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Race 2 (809)

THE SWAINE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 GIMME FIVE (J099) K Teetan B From draw 1 strode forward to take up the running, quickened impressively under big weight on straightening, soon opened up a big margin giving rivals no chance.
2 11 DOUBLE BINGO (J309) M F Poon P Stayed close enough to leaders in early and middle stages, raced in restricted room 300M before closing off well to take 2nd close home. No match for the runaway winner.
3 12 FLYING PHANTOM (J086) Z Purton P2 Raced in midfield 3-wide, quickened up well on straightening without threatening the runaway winner. Lost 2nd close home.
4 5 TAIHANG SCENERY (J314) E C W Wong -- Obtained a midfield position, raced keenly middle stages, held up 400M-300M before running on to finish a non-threatening 4th.
5 2 EXCELLENT DADDY (E321) L Ferraris CP/TT Jumped only fairly, settled near last 6Ls off the pace, had some work to do top of straight, ran home moderately.
6 6 LUCKY GENERATIONS (J338) A Atzeni PC/TT Bumped at the start, obtained a midfield spot 4Ls off the pace, raced keenly middle stages, held up 300-150M before closing off steadily to the line.
7 8 GUSTY FIGHTER (J029) C L Chau TT Showed early speed to be prominent outside leader, outpaced by leader form 350M, lost 2nd passing 200M, no extra close home.
8 4 ISLAND GOLDEN (H018) K C Leung TT Hard driven early stages to obtain a position behind leaders, failed to pick up when asked top of straight, soon outpaced by rivals. (Blood in trachea.).
9 10 SONIC BOOM (H144) M L Yeung CP/TT From wide draw chased leaders in a 3-wide position without cover, fought hard to stay in contention in first half of the straight, run ended 150M, weakened away.
10 9 FALCON COURT (J056) B Avdulla V-/B2/TT Switched off to race at the rear of the field, had big task in hand 400M, ran past a few beaten rivals only. (Lame Left Front leg next day.)
11 3 ALL EYES ON ME (J453) J Orman B Crowded after the start, settled near last 6Ls off leader, in similar spot turning home but failed to finish off the race.
12 7 SOLAR UP (J134) M Chadwick H/P/TT Caught racing wide in mid-division, failed to respond passing 400M and soon out of contention.
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