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Race 4 (607)

ABLE ONE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 KUNG FU TEA (C136) L Hewitson B Had a nice run in midfield along rail. Moved away from rail before straightening, dashed up to share lead passing 300m mark before digging deep in concluding stages to hold off challengers.
2 2 LIGHT OF WANSHI (E009) M Chadwick TT Drifted back to race third last early before moving slightly closer along rail mid-race. Held up for a run from passing the 400m until passing the 250m before shifting outwards & closing strongly to be beaten only a head.
3 4 ERIMO (E193) J Moreira H Raced on speed early before getting nice position 1,1 from near the 800m. Moved up to share the lead passing the 300m mark, continued close all the way to line & was beaten only half-length into third.
4 12 CASA LEGEND (G126) H Bentley TT Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Entered last section just under 3L from the lead before closing strongly down the outside to be beaten under 1L on the line.
5 9 SPARKY STAR (C416) Z Purton -- Settled just worse than midfield between runners. Steadied passing 750m, entered final section 3.5L behind before closing off well in concluding stages to be beaten just over 1L on the line.
6 13 HEARTY WISH (E343) L Currie B-/H-/SR2/TT Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Stayed closer to the inside in the straight before closing off steadily to midfield without threatening.
7 10 STAR CONTACT (E472) B Shinn B/TT Had a nice run on leaders back throughout. Moved up to share lead at the 300m mark when racing between runners before weakening a couple of lengths in the last 150m.
8 6 ROCKPAPERSCISSORS (G216) M F Poon CP1/TT1 Slow to begin before being tightened & checked near the 1200m mark & racing a clear last thereafter. Was over 5L from the lead on straightening before doing best work in the final stages when running onto midfield.
9 8 FIERY FLYING (G090) K C Leung H Drifted back & was relegated to second last after 400m. Was relegated to last approaching corner before making some late headway in the final furlong when passing a few tiring rivals.
10 3 CIRCUIT MIGHTY (G078) A Badel B-/TT Pushed forward to lead. Joined & headed near the 300m mark before weakening out in the final furlong.
11 11 ISLAND SHINE (D040) V Borges B Raced wide early before improving position to race outside the leader from the 800m. Asked for full effort on straightening but emptied out quickly passing 350m mark before weakening to be well beaten.
12 7 CONCERTO (E176) A Hamelin B1/TT Raced three wide with cover in midfield throughout. Was ridden along before cornering, straightened 4L from the lead before weakening out to be beaten over 9L.
13 1 GALLANT WAKING (G165) C Y Ho -- Steadied at start, over-raced passing 1200m before being left wide & without cover in midfield from the 800m. Continued to cover additional ground around bend before emptying out passing 300m & weakening out sharply late.
14 5 MAXIMIZE HEART (D311) C L Chau B Steadied & restrained back to race near the tail after start. Relegated to third last when 3 wide with cover around first bend, was the widest runner on straightening when over 5L behind before weakening badly to long last.
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