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Race 4 (354)

THE CREST HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 SUNNY PEARL (N434) M Chadwick XB/TT Speed to lead widest, crossed to rail 950m, ridden & kicked on 400m, drew clear & maintained momentum for safe win.
2 10 ASCENSION (P164) T Angland H Tardy start, settled rail near rear, 6L back & driven 400m, switched out & leaned on rival 250m, strong closer to 2nd close home.
3 2 WHY WHY (P372) Z Purton -- Fast break on rail, switched out & settled 1 off with cover 4th, driven & switched out turning in, flat-footed in run until stayed on late for 3rd.
4 9 ON THE WAY (P433) D Whyte -- Slow start, ridden forward to race rail behind midfield, 5L back & driven turning in, stayed on for notable gains.
5 1 MEDIC SWORDSMAN (P168) J Moreira B Broke Ok, rolled on rail to1 back 3rd at 800m, driven between horses 350m, battled all out to 2nd 200m, edged out of frame late.
6 4 LEGEND EXPRESS (CK224) N Pinna B Broke well, raced rail midfield, driven & switched out into stretch, staying on when checked close to heels 150m, ran on last strides.
7 3 LUCKY DAY (S014) G Mosse CP1/TT Sharp start & bustled, raced wide no cover & progress to 2nd 1 off 800m, ridden 450m, battled on but emptied & faded final 100m.
8 13 MALHECHOR GOLD (M358) C K Tong -- Sharp start & driven, outpaced & soon niggled 3 wide with cover behind midfield, driven into stretch, boxed on same speed.
9 14 QUANTUM POWER (M134) M Demuro -- Fair break, raced 1 off with cover behind midfield, shuffled back 600m, driven 400m, one-paced & bumped 250m, found little.
10 11 BUNDLE OF HEART (P311) N Callan CP/TT Rousted to decent start, handy when bumped 1000m, shuffled back & 3 wide no cover 800m, 6th & driven wide 430m, faded in run.
11 5 YOUNG TALENT (N202) A Suborics B/TT Taken back at break, sat 1 off with cover near rear, switched wide home turn, driven 400m, plodded home tamely.
12 6 LUFFY (N414) W M Lai TT Missed break, raced at tail, shaken up 430m, found little in tepid stretch run.
13 7 BRIGHT CONCEPT (S038) K C Leung -- Broke OK, rowed along 3 wide with cover, wide & driven into stretch, struggled in run & weakened out.
14 8 BUDDY MERRY (P341) H W Lai B1/TT Broke OK, niggled initially & over-raced, bumped rival 1000m, snagged to midfield 1 off with cover 950m, driven 430m, found nil & faded.
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