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Race 8 (533)

THE AUDEMARS PIGUET QE II CUP   Rating:-   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 EISHIN PRESTON (CB616) Y Fukunaga H/TT Restrained to sit 3-wide 5Ls 1200 M out, 4Ls down and 5-wide (widest of all) turning for home, quickened up very impressively to lead narrowly 200 M out, always holding runner-up.
2 1 AGNES DIGITAL (CB602) H Shii -- Raced 2-wide about 3Ls off lead from back to home straight, picked up well to challenge 200 M out, kept on strongly but not reel in winner.
3 7 INDIGENOUS (BP103) F Coetzee TT Tracked winner throughout racing 3-wide and about 6Ls off pace, turned for home in rear, 3Ls down 200 M out and ran on very strongly to claim 3rd, narrowly missing runners-up spot.
4 13 UNIVERSAL PRINCE (CB631) J Sheehan B Always 3-wide and about 3Ls off pace in midfield just outside runner-up AGNES DIGITAL until straight, 1/2L off pace and challenging strongly 200 M out, not find any extra.
5 4 GRANDERA (CB628) L Dettori V Not break well and raced keenly out 3-wide about 2 to 3Ls off pace until home straight when 4-wide, led 350 M out but grabbed by principals just over 200 M out, kept on evenly to line. (See Racing Incidents.)
6 2 CHEERS HONG KONG (CA172) D Whyte -- Raced 2-wide about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace through to home straight, quickened up to go 2-1/2Ls off pace 200 M out, not reach leaders.
7 10 PRECISION (CA209) H K Yim SR On fence about 4Ls or 5Ls off pace through to home straight, switched out wider to go 2Ls off lead 200 M out, levelled out final stages.
8 9 OLYMPIC EXPRESS (CB094) W C Marwing -- Never worse than 3Ls off pace and on fence through to home straight, 2Ls down 200 M out but one-paced to line.
9 14 LETHALS LADY (CB629) D Bonilla -- Settled on fence 5Ls off speed down back straight, travelled well and closer on straightening, short of room 300 M out and switched wider looking for clear passage, never got it.
10 8 OKAWANGO (CB630) O Doleuze -- Away well and very keen early on fence, settled in 3rd place about 1-1/2Ls off pace, 1L 2nd turning for home, found little under pressure and well beaten 250 M out.
11 12 REBEL LEADER (BV159) E Legrix SR Raced 4-wide about 3Ls or 4Ls off pace until home straight, slight chance of earning prize-money until 100 M out when lost action, eased down.
12 11 RAINBOW AND GOLD (CA024) G Mosse SR Bit slowly away and soon in rear on fence about 7Ls or 8Ls off pace, made moderate late headway in straight until 200 M, faded.
13 5 HELENE VITALITY (CA030) D Dunn B Raced 5-wide around first bend, soon racing 2-wide 1L off pacesetting IDOL, headed for 2nd turning for home and faded out tamely in straight.
14 6 IDOL (BV313) C Williams SR Soon led, never clear by much more than 1L, still in front turning for home, but soon swamped and beaten 300 M out.
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