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Race 9 (637)

THE CHAN TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 SMART ROCKET (B322) C Schofield CP Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths back, same positon on turn, finished off very strongly to score.
2 11 SHANGHAI DRAGON (B114) M Chadwick B Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, bumped near 1400M, shared the lead with rival on turn, kept on very well in straight, just unable to hold off the winner late.
3 1 SUNNY POWER (A371) C Y Ho B Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear, 6 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer along the rail after passing 1200M, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off strongly to take a place, nearest on line.
4 6 GARLIC YEAH (V039) G van Niekerk B Moderately away from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, unable to obtain clear running early in straight, made good progress when clear final 200M.
5 8 CHAPARRAL STAR (A220) A Domeyer H/PC/XB Commenced well from a wide draw, raced 3 wide slightly better than midfield, no cover after passing 1100M, same position on turn, made some progress in straight.
6 10 DOR DOR (C109) J Moreira B-/H1 Began well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back on turn, angled out early in straight but still unable to obtain clear running until near 200M, made good progress thereafter to be nearest on line.
7 3 MCQUEEN (V013) M Harley -- Fast into stride, sent forward to sit outside to the leader, shared lead on turn, peaked early in straight, kept on evenly to 100M, weakened thereafter.
8 4 EZRA (C056) N Callan B/XB Moderately away from the widest draw, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, there to turn, brushed near 400M, finished off one pace. (Mucus in trachea.)
9 7 SIMPLE ELEGANT (B464) M L Yeung V Began fairly, sent forward to take the 1 out 1 back position, there to turn, peaked on run near 250M, raced tight shortly thereafter, weakened gradually final 100M.
10 13 CURLING LUXURY (A083) K C Ng -- Jumped well, bumped early, sat 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened and eased thereafter.
11 9 DASHING DART (V038) K C Leung B/TT Threw its head at the start and lost ground, detached from the main group early, got back to it 800M, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, weakened early in straight.
12 5 GOLDEN FOUR (B225) U Rispoli B Taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 5 lengths or so back, 3 wide from 600M, failed to make any progress in straight. (See racing incidents.)
13 2 AMAZING AGILITY (V192) T H So SR/TT Jumped well from gate 9, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 6 lengths back, carried wider after passing 600M, weakened after turning in, eased final furlong.
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