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Race 4 (076)

NANJING HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 A BEAUTIFUL (T421) J Moreira TT Away nicely, settling one-back, one-out 2L from leader. Moved up at turn-in, given reminder, hit front 100m and pulled clear.
2 4 VICTORY MASTER (M148) K C Leung B Hard ridden to lead on settling, cutting to fence 1100m and slowing pace to a crawl. Kicked ahead on straightening, kept finding when challenged, run down final 100m.
3 7 NOBLE DE LOVE (V324) D Whyte B/H/TT Jumped well, shared pace till settling 1L behind leader passing 1100m. Edged forward top of straight to look a chance but no match for winner final 100m.
4 5 FORTUNATE RUNNER (A292) C Y Ho CP1/TT1 Quickly into stride, holding box seat 2L from leader. Raced greenly when put under pressure top of straight but battled on gamely to line.
5 8 SUNNY ORIENT (V302) U Rispoli V-/B2 Began awkwardly, bumped and lost ground, dropping to last. Trailed field to field, surged forward on straightening to look a chance but run ended 200m. One-paced.
6 9 EASTERN PROWESS (V295) K Teetan H Slow into stride, ridden to hold midfield position but raced ungenerously when pace slackened. Shaken up top of straight but only one-paced.
7 6 GOOD DAYS (A333) N Rawiller H/TT Allowed to settle early, racing one-out towards the rear. Stoked up passing 600m but little response. One-paced in straight.
8 2 STARLIT KNIGHT (A137) H T Mo CP/TT Taken back on jumping, dropping to last pair but away from fence. Stayed at rear mostly and never in the hunt.
9 3 LAUGH OUT LOUD (P297) S Clipperton B Ridden early to hold midfield position but soon under pressure, dropping back approaching home turn. Did not respond to hard riding in straight and eased down.
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