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Race 8 (605)

THE ATV CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:115-90   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 TOWN OF FIONN (CD106) G Schofield -- Caught 3-wide without cover when 1L down in 3rd at 1000 M, 2-wide and 1L down in 2nd at 800 M and into home straight, half a length 2nd at 200 M, kept on well to lead final strides.
2 7 SPECIAL KING PRAWN (CD212) W M Lai -- 1L clear on fence from 1000 M to home straight, about half a length to the good 200 M out, grabbed by winner final strides.
3 9 HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) R Fradd B- 2-wide and 2Ls behind in 5th at 1000 M, 3-wide into home straight when over 2Ls down in 5th, ran on well and held 3rd comfortably but had little chance with quinella pair.
4 3 CALIFORNIA HAWK (CD057) F Coetzee TT Slowly away, about 10Ls off pace when one from rear at 1000 M, 7Ls behind towards rear into straight, still 6Ls down in 12th when bumping 200 M out, ran on strongly, never nearer.
5 5 GREAT DELIGHT (CC291) S Dye B 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1000 M, 3Ls down in 4th at 800 M, same position entering straight and with a place chance 300 M out, faded badly final 200 M.
6 12 GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) C Williams -- In 12th place 7Ls behind lead and 3-wide but with cover at 1000 M, still 7Ls behind and 5-wide off the home turn, made some late headway down centre of track.
7 2 WYNDAM EASY (CB273) D Whyte -- Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 2nd or 3rd through to home straight, always outpaced by principals.
8 4 FANTASY (CB187) S K Sit -- 4Ls off pace and 2-wide in 8th at the 1000 M, 3-wide and still 4Ls down in midfield entering home straight, one-paced thereafter.
9 14 NOBLE SILENCE (CD238) M W Leung -- Slowly away, on fence in 10th place about 5Ls or 6Ls off the speed through to homestretch, never likely to trouble leaders.
10 11 OCELOT (CD046) M Zahra SR-/B 2-wide and 6Ls off the speed in 11th at the 1000 M, wider 600 M out when 5Ls off pace in 10th, always well held in the stretch.
11 1 KEY TO SUCCESS (CC116) P Payne -- 5Ls off pace and 3-wide in 9th at the 1000 M, caught 4-wide without cover at the 600 M when still 5Ls off pace and worse than midfield, made no impact in the straight.
12 6 ABLE CHOICE (CB126) A Delpech B/TT On fence 4Ls down in 7th at 1000 M, 5Ls behind at 800 M but closer again over 3Ls down in 6th off home turn, well beaten when bumped 200 M out.
13 10 LUCKY GOOD DAY (CD337) Y T Cheng TT 3-wide without cover when 2Ls off the speed in 6th at 1000 M, steadied at the 900 M, under pressure and 4-wide into home straight when about 5Ls down in 11th, dropped out.
14 13 ENRICHING (CD116) K S Yu -- Didn't break well and under pressure in rear from the start, well detached entering straight, tailed off.
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