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Race 4 (032)

WUXI HANDICAP   Rating:40-20   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 NATIVE LANGUAGE (CB116) H W Lai B Box run on fence, about 5Ls back in 3rd at 800 M, picked up sufficiently in homestretch to lead 150 M out and did just enough to hang on.
2 12 KIWI DASH (CC281) B Prebble -- Raced in midfield (closer than usual) and about 7Ls behind at 800 M, 6Ls down turning for home, headway when 3Ls down in 5th at 200 M, kept on finding but post came too soon.
3 9 UNIVERSAL KOMISSAR (CE096) E Saint-Martin -- Rear and 4-wide no cover early on, with cover and about 8Ls back in 10th at 800 M and similar at top of homestretch, stayed on well down centre of track to snatch 3rd late.
4 3 AMBITION (CC079) G Mosse B Always 2-wide in midfield about 6Ls or 7Ls off pace from 1000 M to top of home straight, 3Ls down in 6th at the 200 M, had every chance of running 3rd but no extra late.
5 5 TURF GOLD (CD342) D Whyte -- Lost a little ground at start, on fence about 6Ls back in midfield at 1000 M and at home turn, hard ridden to edge a little closer at 200 M, had every opportunity to place if good enough.
6 7 BALL OF FIRE (CD020) H K Yim B1/TT2 Got well back about 10Ls off pace in rear until home turn, made some fair late ground out wide to be nearest at the finish.
7 2 WYNDAM PLENTY (CD356) D Nikolic -- Soon led on fence, 3Ls clear at 1000 M, went too quickly in front, 3Ls to the good entering straight, cuddled along until the 250 M, found nothing off the bit and swamped once headed at 150 M.
8 4 STAR PRODIGY (CD294) S Dye V Went back about 10Ls off pace until home straight when 3-wide, made some good late ground out widest but given a fraction too much to do.
9 1 FRAMES DEPOT (CG118) W M Lai -- Worse than midfield and on fence no closer than 8Ls to the speed from 1000 M to 500 M when niggled along, retrieved some late ground without threatening.
10 11 PAY-DAY (CD182) A Delpech SR/TT 2-wide and 2Ls back in 2nd at 1000 M, about 3Ls back in 3rd from 800 M to home turn, one-paced and unlikely to place when badly checked inside about 100 M out, eased late.
11 13 DR HAENSLER (CE003) M Odendaal P Bumped at start, keen in places in 4th between 3Ls and 5Ls behind leader from 1000 M to home straight, looked held when checked at 150 M, didn't recover.
12 8 SIMPLY THE BEST (CE014) M Nunes -- Never properly on terms, about 9Ls off pace in rear early, not much closer entering home straight, no danger.
13 6 SUNRISE LINING (CG030) Y T Cheng V Settled in 5th place out 2-wide about 5Ls or 6Ls behind leader at 1000 M, very one-paced in the home straight and beaten over 200 M out.
14 10 MY EGO (CD072) M W Leung V Slowest away, always in rear bunch at least 8Ls back, poor effort.
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