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Race 4 (438)

CITI GLOBAL BANKING HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 ELITE SPIRIT (S200) C Schofield TT Fast start wide, prominent no cover & taken back from 900m to midfield 3 wide, progress on turn, 3rd & driven 400m, buffeted 340m, quickened final 200m to lead 120m, drew clear.
2 10 TURIN PEARL (P267) K C Leung B Fast start to track lead on rail, 1 back from 700m, shifted out 340m & buffeted winner, no match & boxed on to 2nd close home.
3 9 SKY MAN (S091) K Teetan -- Speed widest to lead, worked to rail 700m, pressured final turn, driven 0.5L clear 350m, all out & headed 120m, no extra & tapered, lost 2nd late.
4 1 HIT THE BID (P214) J Moreira V Broke with others, taken back & settled rail near rear, shifted 1 off 700m, not clear run on turn & back to rail, ridden 350m, closed for solid inroads.
5 4 SKY HERO (T083) K K Chiong B/H Broke ok & niggled along, trapped 4 wide no cover midfield, advanced 880m to press leader 580m, close 2nd & driven 420m, emptied 250m & weakened out.
6 11 KIROV (S277) K C Ng TT1 Taken back, raced 1 off with cover near tail, shifted wide home turn, plodded on evenly centre track.
7 8 GRAND PLUS (S066) B Prebble P/TT Sluggish at start, settled rail midfield, over-raced on turn & head in air 550m, driven 350m & switched out, plugged on tepidly & tapered late.
8 6 BEAUTY CONNECTION (T415) M Chadwick TT1 Dropped in at start to last pair 1 off, driven wide final turn, kept on one pace centre track.
9 2 NOBLE ALPHA (M339) N Callan P Decent break, taken back to 3 wide with cover midfield, shuffled back a spot 700m, bustled 450m & forced wide into stretch, struggled one pace, faded late.
10 5 GLORIOUS AVENUE (S181) C Y Ho H Taken back at start to tail 1 off, driven into stretch, struggled in run home.
11 3 PRESIDENTPARAMOUNT (S420) R Moore B Broke ok but soon outpaced, checked 1050m, settled midfield 1 off with cover, shifted out turning in, found nil in weak run home.
12 12 EVERYDAY LETTUCE (T290) C K Tong -- Broke well & prominent, raced close up 1 off no cover, 1 off 1 back at 500m, under pump 460m, found nil & weakened.
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