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Race 7 (343)

THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATION 60TH ANNIVERSARY CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:100-80   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CLASSIC EMPEROR (T193) M L Yeung H Swiftly away, easily settled just behind the pace in fourth, shaken up 600m out, kept on strongly under pressure to lead 200m out, held well under top weight.
2 9 BEAUTY PRINCE (T411) D Whyte H/XB A touch slow when gates opened, soon recovered and dispute lead 4-wide first bend, settled in second without cover back straight, assumed lead 300m out, no match to the stronger winner, finished well for second.
3 6 PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305) T Berry H Clean quick jump, settled in fifth along the fence, shaken up 500m out, ran on evenly and all out to keep third on the line.
4 5 PRAWN BABA (A002) S Clipperton H/P Quick jump and ridden hard for early speed but outpaced, always the trailing three, strong drive 300m out after the leaders were long gone, strong finish and just missed third.
5 2 FIGHT HERO (T186) C Y Ho H Fair jump, midfield 4-back along the fence, shaken up 450m out, came best under drive last 150m.
6 4 DIVINE BOY (T163) U Rispoli B-/P2 Jumped well, not as quick early, settled near rear, all chance coming home, one pace under an all-out drive.
7 8 BIG BANG BONG (V186) B Prebble -- Smooth jump, midfield, one pace, no threat.
8 11 FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) K Teetan V-/PC2/TT Fair jump, unable to match early pace, rear pair, came 6-wide top of lane, one pace under drive.
9 3 CALIFORNIA WHIP (A114) M F Poon H/TT Quickest of all, disputed lead and found easy garden spot in third at 1200m, shaken up 450m for more, found nothing when given his head.
10 7 ZILONG (B113) O Doleuze -- Poor flat-footed start, trailed in last the entire trip until last 400m, came widest 7-deep top of lane, best strides inside the last 200m, finished well.
11 10 SUNNY WIN (V254) H T Mo V Good clean jump, ridden hard for early speed, disputing lead and using hard first bend, dropped in and lead 1200m, unchallenged back straight, beaten tamely 350m out.
12 12 CALIFORNIA JOY (T406) K C Ng B/TT Quickly away, chased early pace 5-2ide first bend, soon caught 3-deep without cover in midfield, weakened after straightening out in the lane, soon beaten.
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