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Race 7 (097)

THE YAN CHAI TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 GO PUBLIC (B170) C Y Ho P Settled behind midfield in 8th, in similar position turning in, quickened well inside the final 200 metres to snatch victory final strides.
2 4 HARBOUR ALERT (T254) C Wong -- Jumped best, used natural speed to soon take up running, obtained rails run passing the 1000 metres, unable to sustain effort and pipped at post.
3 1 ENCORE BOY (A177) H T Mo -- Jumped well from a wide gate, pressed forward to vie for lead settling 2-wide 1L back, fought on under pressure in straight but unable to peg back the winner throughout closing stages, lost 2nd late.
4 6 RAGING BLITZKRIEG (B147) Z Purton H Jumped fairly, settled in forward of midfield, some 3L back in 5th turning in, bumped a few times early in straight, ran on well to be nearest at finish.
5 10 NUCLEAR POWER (A244) M F Poon -- Never far off on the rail, came under pressure turning into straight, failed to get a clear passage despite attempts and forced to check 250 metres out, no further impression.
6 5 I AM POWER (B240) A Sanna SR1 Awkward start losing ground, quickly recovered to rear of midfield, saved ground on inside straightening for home, finished off the race well.
7 7 SUPER MAN (T213) N Callan B/TT Moderate start, ridden forward to join 2nd coming out of back straight, unable to sustain effort inside the final 200 metres after racing wide without cover throughout.
8 2 BLOCKER DEE (T374) G van Niekerk V/TT Ridden early travelling wide in midfield throughout back straight, widest runner turning for home, ran on past well-beaten horses but without threatening.
9 12 HEARTS KEEPER (N360) M Chadwick B/TT Soon taken back to race in rear, travelled one from last most of the way before running past well-beaten horses closing stages.
10 11 GOLDIE FLANKER (V161) T H So -- Moderate start from a wide gate settling well behind, ran on well past well-beaten horses in closing stages.
11 9 STAR OF YAN OI (T389) M L Yeung B Ridden along before settling wide in forward of midfield, jockey renewed pressure rounding home bend, found nothing. (Bled)
12 8 HAPPY DRAGON (B099) C Murray H Jumped fairly, soon taken back for rails run in midfield, yielded ground in straight.
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