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Race 4 (581)

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB COMMUNITY TROPHY (HANDICAP)   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 GOLDEN EXPRESS (H086) Z Purton -- Obtained position in midfield away from the rail. Swung wider on cornering, sprinted fast passing the 300m, charged to lead at 250m & went on to win under hands & heels only to win easily.
2 12 GOLDEN LINK (D222) H T Mo -- Raced in midfield in the clear. Tracked the winner around the bend, straightened 6L from the lead, closed off well to move to second at the 175m mark & was clear of third despite being behind easy winner.
3 7 VICTORY MOMENTS (H142) M Chadwick SR/TT Raced worse than midfield away from the rail. Moved out wider on straightening, was 7L from the lead set up by fast pace at the 400m mark before closing off ok down the outside to finish a well beaten third.
4 6 EURO ROCKS (H153) C Y Ho TT Steadied at the start & got back to race third last along the rail. Was 9L from the lead on straightening after leader when fast in early & middle stages before closing off well from a long way back to be a well beaten fourth.
5 3 NICCONI COUNTY (G208) H Bowman TT Steadied, taken back & raced second last & a long way from fast leader in early stages. Was over 8L from the lead on straightening before making some late ground from a long way back to finish midfield.
6 10 PULSAR STRIDER (G407) L Hewitson B- Raced in midfield away from the rail in early & middle stages. Was fifth and under 4L from the lead entering final section but was passed quickly by winner near 300m & gave a few lengths late.
7 9 BEATO (H090) K Teetan B1/TT Raced along the rail just behind the leading trio early. Continued along the rail & improved to second entering the final section when only 2.5L from the lead but peaked on his effort mid-straight & weakened late.
8 5 VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) L Ferraris B/TT Didn't begin fast but mustered speed & improved along the rail to lead near the 800m. Continued to go fast around the bend, held a 2.5L advantage entering final section, emptied at the 200m & weakened late after going too fast early.
9 8 DESERT STAR (H263) K C Leung SR1 Steadied form the outside gate & taken back to last. Was a long way from the fast lead throughout & never really improved in straight & was well beaten.
10 11 ENNEA FORTUNE (E443) A Badel H/TT Ridden to midfield early before drifting slightly further back around the bend to be worse than midfield. Was 7.5L from the lead entering final section before having limited room passing the 150m but not figuring thereafter.
11 4 NABOO LEGEND (G357) M F Poon B1 Pushed forward to share lead early before steadying out of the speed battle near 950m & racing third thereafter. Was 3L from the lead entering final section but emptied at the 275m & weakened poorly to be long second last.
12 2 O'LINER (H264) A Hamelin TT1 Ridden forward to share lead early before being joined & headed & racing outside the leader from the 800m. Dropped over 2L behind lead on straightening before weakening out badly in the straight to be long last. Poor debut.
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