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Race 7 (575)

THE ARCULLI TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 BEAR MACHO (CG152) O Doleuze -- Settled mostly 3-wide in midfield. Finished off race well inside final 250 M to gain upper hand close to home.
2 4 SUPERIOR UNIT (CJ045) K L Chui TT1 Broke well to lead early from middle draw. Settled one-back on rails approaching home bend. Tracked leaders into straight and hit front passing 200 M. Caught close to home.
3 2 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (CH145) D Whyte H Settled on rails in midfield. Saved ground on rails turning in. Ran on steadily from 3L 4th into straight despite briefly baulked 200 M out.
4 12 GLOBAL WIN (CG109) M Du Plessis B Raced wide in forward of midfield. Gained 2L 3rd around home bend. Similar turning in. Ran home one-paced under pressure.
5 6 ROYAL PERICLES (CH050) W M Lai B/XB Driven along in midfield eventually taking lead coming out of back straight. Broke over 2Ls clear at one stage around home bend. Unable to sustain effort and overhauled inside final 200 M.
6 8 MASTER POWER (CG318) M Nunes B Towards rear to straight. Made good progress under pressure to be nearest at finish.
7 11 CANNONISE (CD377) G Boss B/TT Held rails run in prominent position. About 3L 4th rounding home bend. Switched off rails for a run turning in. Kept on same pace in the run home.
8 9 GRAND CRU (CG265) G Mosse V Niggled at early. Raced wide towards rear early, dropping to last coming out of back straight. Made good progress down centre of track inside final 200 M.
9 3 GRAND STORE (CH087) Y T Cheng -- Broke well to hold prominent position early, gradually settling in forward of midfield. Ran home one-paced under pressure.
10 1 TIGER PRAWN (CG279) K T Yeung TT Soon taken back to rear of field after beginning from widest draw. Remained similar in straight. Ran home one-paced. (Lame.)
11 10 JIANG JUN (CE281) C W Wong XB/TT Sluggish at start. Remained well back most of way. Ran past well-beaten horses closing stages.
12 5 CLEAN SWEEP (CD323) B Prebble B Travelled behind midfield. Dropped out tamely shortly after straightening.
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