THE CENTENARY SPRINT CUP   Rating:-   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 VICTOR THE WINNER (G404) K C Leung TT Soon led after a good start, took them along slowly before quickening up the pace 450M, kept on strongly to line gave nothing else a chance.
2 5 LUCKY WITH YOU (E356) A Atzeni -- Maintained a midfield position 4Ls off the lead on settling, quickened well to go 2nd 300M out, fought hard final 200M but couldn't get closer to winner.
3 2 WELLINGTON (D176) H Bowman B/XB/TT Held up behind midfield, caught wide no cover after 850M, worked into the race well 500M, kept battling over final 300m but couldn't reach winner.
4 13 SON PAK FU (G265) C L Chau BO Settled in 4th spot always In touch, held up for clear running after 350M, stuck on well over final 200M for a creditable 4th against higher rated rivals.
5 12 FLYING ACE (G045) A Badel B Given a waiting ride towards the rear, raced keenly early stages, kept on steadily passing 400M but couldn't get closer to first few.
6 1 LUCKY SWEYNESSE (G180) Z Purton -- Failed to show early pace, raced keenly in 2nd half of the field further back than intended, no clear run until passing 250M, passed a few late and never looked like winning. (Lame next day.)
7 8 TAJ DRAGON (H164) K Teetan -- Slow to begin, recovered to race behind midfield, shifted away from fence 500M, disappointed for running mid-straight before closing off well final stages. Could do better.
8 11 WHIZZ KID (E392) M L Yeung V/TT Chased leader on outside, urged along passing 350M but couldn't finish well enough, weakened over final 200M.
9 10 PACKING TREADMILL (G161) J Kah SR Began only fairly, not bustled, settled in mid-division further back than intended, failed to improve on straightening.
10 4 COURIER WONDER (D449) L Ferraris H/XB1 Jumped only fairly, soon taken back to the last spot from a wide draw, had plenty to do top of straight, failed to finish the job.
11 7 DUKE WAI (C188) H Bentley PC From wide draw shifted across behind runners, settled near last racing keenly early and middle stages, had a lot of ground to make up 400M but gave very little, never a factor.
12 3 SIGHT SUCCESS (D375) B Avdulla E Jumped awkwardly, urged along to be tracking leader, out-finished from 250M, steadied 100M when giving ground.
13 9 SUPER WEALTHY (D108) L Hewitson V/XB From draw 1 obtained a position ahead of midfield, couldn't quicken passing 400M, dropped away to finish last. (Jockey reported his horse made a respiratory noise during race.)
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