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Race 7 (389)

THE CENTENARY VASE (HANDICAP)   Rating:-   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 GLORIOUS DRAGON (C120) M F Poon TT Settled within 3L of pace on the rail, became further back when pace quickened round home bend, commenced move shortly after straightening and quickened well to hit the front over 100 metres out, won readily.
2 1 EXULTANT (B101) Z Purton XB/TT Began well settling back in 4th some 3L back, improved steadily to reach 2nd 1100 metres out settling some 2L off the quickening race leader round home bend, kept on same pace without quickening in the run to the line.
3 2 FURORE (C079) J Moreira B/TT Inconvenienced at start, soon dropped 4L back in 6th on the rail becoming 7th in similar position 1150M out, slight further back from quickening pace on home bend, produced good late impression inside final 100M.
4 9 SINGAPORE SLING (B104) K Teetan CP Broke well from a wide draw, soon crossed to settle for one back 2nd position before becoming 3rd some 3L back from quickened pace round home bend, came to challenge upon straightening and fought on steadily without threatening.
5 4 TIME WARP (A066) K C Leung TT Jumped best to lead, steadied pace in the front early, quickened up pace from approaching home bend going over 2L clear, maintained a similar margin to early straight, unable to sustain effort when overhauled inside final 150M.
6 3 COLUMBUS COUNTY (C465) C Soumillon H/TT Settled in rear, mainly 3-wide but with cover in back straight, similar coming onto final turn, ran home one-paced.(Jockey reported feeling awkward in horse's action.)
7 5 HARMONY VICTORY (B405) A Badel SR-/CP1/TT Slightly slow out settling well behind, commenced move entering home straight but failed to quicken to feature.
8 8 HO HO KHAN (B318) M Chadwick B2 Settled towards the rear, gained slightly closer to 6th passing the 1200 metres, came under pressure to keep with the quickened pace around home bend, found no extra inside final 150 metres.
9 7 SAVVY NINE (D056) V Borges XB Broke well before taken back to midfield in 5th 3-wide without cover, improved to 4th 1000M out but became further back from accelerated pace round the bend, dropped away quickly inside final 300 metres. (See Racing Incidents.)
10 6 CHEFANO (C297) M L Yeung B/XB Soon taken back well behind, ridden along round home bend and given reminders from the 500 metres, found nothing. (Mildly lame after race.)
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