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Race 4 (430)

LUCKY STAR HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 SILVER FIG (B025) C Schofield -- Bumped on jumping, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, bumped near 700M, similar position on turn, taken wide early in straight, finished off very strongly to score on his debut.
2 7 HONEST WAY (B200) T Berry TT1 Began only fairly, raced 2W at rear, 7L back, improved on turn, made some headway early in straight, taken wide near final 150M to avoid the traffic, finished off very strongly, just missed by narrow margin.
3 2 LUCKY VOLATILITY (A387) K C Leung -- Began well, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kept on well after turning in, but couldn't hold off the challengers late.
4 12 SUPREME WITNESS (A357) A Badel B1/TT Moderately away from gate 2, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, made steady progress in straight to make frame.
5 4 SHANGHAI DRAGON (B114) P-C Boudot -- Moderately away from the widest gate, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, hampered and taken wider near 700M, very wide turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked near 200M, stayed on evenly thereafter.
6 3 LONDON MASTER (T345) U Rispoli TT Taken back from a wide draw, raced 8 lengths back at tail, moved closer on turn, made some progress in straight without threatening.
7 8 HORSE BULLET (B172) D Whyte -- Bumped start, raced at tail, 8 lengths back, moved slightly closer on turn, made minor progress in straight.
8 1 NICE KICK (B002) B Prebble B Clean jump, positioned 3 wide with cover, 2 lengths back, bumped near 700M, improved thereafter, peaked early in straight, battled on until final 100M.
9 10 MAGIC SUCCESS (B066) Z Purton B1/TT- Away with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, difficult to settle in the middle stages, bumped near 650M, improved thereafter, very wide turning in, kept on evenly early in straight, raced tight and crowded near final 100M.
10 6 FULLY CHARGED (A421) S Clipperton -- Average to begin, raced at rear, 5 lengths or so back, slightly improved on turn, taken wide in straight but failed to make any progress.
11 11 NOBLE STAR (A403) A Sanna B/TT Shifted in and bumped start, raced prominently 3 wide, same position on turn, bumped near 500M, weakened gradually in straight, eased final 100M. (Rider concerned horse's action.)
12 13 RESPECT (T359) M F Poon B/TT Slowly away, recovered to race prominently, 2nd on turn, bumped near 500M, emptied early in straight.
13 14 XIANG HUANG QI (A312) C Y Ho B Bumped start, positioned 3 lengths back on rail, there to turn, failed to close off in straight.
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