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Race 4 (430)

PO LAM HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 SUPER POWER MAN (D072) C Schofield -- Began fast, shifted across to the rail when leading after 200m. Cornered over a length clear in the lead & maintained cozy margin in the dash to line. Solid win.
2 4 ZERO HEDGE (A221) J Moreira PC/XB Improved after the start to race in third away from the rail. Raced keen & near heals in middle stages. Moved three wide nearing the corner, moved to second on straightening but couldn't real in winner. Held second.
3 2 DREAM WARRIORS (C280) C Y Ho CP/H/TT Had no early speed & soon settled a long last. Hard ridden throughout middle stages, over 10L from lead passing half-way. Moved wider on cornering before making huge late headway to snare third in closing stages.
4 1 LADY FIRST (B013) G van Niekerk XB2/TT Raced to midfield, three wide with cover. Moved 5 wide on cornering before battling away in the straight to not be far behind.
5 5 COOLCELEB (C030) M L Yeung B/TT Ridden forward to midfield in early stages before drifting further back in middle stages. Continued worse than midfield entering last section over 5L from lead before making up a few lengths in late stages without threatening.
6 9 DAILY BEAUTY (D070) Z Purton B1/TT1 Steadied after the start, shifted back to second last soon after start. Continued well back on cornering before making steady late ground between runners in the final 300m.
7 6 PARTY GENIUS (D217) A Badel XB1 Had no speed after the start & drifted back to third last after first furlong. Niggled to improve passing the 600m, moved wider on straightening, cornered with only one behind before making steady ground to midfield late.
8 7 SO WE JOY (D082) N Callan TT1 Squeezed at start, lost ground before improving to race in midfield away from rail. Travelled well nearing bend when easing wider, before maintaining position in the straight. No threat.
9 10 SKY TREASURE (V401) M Chadwick H Hard ridden after start, raced very wide without cover. Continued to be hard ridden & improve in middle stages before cornering only 3.5L from lead. Peaked & weakened out in final furlong.
10 12 ISLAND WINNER (C088) K C Leung CP-/XB/P1/TT Showed speed after the start to race on the leaders back. Drifted further from the leading middle stages. Five lengths from lead entering last section when under hard ridding before weakening further late.
11 11 GOLDEN EFFORT (A427) M F Poon B Didn't begin fast before being hard ridden to hold midfield position on rail. Drifted further back approaching last section when over 6L form lead. Momentarily held up near 300m but weakened significantly thereafter.
12 3 UNDEFEATED (D054) H N Wong B Hard ridden after start, improved to race outside the leader after first furlong. Came under hard riding on straightening & yielded significant ground in straight to finish a long last. (Irregular heart rhythm. Must trial).
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