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Race 4 (282)

PO SHEK WU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 FUN ELITE (J042) L Hewitson TT1 Showed some speed after the start & improved position after the first 300m to be less than a length from the lead at half-way. Sprinted well to take lead passing the 150m mark & pulled clear for impressive debut win.
2 1 BABY CRYSTAL (H081) C Y Ho B1/TT Showed early speed to lead when racing along stand side rail. Continued in the lead until being joined by winner at 150m, finished ok to hold second when 1.5L clear of third.
3 6 LIFELINE EXPRESS (H439) A Atzeni -- Had a nice trail in midfield when racing just behind a line of horses near the lead. Shifted inwards at 400m when just over 2L from lead, closed off well to move to third near the 150m & held that placing in acceptable debut.
4 11 VALIANT ELEGANCE (D285) A Hamelin B/TT Showed speed after the start to race prominently. Was still close at half-way when racing in a line of 4 near the lead. Couldn't go with the first two passing the 300m mark, boxed on fairly to hold well beaten 4th.
5 2 FLYING DRAGON (E360) K Teetan XB Raced in midfield when galloping between rivals nearer to center of the track. Steadied & shifted inwards near the 400m when about 4L from lead, finished steadily near the middle of the track to be beaten a similar margin.
6 14 ACE TALENT (H046) M Chadwick PC-/H/TT Close to lead in first 100m before coming a back a length to race in midfield when one horse from the stand rail. Was just under 4L from lead entering last section, made no inroads into that margin when finishing midfield.
7 7 MANYTHANKS FOREVER (J065) J McDonald TT1 Slow to begin and then shifted outwards to the stand side rail & raced worse than midfield in middle stages. Was 3.5L from the lead entering last section, finished off steadily to midfield without making any relative ground.
8 8 PERFECTO MOMENTS (J003) K C Leung TT1 Raced worse than midfield throughout. Was just under 5L from the lead entering last section, finished off only one paced to the line when finishing midfield.
9 13 MR GOOD VIBES (H180) A Badel -- Slow to begin & was then tightened & consequently raced rearward. Was ridden along from half-way, had only two runners behind entering last section when 5L from the lead, finished off only one paced to midfield.
10 3 GREENWICH (H328) C L Chau V-/PC1/TT Showed early speed to race close to the lead in a line of 4 at the front at half-way. Peaked on effort passing the 300m mark & weakened tamely to be beaten 6L into midfield.
11 4 CRAZY TREASURE (J063) L Ferraris -- Raced in midfield through the early & middle stages when galloping the closes to the center of the track. Continued in midfield and was only 2.25L from the lead entering last section but gave ground in the run to the line.
12 10 WINNING GOLD (H461) K De Melo H1/TT1 Slow to begin, had no early speed & raced a clear last. Continued last & 9.5L from lead entering final section before running home in the fastest last 400m despite being beaten 7.75L on line. Better with the experience.
13 12 PRINCE CHISWICK (G388) M F Poon XB/CP1 Showed speed to race second, only a neck from the lead in early stages. Peaked on effort near 300m, began losing ground quickly soon after & was beaten nearly 10L when second last (over-raced in early stages – rider).
14 9 SPONGE BABE (H350) M L Yeung -- Slow to begin & was hard ridden but had no early speed & raced a clear second last when nearer to center of track. Continued to be ridden along throughout the middle stages before weakening a further few lengths to 10.75L 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