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Race 11 (573)

THE SWAINE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 JOY AND FUN (CH014) F Coetzee -- 3-wide with cover about 4Ls back in 9th or so at 1000 M, still 5Ls down turning for home when 4-wide, finished off strongly despite hanging right under pressure, got up to lead final strides. (Saddle shifted.)
2 9 PACKING WINNER (CE334) D Whyte -- Soon led on fence by a neck, maintained advantage to lead by 1L at home turn, stayed on well but grabbed by JOY AND FUN inside final strides.
3 5 MAINLAND SHUTTLE (CG315) G Mosse -- Always close-up, never worse than 2-wide or 3Ls off pace from 3rd to 5th until home turn, 1L down in 2nd at 200 M, outpaced by leading pair but checked close home.
4 10 KING HOGAN (CE257) H W Lai B Mostly midfield about 4Ls off speed when 2-wide or 3-back on fence until the home straight, stayed on well late, nearest at finish.
5 4 CHATER SILK (CG050) Y T Cheng B Slowly away, 2-wide and 5Ls back in about 10th at halfway, same position but without clear running at top of homestretch, soon clear and ran on well late, nearest at finish.
6 3 SAFETY FIRST (CG161) D Nikolic H-/B/TT1 Went back from wide gate to be 3-wide with cover about 8Ls down at 1000 M, 6Ls down in 12th off final bend, stayed on only fairly down centre of track, never nearer.
7 8 GALLANT FALCON (CD194) M Nunes B/TT Dwelt at start, 10Ls back in rear at 1200 M, 6Ls down off final bend when sent out into the clear, ran on okay late, never nearer.
8 2 VIKING TOR (CE207) B Prebble CP A neck off early pace out 2-wide in 2nd, still 1L down in 2nd at final turn, failed to quicken up and faded further inside final 200 M.
9 13 CARE FREE PRINCE (CD333) S K Sit B Had the box-seat run on fence 2Ls off speed in 3rd or 4th from 1200 M to home turn, found nothing much off the bridle and beaten 200 M out.
10 12 RICH FOR ALL (CG023) A Delpech B Raced 3-wide with cover around midfield about 5Ls back at 1200 M, 4Ls down at home turn in 8th or so, very one-paced and posed no danger at all.
11 11 FOREVER FORTUNE (CG145) W M Lai B Trapped 3-wide no cover throughout, 2-wide off pace in 4th or 5th early on, lost his position on the circle, petered out.
12 7 CELEBRATION (CB029) C W Wong B 4-back on fence about 5Ls off pace in 9th or 10th from 1200 M to home turn, no form of acceleration in the home straight.
13 6 DANSOLDE (CE157) O Doleuze V Very flat effort, always rear and never better than 8Ls off speed at any stage, eased down a long way from 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