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Race 4 (829)

VICTORY MARVEL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 ICE LEGEND (E075) K C Leung BO/H/TT Drifted back to race rearward when away from the rail. Shifted out to be the widest runner on straightening when over 5L behind before finishing very strongly down the outside in final stages to charge to lead in final 25m.
2 8 YOUTHFUL DEAL (G340) Z Purton TT1 Had a nice run just behind the leading bunch when away from the rail. Moved up under no riding at 250m, dashed to lead 150m before being headed by fast closing winner inside final 25m. Held second.
3 1 BEAUTY TYCOON (G329) A Badel -- Was trapped racing wide outside the lead before working very hard to improve to the lead near the 650m. Raced clear of nearest rival at the 300m mark before being joined by runner-up near the 150m, battled well to hold third.
4 6 LUCKY GOR (G217) M Chadwick H-/B/E1/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Eased wider on straightening when 3L from the lead before closing off steadily all the way to line to be 4th.
5 5 CHING (G380) L Currie -- Drifted back after start & raced worse than midfield along the rail. Moved off the rail just prior to cornering, entered last section around 5L behind, hung inwards back down to rail at 300m before making steady ground late.
6 2 FALCON TURBO (B164) L Hewitson B/TT Was wide early after others showed more speed before steadying & taken back to race worse than midfield when three deep without cover. Continued wide around bend, straightened 4.5L behind, and finished evenly to midfield.
7 12 ALL IS READY (G042) C Y Ho B2 Drifted back to race just worse than midfield between runners. Ridden along from 500m, entered last section 4.5L behind before finishing off only one paced when between runners to finish well beaten in midfield.
8 14 THETA HEDGE (E307) M L Yeung V-/H/B1/TT Began ok before improving to lead near 950m. Headed in the lead near 700m, crossed & raced on leaders back from 600m. Entered last section just over 1L from lead, peaked on effort passing 300m & weakened quickly late (lame).
9 11 WHAT A LEGEND (C004) A Hamelin B Steadied & taken back towards the rear when racing along the rail. Stayed nearer the inside entering last section when 5.5L behind, was crowded & held up momentarily near 300m before never running on in final 250m.
10 3 WAR OF COURAGE (C483) M F Poon B Was steadied after the start & taken back to last (minus detached runner). Was nearly 7L from the lead on cornering, never ran on & was well beaten.
11 9 YOUNG HORIZON (G272) C L Chau SB Improved along rail after start to race on leaders back before shuffled a pair further back after 600m. Was under 3L form the lead on straightening, emptied out near 300m & weakened poorly in late stages.
12 13 HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) H Bentley -- Showed early speed to lead before being joined at 950m. Shared lead before being headed & crossed passing the 750m mark & racing third thereafter. Entered last section under 2L from lead before emptying & weakening quickly.
13 7 PACKING MONKEYKING (G390) L Ferraris -- Raced in midfield along the rail. Stayed along rail on straightening when 4.5L from lead, had clear running until momentarily crowded nearing 300m mark before weakening very badly in final 250m to be long second last.
14 10 GLORIOUS LOVER (D191) R Maia V Refused to jump on terms & missed the start by huge margin. Just followed them around but was never in the race after start.
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