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Race 8 (668)

THE SKOL CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 ARM RUNDA (V248) S Clipperton B/TT Chased leaders in 3rd, came through narrow passage to take lead 100M then drew away towards the line for 4th win of the season.
2 11 FANTASTIC EIGHT (A079) K C Leung SR/TT Led early stages, tracked leader from 1000M, quickened to recapture lead 250M, outsprinted and headed by winner 100M.
3 8 KING MORTAR (A097) M F Poon B Crossed to the lead passing 1000M, led to 250M, couldn't match strides with first 2 but held on for 3rd well.
4 6 JADE THEATRE (A040) J Moreira B Dropped back to a rail position behind midfield, 4Ls to make up 400M, took a while to find clear running top of straight, stayed on over final 250M for non-threatening 4th.
5 3 LUCKY GUY (T349) Z Purton TT About 3Ls back, in midfield, raced ungenerously from 900M, in 4th place turning in, kept battling away on same pace, couldn't trouble leaders.
6 1 LUCKY WAN FENG (A072) N Callan H/TT Sat behind midfield 4Ls off the pace, tried hard over final 300M but couldn't quicken enough under top weight to be closer to leaders.
7 7 THE JUDGE (A147) O Doleuze H Taken back from wide barrier, 8Ls off the pace at the tail of main group middle stages, made some progress up the fence passing 400M, hampered 150M but not making material difference to the results.
8 12 LOOK ERAS (V123) H N Wong B/TT Held up behind midfield, 5Ls off the pace top of straight, fought on one pace, no threat to leaders.
9 10 MULTIMAX (T129) K C Ng CP/TT Put his head down at the start and lost ground, recovered to race in midfield, keenly from 700M, couldn't go on passing 250M, faded towards the line.
10 2 RADIANT TREASURE (A230) M L Yeung H/SR/TT Taken back from wide barrier, 7Ls towards the rear, not quickened passing 400M and failed to come into contention.
11 9 WINFIELD (V199) K Teetan B-/V1/TT1 Refused to jump with the field and blew the start, detached from the field throughout, never in the picture.
12 4 COLCHESTER (A263) W M Lai -- Not far off from leaders early stages, made the home turn awkwardly on his debut, gave ground from 500M, weakened to last.
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