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Race 7 (587)

THE QUEEN MOTHER MEMORIAL CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:90+   2400m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS (CC317) D Whyte -- Settled on fence at midfield early and middle stages. Improved along the rails home turn and a length down on straightening. Held up in traffic until final 200 M. Charged through and drew clear final stages.
2 6 SUPREME RABBIT (CC173) F Coetzee TT Settled in a rearward position. Niggled at the 1200 M and improved to behind midfield at home turn. Quickened well in the straight and had every chance 200 M out. Unable to keep pace with winner in the final stages.
3 12 CARACOLER (CA365) M W Leung SR/TT Broke into the lead. Took a 2Ls advantage into back straight and increased lead to 5Ls at 1200 M. Still in front by a short margin heading into home straight and held it until the last 150 M. Stayed on for a minor placing.
4 4 COME SEE YOU (CA368) P Payne B Behind leaders early. Settled 6Ls behind the pace in back straight. Closed to within a length going into home straight. Kept on fairly in the closing stages to make the frame.
5 11 ELEPHANT DANCE (CA391) W M Lai -- Followed leaders in the early stages. Settled 6Ls off pace in 3rd place back straight. Closed gap with leader from 800 M out and was length off on straightening. Kept on but unable to turn up a notch in the closing stages.
6 2 BEETHOVEN (CC133) G Mosse -- Raced alongside the lead before taking a sit behind the pace at the 1600 M. 5Ls behind in 2nd place in the back straight. Improved gradually at home turn and came within a neck of the lead. Stayed on before fading inside 200 M.
7 5 HELENE VITALITY (CA030) T Mundry -- Raced 3-wide and without cover at midfield. Reached within 3Ls of the lead on straightening. Kept on evenly to line.
8 10 CHEERS HONG KONG (CA172) J Holder -- 2-wide behind midfield early stages. Slipped further back in back straight and was near last at halfway mark. Remained in a rearward spot on straightening. Ran past some beaten runners.
9 7 MAGIC HANDS (BT287) C Williams SR Off slowly and trailed field all the way into home straight with an 8Ls deficit. Only ran past a pair of weakening runners.
10 9 SURVEYOR (CC159) S Dye -- 2-wide at midfield. Remained 7Ls off pace at 1000 M, closed gap to within 3Ls on straightening. Weakened.
11 1 RED PEPPER (CA196) G Schofield -- Settled behind midfield. Ridden from 600 M out but unable to quicken. Made no impression 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