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Race 4 (004)

BEIJING HANDICAP   Rating:72-48   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 TOP PRACTITIONER (BM131) P W Kong B1 Settled in 6th. Commenced run at Rock and took lead over 450 M out. Went 1L clear turning into straight. Hung on well under pressure.
2 12 MIDAS KING (BN199) C F Chan -- Held up in midfield before effort home bend. Some 2Ls off lead upon straightening and ran on doggedly under pressure but without threatening.
3 1 NOBLE DANCER (BJ273) W Woods -- Travelled in midfield before making headway home bend to be just 1L back turning for home but failed to quicken under pressure to challenge.
4 9 PROUD OF YOU (BN101) P Payne B Mostly in midfield to straight, then kept on before making some late progress closing stages.
5 5 SIR GALWAY (BP018) F Coetzee -- Settled in 5th. Ridden to dispute lead rounding home bend but unable to sustain effort and gradually faded upon straightening.
6 11 MR BRINKER (BN158) C H Tse B Slow into stride. Travelled in rear before making steady headway down centre of back straight to be close-up 4th home bend. Carried wide turning for home and kept on one pace to the line.
7 8 SUPER MISSILE (BN005) B Marcus -- Towards rear. Effort rounding home bend. Midfield into straight and kept on one pace under pressure.
8 7 CANADIAN CHAMP (BM070) D Whyte BO Prominent until steadied and lost ground passing 600 M. Recovered to 2L 4th into straight but soon found no extra.
9 6 SWIFTY-SWIFTY (BN111) D Lee B Led field to 500 M then gradually weakened.
10 2 TOP PERFORMANCE (BK027) K S Yu -- Never nearer.
11 4 ON SHAN SPEEDIE (BM199) E Saint-Martin B Made no show.
12 3 LAUREATE (BK228) D Harrison -- Mainly in midfield before slightly hampered approaching home bend, made no impression thereafter.
13 13 SMART STUFF (BP029) C K Tse -- Prominent until hampered and dropped out passing 600 M.
14 14 STAR FLEET (BP002) K H Ting -- Disputed lead before ducking out and lost ground stable bend, then remained prominent until dropping away quickly from Rock. (Raced greenly.)
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