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Race 4 (448)

SHAM SHUI PO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 VICTOR EMPEROR (S425) C Schofield B/TT Away nicely, taking box seat on settling and stalking leaders to straight. Switched out 300m to challenge, hit front 70m, pulled clear.
2 4 CIRCUIT KING (T324) M Chadwick CP/H Hard ridden to lead 930m but shaded by inside runner 600m. Retook lead passing 400m, battled strongly when challenged, losing in final strides.
3 5 PEARL WIN (P085) N Callan SR Pressed forward, stalking leading pair in one-off position to straight. Threw out strong challenge but unable close gap.
4 3 WISKY (T368) J Moreira B1/TT1 Bumped start, not pressed, settling behind midfield in one-off position. Put under pressure on straightening and ran on steadily.
5 2 CAREFREE LET GO (T059) Z Purton B Bumped start, rolled forward, settling one-off, two-back. Switched out in straight and ran on fairly.
6 9 BEST JADE TRIUMPH (P070) B Prebble CP/H Began OK, taken to rail, three-back from leaders. Took inside run in straight and kept on fairly.
7 8 PEACE COMBINATION (T091) C Y Ho -- First out, led to 930m when passed. Retook lead 600m, collared 400m, kept on well till 100m when flattened.
8 1 TEN SPEED (T239) Y T Cheng -- Began fairly, bumped, then taken to rail towards rear. Found little under hard riding in straight.
9 10 MAJOR CONNECTION (V067) T H So TT Steadied, shifted in, but raced keenly and held wide without cover. Improved around turn but one-paced in straight.
10 11 STRATUM POWER (T086) C K Tong -- Shifted in from wide draw but no pace and soon at rear away from fence. Found nothing when asked in straight.
11 7 SHOW MISSION (T436) H N Wong B Began awkwardly, lost ground and last on settling. Never in the hunt.
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