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Race 4 (681)

MOUNT NICHOLSON HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 KITAYA (S187) H N Wong SR Made use of inside draw to lead on settling, then set steady pace to straight, kicked ahead passing 300m and kept finding when challenged.
2 5 APACHE SPIRIT (T095) J Moreira H/TT Jumped well, pressed forward, crossing to fence 1400m to sit in slipstream of leader. Came off fence 500m to challenge but unable close gap.
3 11 YOURTHEWONFORME (T258) C Y Ho -- Began fairly, restrained, settling one-off towards rear. Rolled forward 1150m, then steadied in midfield. Three-wide into straight and finished off nicely.
4 3 BALTIC WARRIOR (S237) Z Purton B-/TT Slightly inconvenienced on jumping, restrained and taken to fence, settling at rear. Took inside run in straight and ran on well.
5 4 WIN IT (P032) D Whyte CP Given early reminders to stay with pace, settling two-back on fence 1400m. Stayed on rail entering straight but raced tightly concluding stages and not ridden out.
6 12 REAL GENEROUS (M193) C Schofield B/H/TT Slow into stride, taken to fence, trailed field 2L behind second-last runner. Closed in final turn and ran on steadily between horses in straight.
7 1 TRIUMPHANT DRAGON (P078) N Callan B Began awkwardly from outside draw, rushed forward, travelling three-wide before getting cover back stretch. One-paced in straight.
8 7 SPARKLING SWORD (P256) M L Yeung H/TT Ridden aggressively to hold forward position but trapped wide 3L from leader. Niggled at passing 600m, one-paced in straight.
9 2 IMPERIAL GALLANTRY (T028) N Rawiller B/H/TT Jumped well, held, dropping to rear in one-off position. Not asked for an effort till entering straight but only one-paced.
10 9 TRIUMPHANT LIGHT (T224) G Lerena TT Pressed forward racing wide till getting cover 1400m. Under pressure 400m, found little in straight. Had substantial amount of mucus in trachea.
11 10 MASSIVE POWER (T339) K C Leung H Began well, pressed forward, racing outside leader from 1400m. Under pressure 600m, hard ridden entering straight but faded quickly final 200m.
12 8 EXCELLENCE (T314) T H So H/PC/TT Began OK, taken to fence, settling 3-back. Allowed to stride at own pace to 500m when gave ground quickly. Had irregular heart rhythm.
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