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Race 8 (062)

THE NATIONAL DAY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:100+   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) D Whyte B Settled nicely behind midfield and travelled with consummate ease to straight, quickened up smartly inside 350M, led 150M and drawing away from a high class field.
2 13 DESTINED FOR GLORY (M207) T Clark H/XB/TT Slow to begin, settled near the rear 8Ls off a strong pace, held up at a crucial stage nearing 200M, finished well when clear and got up for 2nd just in time.
3 2 BEAUTY FLASH (CK314) M Chadwick TT Chased the pace 2-wide, kept on steadily turning for home but was merely battling on for a minor placing when the winner swooped past inside 200M.
3 5 SUNNY KING (CH105) D Beadman H Not hurried early stages, settled 7Ls off the pace in 11th position, into clear 350M, stayed on for 3rd but no chance with the impressive winner.
5 3 XTENSION (M097) J Lloyd H/XB Slow to muster, travelled towards the tail of the field 9Ls off the pace, niggled along passing 600M but took time to get going, did best work final 150M.
6 7 SICHUAN SUCCESS (CL307) H W Lai TT Broke well then held back to a midfield position, came a bit wide over the home turn, made some progress when driven inside 500M, run ended 100M out and faded.
7 11 LEADING CITY (CK298) B Doyle H Vigorously ridden to find the lead, set a strong mid-race tempo, opened up a 3Ls lead turning for home but run ended nearing 200M, headed 150M and no extra.
8 9 CERISE CHERRY (CL141) Y T Cheng B Positioned ahead of midfield, kept on steadily in straight but lacked the pace to seriously challenge.
9 12 VAUGIRARD (CK347) K C Leung -- Dropped back to the rear from a wide barrier, over 10Ls off the pace in a strongly run race, held up 300M to 100M, stayed on well when clear.
10 14 LET ME HANDLE IT (CL287) M Du Plessis -- Raced just behind midfield, saved ground on the inside but was held up for some distance after 300M, kept on same pace final 100M.
11 10 BRAVE KID (CK391) G Cheyne B Travelled keenly in midfield, outpaced inside 300M, no impression.
12 8 MULTIGLORY (CL168) C Y Ho TT Briefly led in early stages, in 3rd place turning for home, not quickened under pressure, dropped away 100M out.
13 6 SIGHT WINNER (CJ049) M L Yeung -- Nudged along to chase leaders early, sat in 5th making the turn, weakened turning in and was soon left behind nearing 200M, eased.
14 4 FLYING BLUE (CL389) Z Purton -- Assumed a forward position after striking interference near 1300M, driven but no response passing 400M, weakened rapidly, eased. (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