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Race 8 (054)

THE IRELAND TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 JUMBO GOLD (CK393) C Y Ho TT Held up in midfield and guided to a rail position passing 800 M, switched to outer on straightening, ran on strongly final 200 M and got up close home.
2 5 GLENEALY STAR (CH284) B Prebble TT Swiftly away then restrained to a position ahead of midfield, moved closer rounding the home turn, ran on well under a strong drive to take 2nd last stride.
3 8 JUN DAO (CL110) C W Wong -- Ordinary jump only but quickly pushed to 3rd position, responded well turning in and took over from 250 M, led till dying strides.
4 7 HORSE GALORE (CL220) Y T Cheng -- Average start, positioned in midfield but was kept wide without cover in first half of the race, picked up gradually and did best work towards finish.
5 4 FREE AND EASY (CL049) O Doleuze B/TT Quickly into stride and pressed leader to straight, ran on one-paced. (Jockey dropped whip at 200 M.)
6 3 CARS KING PRAWN (CK348) D Whyte V Switched off and taken across to the fence shortly after the start, remained in the rear section to straight, finished fastest final 400 M.
7 10 CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) M Chadwick CP/TT Held up in mid-division, headway from 350 M but had to shift away from beaten runner mid straight, turned one paced final 100 M.
8 6 MY TIME (CJ310) M L Yeung -- Broke smartly and chased leaders in a 3-wide position without cover, not quickened on straightening.
9 9 FLY HIGH (CH126) M W Leung V Taken back on jumping from draw 11, raced in 2nd last to home turn, shifted wide passing 500 M to improve but only one paced finish down the outside of track.
10 1 FINN MACCOOL (CK072) W C Marwing B-/SR2/TT Taken across behind runners soon after the jump and raced as the backmarker 7Ls off the pace, driven 350 M out but made very limited progress.
10 11 GO DAN GO (CJ327) K C Leung -- Behind midfield throughout and made no impression in straight. Never threatened.
12 12 SOLAR UP (CK065) J Lloyd -- Took up running passing 1000 M but was difficult to settle once in front, headed 250 M and weakened rapidly from 150 M. (Unacceptable Performance.)
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