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Race 4 (714)

FORTUNE ROOM HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   2000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 CONNOISSEUR'S PICK (M118) K C Leung B/TT Good break, bustled early strides, handy 4th on rail, to 3rd 1100m, switched out 400m, relentless progress to lead late.
2 13 SURROUNDED (L129) B Prebble H Smart start, sat 3rd 1 off, to 2nd 1 off no cover 1400m, shaken up final turn, led 250m, all out close home, headed last strides.
3 6 CLEMENT SPIRIT (L346) Z Purton B Led at break, headed 1600m, taken back to 3rd 1400m, 4th 1 off at 1300m, driven on turn, battled home gamely to just clinch 3rd.
4 3 BURGUNDY MAC (M205) W C Marwing SR Fair start, sat midfield on paint, closer order in backstretch, switched out & driven 430m, stayed on, narrowly missed frame.
5 5 GLORY OF INDIA (CK130) M Du Plessis TT Crowded break, camped last pair 1 off, rolled forward backstretch, advanced wide on turn, solid run home, just missed frame.
6 14 TELECOM GOGO (CJ346) H W Lai B/TT Tardy start, settled rail behind midfield, shaken up turning in, stayed on soundly without threatening.
7 9 REDOUTE STAR (CK245) M Chadwick TT Sharp start, trapped wide initially, rolled to lead 1600m, driven 400m, headed 250m, faded in run to wire.
8 4 SURE CHAMP (N013) W Pike BO/TT Slow break, raced keen midfield 1 off, stumbled lost ground 1000m, driven near rear 430m, 6L 11th at 200m, stayed on for late progress.
9 7 IRON EAGLE (M156) M Zahra TT Restrained from wide gate, sat rail last trio, driven for progress final turn, ran on one pace.
10 2 SUPER STRIKE (L393) T Angland B Broke well, raced midfield 1 off, dropped back 900m, driven wide final turn, laboured in run home.
11 8 SICHUAN LEGEND (M248) O Doleuze B-/SR2 Fair break, trapped 3 wide behind midfield, backstretch progress, 6th & driven 600m, found little & weakened in stretch.
12 11 KENSWORTH KID (N075) D Whyte -- Good break, settled back 5th, outpaced 700m, shuffled back, hard-ridden on turn, found nothing in stretch, well beaten.
13 12 FULL SPIRIT (L386) T Clark TT Slow start, steadied off heels early strides, sat 1 off near rear, off heels 1000m, ridden 600m, wide home turn, struggled in run home.
14 10 CHEERFUL DOUBLE (CK396) C W Wong B/TT Missed break, niggled early strides, raced 1 off at tail, forced wider 1000m, driven 800m, outpaced, never a factor.
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