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Race 9 (613)

THE ATV CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:120-100   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 JOY AND FUN (CH014) G Boss -- Broke well. Gradually settled 3 wide just better than midfield. 2-back 2-wide in 4th or 5th rounding home bend. Quickened well to assert passing 200 M.
2 13 FELLOWSHIP (CG292) D Whyte TT Settled at the back. Commenced move rounding home bend. Sustained progress from 4-wide in midfield into the straight. Gained 2nd 150 M out without ever threatening.
3 7 HAWKES BAY (CG064) G Mosse XB Held box-seat run on rails behind leader. Had a tight run up the straight along the rails. Steadied on the line.
4 4 BULLISH CASH (CH049) C W Wong TT Settled at the back. Switched wide into straight. Ran on under pressure down centre of straight to be nearest at finish.
5 11 NEVER LOOK BACK (CJ043) Y T Cheng B Raced 2-wide in midfield. Slightly closer order rounding home bend in 5th. Not much room early in straight. Fought on steadily to the line.
6 10 CALIFORNIAMOUNTAIN (CG310) K T Yeung TT Broke well from poor draw. Soon took up running from 3 or wide. Gained rails run about 1100 M out and led to 200 M. Weakened.
7 1 ABLE ONE (CG108) M Nunes -- Restrained to race behind midfield. Took up midfield position rounding home bend. Failed to quicken to challenge while hanging in behind runners early in straight and slightly hampered passing 200 M.
8 3 GOLD STRIKER (CD365) F Coetzee -- Began well. Amongst leaders before shifting to one out one back position. Similar turning in. Gradually faded in straight.
9 6 HELENE BRILLIANT (CH174) K L Chui TT Prominent early. Shuffled back to midfield around home bebnd. Made no impression in straight. (Lame next day.)
10 12 SURVEY SURVEY (CH070) C K Tong XB/TT Began awkwardly losing ground. Travelled in last few. One-paced under pressure in straight.
11 9 SIR ERNESTO (CG051) M Du Plessis SR Held rails run in midfield far side, racing awkwardly behind runner 800 M out. Gradually faded from home bend.
12 2 VIVA MACAU (CH110) Z Purton CP/TT Began well. Soon taken to rear. Last rounding home bend and into straight. No further impression.
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