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Race 8 (054)

THE HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:105-80   1000m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 FLYING COLOURS (CJ111) C Y Ho B/XB Broke well then restrained to a position behind midfield, travelled strongly to straight, showed good acceleration when guided to the outside, powered away final 100M to record a back to back victory.
2 11 CHARITY SPIRIT (M095) G Cheyne -- Slow to begin, raced 3-wide in mid-division, made good headway to challenge inside 350M but was no match for the winner.
3 2 TUSCAN SPIRIT (CK055) J Lloyd -- Dropped back to the rear, had 5Ls to make up turning in, picked up well to snatch 3rd late on.
4 4 SUPER BOY (CK405) M L Yeung -- Towards the rear, saved ground on the inside but was badly held up to 150M, finished off strongly when clear.
5 10 GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) T Clark B Settled in mid-division 2-3Ls off the pace, box-seated coming off the bend and had no clear run for most part of the straight.
6 6 BOULD MOVER (M120) M Chadwick TT In midfield along the 2-path, had to shift out for clear run turning into straight, made some headway final 150M.
7 1 ROMANTIC CITY (CL023) K C Ng -- Vied for early lead, unbalanced and struck the running rail near 600M, lost lead 100M, weakened. (Lame front leg.)
8 3 AT MOMENT IN TIME (CL211) T H So SR Rushed along to a forward position behind leaders, pushed very wide near 600M and covered extra ground making the turn, kept on to 100M, weakened.
9 8 MAJESTIC FALCON (M236) D Beadman H/XB Slow to begin, settled at the tail of the field 6Ls behind leaders, travelled strongly off the bend but was badly held up early straight and again passing 200M.
10 9 AMEDEO (CK292) B Doyle TT Chased the pace along inside, had every chance but not going the pace to challenge.
11 12 GOOD BOY BOY (CK388) K C Leung -- Vied for the lead on the outside, was bumped near 600M and pushed to 3-wide making the turn, hung in home straight, faded 150M and out of contention.
12 7 KING MOSSMAN (M266) D Whyte -- Chased leaders, severely hampered near 600M, had no clear run in straight having checked near 200M and 100M.
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