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Race 8 (738)

THE HONG KONG REUNIFICATION CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:100-80   1200m   Sha Tin   Wet Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 RUMBA KING (M172) H W Lai P Settled midpack, hampered at the 700M but quickly recovered, brought wide 400M, ran on well to wear down the leader inside 100M.
2 1 NOBLE ALPHA (M339) O Doleuze H-/P-/PC1 Bustled along early stages to hold a position close to leaders, quickened up nicely to lead 200M out, kept on well but unable to hold off winner over final stages.
3 9 SLICK BULLET (N141) T Berry P/XB Held up mid-division, had a smooth run along the rails, quickened up to challenge 300M, briefly threatened mid-straight but lacked a further response late stages.
4 10 PRETTY ONE (CL418) C Y Lui CP1/TT Began awkwardly, ended up near the rear 6Ls off the pace, improved position passing 450M, stayed on fairly final 200M for a non-threatening 4th.
5 7 KEEN WONGCHOY (CL223) B Prebble B/H/TT Unhurried, settled well back at the tail of the field, swung 3-wide for home, ran on without threatening.
6 2 CHOICE TREASURE (N436) Z Purton -- Vigorously ridden after the start, tracked leaders 2-wide, outpaced by leaders early straight, soon out of contention.
7 8 MASQUERADER (N234) R Fourie B Rushed forward from draw 12, shared lead on the outside from 800M, held narrow lead turning home, headed near 250M, weakened.
8 6 JUN GONG (N325) C W Wong CP lacked speed, settled towards the rear, struggled to hold position rounding home turn, made no impression on leaders.
9 4 GETAWAY GUY (N142) M L Yeung -- Held up near the rear, not quickened turning into straight, eased when no chance.
10 3 FINAL ANSWER (CL178) K C Leung XB-/B2/TT Driven to lead, always under pressure to hold his position, headed 300M and no extra.
11 5 ROCKET LET WIN (P330) M Chadwick TT Tracked leaders, severely checked at 700M, lost momentum, never recovered and eased.
12 12 SKY MASCOT (CL267) C K Tong B Niggled along to hold a position behind leaders, severely hampered at 700M, pushed very wide, out of contention and eased.
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