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Race 11 (759)

THE HONG KONG RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:95-75   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 LET ME FIGHT (CL176) D Beadman H Settled midfield in a strongly run race, angled into clear nearing 400M, swiftly moved to the front with 200M to go, kicked nicely clear and won in good style.
2 2 BERIO (CJ202) K C Leung V Began well, bagged the rail and sat 3Ls behind runaway leader, made a bold bid 300M but couldn't match the pace of the winner, weakened final 100M and just held on for 2nd.
3 3 CERISE CHERRY (CL141) Y T Cheng B Caught 3-wide in the group chasing the pace, kept on steadily inside final 200M to take 3rd close home.
4 12 PENGLAI XIANZI (CK248) T H So TT Sat handily in 2nd 3Ls off the strong pace, held every chance but lacked extra pace to challenge the winner, battled on to the line and narrowly missed out on a minor placing.
5 9 SEEK N' DESTROY (CL221) D Whyte -- Towards the rear 3-wide, had plenty to do turning in, made a short lived effort then turned flat final 150M. (Jockey reported his horse hung in and proved difficult to ride.)
6 14 SUNRISE (CK026) M Du Plessis H Reserved off the pace, 9Ls to make up passing 400M, ran on strongly in straight making some late impression.
7 13 SUNSEEKER (CL161) O Doleuze B/TT 4-wide at the rear early, moved closer to midfield passing 900M, hung in under pressure in straight and couldn't find extra gear.
8 1 ABLE SPEED (CK210) J Lloyd B/TT Began awkwardly, kept wide in midfield early but was able to tuck in before home turn, driven nearing 400M, kept on without threatening.
9 10 HELENE WITTY (CL228) M Chadwick TT Dropped back to a position behind midfield, saved ground on the inside but couldn't find the extra pace to challenge.
10 6 DANZULU (CJ069) B Prebble B In mid-division early but got shuffled back passing 1000M, moved away from the fence 450M but found less than expected in the drive home.
11 4 ROYAL FLUSH (CK184) W C Marwing XB/TT Fractious in stalls and very slowly away, ended up with last few about 10Ls off the strong pace, couldn't pick up off the bend and ran home one paced.
12 7 SURVEY SURVEY (CH070) K W Leung XB/TT Towards the rear, driven 450M but no progress, never a factor.
13 8 APPRECIATION (CK161) M L Yeung V/TT Behind midfield and lacked further response on straightening, eased.
14 11 BULLISH KING (CL304) H W Lai B/TT Driven to the lead but would not settle, set a blistering pace in front and built up a 3Ls lead, got tired and weakened rapidly passing 300M. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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