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Race 4 (386)

CHAI WAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HAPPY WIN WIN (C125) A Hamelin TT No early speed but improved along rail to midfield, 6L behind leader at 800m in solidly run first-half. Moved away from the rail approaching corner, held up momentarily at 350m before closing hard to dash to lead near 125m.
2 6 WINNING STEED (D155) K C Leung CP-/B1/H1 Raced in midfield on rail throughout. Entered last section 3L behind run-away leader, made continual headway between runners to move to second near the 100m mark before finishing only a neck behind on line.
3 10 NUNCHUKS (C357) C Y Ho TT Drifted back after start & raced second last. Continued rearward over 10L from lead at half-way in strongly run race. Cornered widest runner before closing strongly in last section to charge to third, beaten under a length.
4 4 DONC JE SUIS (E155) B Shinn CP Drifted back after the start before settling third last passing the 1000m. Continued well back, 8.5L form the lead entering the final section before closing off well in final furlong to secure well held 4th on the line.
5 3 BULLETPROOF (D219) V Borges B Obtained good position 1,1 in solidly run race early. Eased 3 wide on cornering, entered last section 3L behind before finishing off evenly in last section.
6 8 LAND POWER (C417) J Moreira -- Had nice run on leaders back throughout. Moved over leaders heals on straightening, held narrow second place approaching the 150m before peaking late. Not beaten far.
7 12 GOLD 'N' BOLD (D079) K Teetan V Inconvenienced after start & consequently raced worse than midfield before improving along the rail to be nearly 8L behind near half-way. Stayed along the rail in the straight before making steady late ground to be beaten 3L.
8 7 AMAZING LUCK (B401) M F Poon B Steadied from widest gate & shifted back to a clear last. Hard ridden passing the 500m mark, entered last section 11L from lead before making some late ground when running onto midfield from the rear.
9 13 SURE WIN WIN (D407) A Badel -- Steadied in the early stages before racing worse than midfield, 3 wide with cover. Continued with only 3 runners behind at half-way when over 9L from lead. Finished off only moderately in final section & was never a threat.
10 2 CHEERFUL DAYS (D473) Z Purton B Showed speed when ridden hard to come across & lead. Set fast mid-race sections throughout. Continued to hold length advantage at the 300m mark before being joined at the 100m & tiring thereafter. (See report).
11 14 BRAVE POWER (D153) M Chadwick B/TT Bumped, lost ground at start before improving to get good position in midfield off rail. Continued in midfield, 5.5L from lead at half-way in fast run first-half. Hard ridden before straightening before emptying at 250m.
12 11 MCMUNIGAL (B335) H N Wong B/TT Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Continued just under 8L from the lead passing half-way, came under hard riding on straightening before making no headway in final section. Well beaten.
13 1 RUBY STARS (D317) N Callan B/TT Restrained after the start before being caught 3 deep in midfield. Left without cover from the 1100m when around 6L from lead. Entered last section a similar margin from the lead before weakening poorly beaten a big margin.
14 5 SAVVY KINGMAN (D416) M L Yeung -- Raced wide in the early stages before improving to second place near the 1300m. Continued second, over a length from the lead passing the 600m before coming under heavy pressure soon after & weakening to long 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