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Race 7 (718)

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB COMMUNITY TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:85-60   2000m   Sha Tin   Soft

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 FAT CHOY ICHIBAN (CJ063) B Prebble TT Soon taken back to race towards the rear, trailed the field into the straight, finished strongly down centre of straight to swoop on the leader for an impressive victory.
2 7 OSVALDO (CK075) S K Sit B/H/TT Soon settled in midfield but remained wide after beginning from the widest barrier, took closer order passing 1200 M, quickened well under pressure from 3rd into straight to hit front at the 300 M only to be run down final strides.
3 9 NEW CHAPTER (CH314) Z Purton B Settled just better than midfield, shaken up for a run turning in, only produced moderate impression under pressure. (Jockey said horse not acted on the going.)
4 14 DASH AHEAD (CD199) M W Leung SR Settled in last few, saved ground turning in, made modest headway early in straight to lie up but failed to oblige inside final 200 M.
5 8 INDUSTRIAL EXPRESS (CH103) J Lloyd -- Settled in forward of midfield on rails, saved ground turning in, shifted out for a run on good ground upon straightening, but could only produced modest headway without threatening.
6 4 GREAT LAND'S STAR (CJ294) C K Tong XB Jumped well from the one draw, held back to travel one back in 2nd just off the rails far side, similar turning in, found nothing under pressure in the run home.
6 11 HANDSOME TARGET (CH269) M Du Plessis CP2 Slow out, settled in midfield on rails, similar turning in, shifted out for a run on good ground early in straight, ran home one paced.
8 3 PRINCE KALAMOUN (CK178) D Whyte CP Began with others, settled 3-wide just worse than midfield, remained wide on home turn, failed to quicken to make any impression in straight.
9 1 TOP HONOR (CE183) K C Leung B Settled well back, only went past beaten horses in the run home.
10 5 BILLION (CH316) Y T Cheng -- Soon sought to lead but handicapped by the wide draw, eventually crossed to front turning into far side, made running to 300 M, folded up quickly.
11 10 CLOSERTOBELIEVING (CK263) B Doyle CP- Always struggling, saved ground hugging inside rails on home turn, plugged on under pressure in the bias-against inside run, stopped noticeably passing 200 M.
12 13 POWER DRIFTER (CJ332) A Gryder B/TT Caught wide in midfield early, remained wide despite gaining a more prominent spot far side, shuffled back from 1-out-1-back position around home bend when still racing wide, never recovered.
13 2 FAT DRAGON (CD130) T H So -- Began moderately, niggled along to hold better than midfield spot, crept closer out wide down far side, just one off the lead approaching home turn but soon weakened noticeably.
14 12 SUPER CAGA (CK054) W Pike CP Close up until 500 M, dropped out of contention quickly.
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