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Race 7 (615)

THE MACWHINNIE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 SAMADHI (N200) Z Purton H- Broke well, not rushed early, settled midfield rail, mid-track bid, led last 50m.
2 13 SHINING TREASURES (M209) W C Marwing B-/H- Fair break, crowded shortly after, settled second last rail, bid between horses, finished strongly to take second place late.
3 1 SUPREME GENKI (M387) M Chadwick TT Broke well, up three wide to narrow lead early then third one off, bid three off, led again narrowly mid-straight, kept on until no extra late.
4 2 JOHN DORY (M009) K C Ng B Broke well, settled third then fourth rail, inside run to join leaders mid-straight, outpaced last 100m.
5 12 SMART FORTUNE (M279) W Pike V Fair break, mid-rear two off, bid between horses, kept on quite well.
6 8 SOLAR BOY (CL213) T H So B Fair break, up to lead from wide gate and eventually cross, headed 350m out, battled on but no extra.
7 9 LUCKY CHEVALIER (M113) D Whyte SR/TT Fair break, checked and blundered 1200m out, rear group one off, wide bid, modest progress, found to have superficial leg wounds after race.
8 7 AFRICA LIGHT (N030) H W Lai TT Started slowly, mid-rear rail, inside bid, making ground slowly until steadied when no run 100m out, not fully tested as a result.
9 5 GRAND DANCER (CK268) T Clark B Bumped start, taken back to last one off, widest bid, modest progress.
10 10 JOYFUL WINNER II (M094) K C Leung TT Fair break, back to rear group but caught two wide, checked 1200m out, mid-track bid, one pace.
11 4 SYDNEY POWER (M408) T Angland TT Broke well but caught two wide without cover from 1200m, mid-track bid, steadied off heels 200m, one pace.
12 6 LORD DRAGON (N165) O Doleuze H/TT Bumped start, midfield one off, looking for gaps early straight, shifted out for clear run, hampered briefly 250m out, found nil when asked.
13 14 TELECOM SUPER STAR (CK386) Y T Cheng B-/H-/TT2 Broke well, ridden early, midfield one off, bumped and unbalanced approaching straight, weakened.
14 11 AL PRINCE (M235) M L Yeung SR-/XB-/B2/TT Broke fast, led early then second rail, third into straight, weakened.
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