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Race 4 (654)

TAI MONG TSAI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 HORSE GALORE (L220) Y T Cheng -- Prominently placed just behind the leader, on heels at 500 M, clicked into gear final 250 M, fought bravely under maximum pressure, hit front in the final stride.
2 5 WITHALLMYHEART (CE268) O Doleuze TT Broke well, soon occupied a fence position 2Ls off the pace, shifted out and joined the leader rounding bend at 600 M, hit front at 250 M, kept on well under maximum pressure, just caught on line.
3 4 FUN (CH282) T H So -- Knuckled at start, soon ran up to lead and found the fence passing the 600 M pole, headed in near 200 M but did keep on well for a place.
4 6 POTENTIAL (L204) B Doyle B1 Pushed hard to hold a fence position in the mid-division, took time to pick up early in the home straight, finished off satisfactorily final 200 M, just late for a place.
5 10 GLORIOUS GIANT (CK306) B Prebble B/H Crowded start, taken back from gate 9 and travelled 4Ls off the pace on rails, crowded again at 600 M, made gradual ground along the inner final 250 M but never threatened the principals.
6 1 KING ACRYLIC (CG295) C K Tong B/TT- Broke well, soon drifted back to the mid-division despite being urged along, finished off fairly well under pressure in the home straight.
7 12 TREASURE RAIDERS (CE049) M Du Plessis BO Lacked early speed as usual, settled one-off with cover 4Ls off the speed, responded only fairly when asked for efforts final 200 M, rather one-paced.
8 3 STEEL NERVES (CG320) G Cheyne -- Crowded at start, lacked early speed and soon settled at the rear, only gave limited response when asked for efforts in the home straight, never troubled the principals.
9 11 POWER AND GOLD (CK041) J Lloyd B/H/TT Bumped at start, caught wide and proved difficult to settle in the early stages, checked at 900 M, drifted back towards the rear rounding the home bend, made up some ground final 200 M. (Mucus, roar.)
10 9 VALUE CHOICE (CG213) K W Leung B Lacked early speed and travelled one from the rear, swung widest for home, failed to make up any ground in the straight.
11 7 EMPIRE CITY (L169) C W Wong H Bumped at start, sat 2Ls behind the leader, caught 3-wide with no cover, struggled from the home turn, failed to keep up passing the 200 M pole, soon faded.
12 8 NOT QUITE PERFECT (CG254) M L Yeung B/TT Travelled 3Ls behind the pace, caught wide throughout the trip, got tired at the top of home straight, finished tailed out.
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