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Race 4 (651)

MACAU-TAIPA BRIDGE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 GLENEALY GENERALS (B475) Z Purton -- Strode forward, away from the rail to race behind leading trio. Raced keenly near 900m before entering the second section 2.5L from lead. Sprinted well to assume lead inside the 250m before continuing on in final furlong.
2 2 LITTLE WISE MAN (C217) W L Ho -- Crowded & shifted back behind runners after start. Awkward near heals at 900m & checked at 800m. Cornered very wide when a clear last before hanging in badly at the 350m. Straightened in final 300m & finished hard.
3 6 BEST FOR YOU (C223) G van Niekerk H/B1 Didn't have speed of others and raced midfield on rail. Moved away from the rail on cornering before balancing 3L from lead. Shifted out at the 350m before working home well in the late stages.
4 10 FORTUNE HAPPINESS (B128) C Y Ho TT- Steadied after the start to race in midfield away from rail. Ridden hard passing the 500m before having clear running on cornering when 3L from lead. Boxed on soundly in the straight & held margin to line.
5 12 SUPER MODEL (B375) K C Ng TT Showed early speed to stride forward and race outside the leader. Moved closer to lead at the 300m before peaking on effort in late stages. (Blood in trachea post-race).
6 11 NICE FANDANGO (A209) M F Poon H/XB Began fast and held the rail and the lead. Lay outwards when taking the final corner before balancing 1L clear. Headed inside the final 250m before giving a few lengths in final furlong.
7 7 FARM BUMPER (C244) K H Chan -- Checked & restrained after start, consequently racing rearward. Raced keenly & checked when near heels passing the 800m. Continued to race keenly ungenerously at half-way before cornering 5L form lead. Didn't threaten.
8 5 SPEEDY MISSILE (C281) K Teetan -- Began awkwardly & lost ground at start, consequently settling at tail. Raced greenly in middle sections & became unbalanced when making ground near the 650m. Sprinted to be within 3L at the 300m before peaking in late stages.
9 4 ISLAND WINNER (C088) A Domeyer B/TT Began well, raced prominent to lead but wide & without cover. Continued wide run in middle sections before laying outward from the 650m and further wide on corner. Yielded ground in the straight & was well beaten.
10 9 SUPER EURO STAR (V313) C Wong TT Began awkwardly & lost ground before being hard ridden to make up ground and position on the leaders back after 250m. Moved up within 1.5L of the lead after straightening before tiring out in last 300m.
11 8 NEW DYNAMIC (C033) M Chadwick B Shifted across after the start to race three wide with cover in midfield after first section. Came under pressure shortly after straightening before being badly crowded at the 300m. Well beaten.
12 3 HUMBLE STEED (A327) M L Yeung -- Bumped & steadied after start, and raced worse than midfield. Taken wider passing the 800m & covered additional ground in second section. Severely crowded & checked at the 350m and played no competitive part thereafter.
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