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Race 4 (619)

FWD INSURANCE CCB (ASIA) HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 RED HARE KING (H188) M Chadwick TT Raced 4th along the rail before coming away from the rail when the pace steadied near 750m. Moved up to share the lead near the 225m, before over-powering the immediate challenger in final 100m & pulling away to win well.
2 13 COMMANDING MISSILE (G210) S De Sousa H Raced third away from the rail before improving to race outside the leader when the pace slower passing the 750m. Took the lead early in the straight, shared lead from 225m but was over-powered last 100m. Good effort.
3 2 STORM LEGEND (G139) J Moreira -- Raced just behind midfield early before improving to midfield around the bend when galloping between runners. Moved into clear running at the 400m when just over 2L behind before finishing off one paced to third.
4 10 JOY COMING (H149) C Y Ho TT Raced in midfield along the rail in early & middle stages. Came away from the rail near the 500m, was 2.5L from the lead entering final section before closing off steadily to move to 4th in final 150m.
5 8 LUCKY ETERNITY (G478) C L Chau -- Was steadied & taken back from the outside gate to race a clear last. Was 6.5L from the lead in straightening before shifting outwards & making eye-catching late ground down the outside from a long way back.
6 1 HAPPY FOR ALL (H181) Z Purton CP-/H/B1/TT Crowded at the start & consequently lost ground & raced second last. Steadied away from heels between 900m-800m when pace slowed. Was 4.5L from the lead on straightening before making late ground between runners to midfield.
7 9 ROUND THE GLOBE (H146) K Teetan TT1 Raced in midfield away from the rail. Was then three wide but with cover from about 750m, was slightly awkward on straightening when just over 3L from the lead but made no headway in the straight & held position to the line.
8 5 PUBLICIST (H052) T Marquand H-/B2 Was trapped racing three wide without cover in midfield after the start. Moved closer to the lead & forced 4 wide passing 750m when pace slowed, was still just behind at 200m before wide passage took its toll, weakening late.
9 11 FLYING SWORD (C463) L Ferraris B/TT Steadied at the start & taken back to race worse than midfield when wide with cover. Improved to midfield around the 800m bend when continuing wide, was the widest on straightening before finishing only moderately late.
10 4 SPANGLE FORTUNE (G427) M F Poon CP1/TT Pushed forward before racing on the leaders back. Was hampered near the 700m when close to leaders heels. Was under 2L behind on straightening but weakened out to be beaten 8.5L.
11 12 DEVIL AND GOLD (G443) A Hamelin -- Drifted back to race worse than midfield along the rail. Moved away from the rail just before straightening, was 4.5L from the lead entering final section but did nothing & weakened to be beaten 9L.
12 3 CRYSTAL POWERFUL (H068) Y L Chung TT1 Pushed forward to lead. Joined & headed in the lead early in the straight before weakening poorly to be beaten just under 10L.
13 7 DIAMOND WINNER (H285) A Badel -- Bumped at the start before racing third last away from the rail. Continued near the tail on straightening, was over 6L behind entering last section but did nothing & was a 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