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Race 10 (534)

THE SKOL CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 FINAL ANSWER (CL178) B Prebble XB/TT Showed early pace to cross and take up running, set terms to suit in front with a decent speed on, defied catching in straight and a had a touch in hand final 100m when holding rivals.
2 5 CHEETAH BOY (CL192) Y T Cheng B/H Began with line, ridden with purpose, raced outside leader but hung on bend drifting 3 wide, kept giving in straight but was no match for winner, beat 3rd clearly.
3 2 REGENCY LUCK (M291) A Suborics B/TT Bounced with first few, allowed to take a sit off pace 3Ls or so back on rails, ideal trip in transit, stuck on evenly but couldn't get closer to first two final furlong.
4 7 NEW GLORY (CK304) O Doleuze B/XB Away well, slotted into ideal spot 1 out 1 back, 2-3Ls back, came 3 wide with trail turning, didn't dash but battled on soundly to make frame.
5 12 WITHINMYHEART (M176) M L Yeung P2 Landed a midfield position in running line, 4-5Ls back in run, had easy trip following speed, made some minor progress in straight but peaked at 200m.
6 11 ST DIDAR (CL115) U Rispoli B/TT Standard jump, raced behind midfield on rails, 7Ls or so away in run, saved ground on bend, made a bit of ground but never really threatened.
7 10 I SMELL MONEY (M019) M Du Plessis B Awkwardly away, unable to muster early speed, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 6-7Ls back in mid section, didn't have extra gear in straight and peaked at 200m.
8 4 FLASHING AURA (CL404) D Whyte TT Restrained from a tricky alley, raced behind midfield, 6-7Ls back in two wide line, back with last few with job to do turning, made only minor ground from well back.
9 3 ELEGANCE DESIRE (CL102) K C Leung H/XB No early speed, raced near to rear on rails 8Ls or so back, always well back, passed only tired runners in straight.
10 9 CHARITY SPIRIT (M095) H W Lai TT Showed usual speed to take a forward spot first behind leader on rails, fair run throughout on speed, angled 2 wide on circle, not much to offer at business end and faded from 300m (blood in trachea)
11 8 CHINA POWER (M400) T H So B/TT Tardy into stride, forced to race 3 and 4 wide without cover, 3Ls back on bend, niggled turning and dropped off soon after due to hard run.
12 6 MY NAME IS BOND (M287) W C Marwing -- Restrained from an outside alley, raced 3 wide at rear, best part of 10Ls back, made no real progress.
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