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Race 8 (279)

THE LUKFOOK JEWELLERY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 NEW ELEGANCE (A416) A Badel B-/XB1 Guided to the fence, travelled well in midfield 4Ls off leaders, angled into clear passing 300M, quickened to the lead 150M and kept on well towards the finish.
2 6 GREEN ENERGY (A095) K C Leung H/TT Ahead of midfield along the 2-path, never far away 3Ls back from leaders, into clear 350M, produced good finish.
3 11 ROUNDABOUT (T352) N Rawiller SR Reserved behind mid-division 5-6Ls off the good pace, quickened nicely when switched to outside 400M, got up for 3rd late.
4 14 TAI SMART (A366) C Y Ho B/TT Dropped back to a rearward spot 6-7Ls off the good pace, badly held up to 250M and did best work towards the line. Should have done better.
5 8 HOME RUN (V101) Z Purton B/H Settled down midfield in a strongly run race, 5-6Ls off leaders middle stages, held up to 300M, ran on when clear but couldn't close gap on leaders.
6 4 GOLD LAND (A109) B Prebble B/TT Held up 2-wide in mid-division, brought wide to challenge, stayed on mildly to the line but always held by leaders.
7 1 GRAND CHANCELLOR (B111) S Clipperton B1 Tracked leaders along the fence, kept battling to the line but held ground only.
8 5 PING HAI STAR (A375) J Moreira B/TT From draw 1 rolled forward to lead, commenced to race keenly when pressed by rivals middle stages, headed inside 200M, weakened towards the line. (Jockey questioned re riding tactics.)
9 3 WINWIN RUBY (A120) M F Poon B Pressed the pace 2-wide, driven near 400M and vied for the lead until fading passing 200M.
10 13 SUCH A HAPPINESS (A152) K Teetan -- Slotted into a 2-wide spot near the rear, 6Ls off the pace 400M, made his run from wide, battled past a few while never in the reckoning.
11 7 DUKEDOM (V372) D Whyte P From draw 13 crossed to a 3-wide spot ahead of midfield, no cover from 1000M, outsprinted by rivals inside 300M, soon out of contention.
12 2 FAITHFUL TRINITY (A247) U Rispoli H Switched off to last on jumping, over 10Ls off the pace halfway, made no impact in straight.
13 12 LOTUS BREEZE (T112) K C Ng CP/XB/TT Chased leaders, kept on same pace in straight, eased when no chance 150M.
14 9 SMILING PRIDE (A344) O Doleuze B Taken back from widest draw, always at the rear, never got going.
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