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Race 4 (392)

EMERALD HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 GREAT CHARM (P111) O Doleuze SR Broke with others, raced 3 wide with cover midfield, off heels 600m, switched out & shaken up 400m, flowing run to lead last strides.
2 2 REGENCY CHAMPION (N078) M Chadwick TT Sharp start to dispute lead, led outright 1000m & soon taken to fence, driven for home 400m, mugged last strides.
3 12 PEARL WIN (P085) D Whyte -- Speed at break, caught 3 wide no cover fore of midfield, 4 wide 700m, sound progress in stretch to grab 3rd at wire.
4 1 LOVELY BOY (N322) W C Marwing CP Good break sat fore of midfield 1 off with cover, off heels 700m, driven 400m, solid run to 2nd 200m, edged out of frame late.
5 10 MIGHTY EQUUS (P112) N Callan B1 Taken back at start to rail midfield, switched out for clear run & driven 300m, close to heels 100m, closed off well.
6 3 SNITZEL KID (L379) C K Tong B Good break to sit 1 off no cover 3rd, forced 3 wide 700m, to 2nd 400m, run tapered & battled on to wire.
7 5 JOYFUL LUCK (M223) T Clark V1 Smart start, sat handy on rail, progress to close 1 back on rail into stretch, hard drive 350m, ran on one pace.
8 11 MR GNOCCHI (P080) C Y Ho B/TT Taken behind from wide gate, sat at tail, 9L back turning in, still last at 200m, closed out for sound late gains, checked off heels last strides.
9 8 BEAR SUPREME (N094) Y T Cheng SR/TT1 Fair break, sat 1 off behind midfield, driven 450m, stayed on evenly for modest inroads.
10 7 TAYSIDE (N312) R Fourie -- Tardy start, raced 1 off near rear, off heels 800m, driven wide 430m, switched in 300m, stayed on moderately under pressure.
11 6 SILVER DRAGON (M326) Z Purton B Smart start, dropped in 3 wide behind midfield, bumped 900m, over-raced 700m & advanced 4 wide no cover, plugged home tamely.
12 13 HEARTLAND (M332) G Mosse B Broke with others, trapped 4 deep no cover early from wide gate, bumped & over-raced wide 700m, restrained for cover 600m, found nothing in stretch.
13 14 QUIET CONFIDENCE (N201) K C Leung B/TT taken back at break, settled rail near tail, ridden home turn, found nothing.
14 9 DRAGON KEEPER (N338) U Rispoli P Fast break to dispute lead on fence, soon 2nd 1 back, switched 1 off 700m, struggled to hold place into stretch, faded tamely final 250m.
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