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Race 8 (498)

THE VICTORIA RACING CLUB TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:95-75   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 MASTER GIGOLO (CC375) M Rodd TT Always about 3Ls or so off pace and 2-wide in midfield until home straight, picked up well to lead 150 M out and stayed on strongly.
2 11 THE KING (CD384) C Williams TT Within 1L of the speed and with cover until entering home straight 3-wide, led 250 M out, grabbed by winner about 150 M out but still ran on well.
3 6 GOLCONDA (CA111) A Delpech SR Best away and led on fence 1500 M out, never more than 1L clear and disputing advantage at 800 M, headed 250 M out but plugged on well for a place.
4 4 PRETTY TRIO (CB343) B Prebble SR Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 4th until home straight when with every chance, failed to quicken up and one-paced final 200 M. (Blood in trachea.)
5 9 ROYAL ARMY (CB103) C K Tong V Always tended to hang out from fence, worse than midfield about 4Ls behind lead through to home straight, made some minor late progress without threatening principals.
6 7 AMBITIOUS TYCOON (CB157) E Saint-Martin SR In or around midfield and mostly about 3Ls off pace and 3-wide but with cover until home turn, one-paced thereafter.
7 2 KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) S Dye -- Bounded at start, switched to fence from wide gate, 8Ls last at 1400 M, 4-wide without cover from 800 M to be 5-wide (widest) and 3Ls down in 7th into straight, one-paced from then on.
8 1 BEST LUCK (CC062) O Doleuze TT Awkward jump and slowest away, crossed to rail from wide gate, keen early and 6Ls off pace in rear at 1000 M, over 4Ls down in rear on straightening, soon outpaced.
9 10 KING OF WIN (CD395) G Schofield B Pressed on 3-wide without cover early on, gained cover from 1000 M and 1L down and 2-wide turning for home, quickly faded.
10 12 ABERDEEN (CE182) M W Leung -- Always towards rear about 4Ls or 5Ls off the speed until straightening for home out 3-wide, failed to dash.
11 8 EVERGREEN (CE106) W M Lai -- Awkwardly away, about 7Ls off pace in rear at 1200 M, pressed on out 5-wide to dispute lead 900 M out, struggling to lie up at 600 M, well beaten before turning for home.
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