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Race 8 (662)

THE LUSITANO CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 KING'S PACT (N244) H W Lai TT Up with early pace, eased back to midfield for cover passing 1400M, chased leaders from 350M, kept giving under maximum pressure, got up last stride.
2 5 KING'S FOLKS (N296) O Doleuze B Tracked leaders, made steady headway once into clear passing 350M, led inside 100M and was only collated late on.
3 11 HECO RIDER (N061) R Fourie B-/SR1/TT1 Held up 2-wide in midfield, nudged along 500M out, ran on between horses, hung in final 150M but managed to get up for 3rd just before the line.
4 4 I SMELL MONEY (M019) C K Tong PC Sped to the lead, slowed things down in the 2nd quarter before quickening again near 600M, lost lead 300M but refused to give in, rallied to hold 4th.
5 8 APPROVE (N299) T Berry B Settled one-out-one-back, moved up to join leader 450M, established narrow lead passing 300M, headed inside 100M and weakened.
6 10 UWILLBEGLORIOUS (N212) C Y Ho B Sat 3-wide behind midfield, ran on steadily down the outside over final 300M but not getting close to first two.
7 6 OXFORD CHARLEY (P266) T Angland SR Slow out, ended up near the rear 6Ls off the pace, stayed on mildly when driven, hung under pressure and was declined a clear run over final stages.
8 13 SHANTARAAM (N410) K C Leung SR/TT1 Patiently ridden in a 2-wide position near the rear, guided to outside for clear passage nearing 300M, made limited progress.
9 14 SICHUAN EXEC (N344) T H So B/TT Obtained cover behind leaders but over-raced for some distance down the back straight, continued to race keenly over the turn, had little to offer passing 400M.
10 1 GREEN MANNER (N425) Y T Cheng -- Taken across behind runners, not hurried in the rear, had no clear passing turning in, shifted to outside of field to make his challenge, held up again at 250M, went past beaten runners only.
11 3 JIMSON THE BEST (CL016) K C Ng -- Dropped back to near the rear, taken widest into straight but made no real progress.
12 9 GOLDEN SCALPEL (N224) Z Purton -- Poised 3-wide just off the pace, had no cover throughout, outpaced inside 400M.
13 12 FORTUNE WINNER (CK315) C Y Lui B/TT Settled in mid-division along the fence, didn't have the clearest of runs turning in but was never going the pace to challenge.
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