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Race 4 (469)

KINGFISHER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 IRON BOY (V071) D Whyte TT Bumped on jumping, raced behind midfield, 5 lengths back, moved closer on turn, no clear running early in straight, finished off strongly when clear thereafter to score narrowly.
2 8 SEVENTY SEVENTY (B191) Z Purton H1 Away with them, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, reluctant to shift out early in straight, finished off well when clear final 200M, narrowly beaten. (See Racing Incidents.)
3 3 CHARMING BACHELOR (B154) K Teetan TT1 Slowly away, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back, closer on turn, angled out early in straight, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line.
4 1 EIGHTY EIGHTY (B008) J Moreira TT Bumped start, raced 2 wide at rear, angled out from near 550M, showed very good response early in straight, peaked near 150M, ran on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 9 GOKO (A270) K C Leung B Began well, sent forward to race 2 wide in 2nd, same position on turn, bumped early in straight, hung on well until near final 100M flattened.
6 6 FULL OF CHANCES (A284) U Rispoli -- Moderately away, raced at tail, 8 lengths back, moved closer on turn, made some headway in straight without threatening.
7 11 HOT HOT PEPPER (V026) M L Yeung TT Jumped well from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, bumped early in straight, ran on evenly until steadied close home.
8 10 LUCKY LUCKY (A347) H T Mo TT Quickly into stride, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed near 200M, weakened gradually thereafter.
9 7 JUMBO BUS (A369) N Callan B Average to begin, raced 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, same position on turn, made no progress in straight.
10 4 TRAVEL SUCCESSOR (V121) M F Poon CP Began fairly from the widest gate, raced 3 wide with no cover in midfield, there to turn, failed to close off in straight.
11 12 OUR HONOUR (S324) K C Ng -- Bumped start, positioned on rail at rear, there to turn, kept on evenly early in straight, peaked near 200M, weakened thereafter.
12 5 FOREVER KINDNESS (B062) C Y Ho B1 Bumped on jumping, raced 3 wide at rear, no cover after 800M, bumped and taken wider near 500M, peaked early in straight, emptied final 200M, finished last.
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