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Race 4 (040)

HKU FACULTIES OF DENTISTRY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 BEAR SLAM (C143) A Atzeni XB Steadied & got back to race near the rear when wide with cover. Was the widest runner on straightening when still 8.5L from lead before finishing very strongly down the outside to charge to lead inside last 100m & win easily.
2 7 MISSION BRAVO (E383) L Ferraris H-/V-/B2/TT- Showed speed to get lead easily after the start. Raced 4L clear of his nearest rival passing the 600m, was still 4 or 5L clear at the 200m mark before being charged down by fast closing winner in final 100m, Held second.
3 10 BOOM ALLIANCE (G220) L Hewitson SR/XB/TT Raced three wide just worse than midfield early before being left without cover after improving to midfield after the 1000m. Continued to be wide around bend, was over 7L behind at the 400m before closing well to third late.
4 8 RELIABLE PROFIT (G462) M F Poon B/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail before being a touch keen after 1200m mark. Was just under 6L from lead entering final section as leader raced clear before finishing off steadily all the way to the line to halve deficit.
5 4 RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) M L Yeung B/XB Was slow away before racing just worse than midfield along the rail. Moved off the rail approaching the 400m when still a long way from lead, shifted out wider after the 300m mark before making some late ground to midfield.
6 3 FAST BUCK (H126) H Bowman P Raced second in the clear around the first bend before being crossed & racing 1,1 from about the 1000m mark. Straightened in third place when just under 5L from lead but only finishing one paced to midfield.
7 1 BILLIONAIRE SECRET (G303) Z Purton H/PC/XB Was steadied & taken rearward from the widest gate to share last place. Stayed close to the rail on straightening when over 10L from the lead before making up significant late ground from a hopeless position to be midfield.
8 2 ALL ARE MINE (H293) Y L Chung H1/TT Was trapped racing very wide around the first bend before improving position to get up outside the leader from about the 1000m. Was niggled along from the 600m as the leader raced away before weakening out in straight.
9 9 DARCI LEGEND (G376) C Y Ho TT Drifted back to race near the rail throughout. Continued rearward, was just under 10L from the lead on corner, was hampered on straightening before doing nothing in the straight & being a well beaten third last. Poor.
10 5 SPECIAL HEDGE (H354) C L Chau B/TT Improved position around first bend to race in midfield away from the rail. Was ridden along from the 500m mark, began losing ground before straightening & weakened out poorly in the straight to be long second last.
11 12 GOLD STERLING (H032) A Badel P1/TT Was slow to begin before shifting down to rail & getting position in midfield around first bend. Was hard ridden from the 500m, began losing ground before straightening before weakening very poorly to be distant 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