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Race 4 (577)

PLUNKETT'S HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 14 LUCKY MAN (J315) H Bentley BO/H Tracked pace against rail, had to wait for run 400m out, quickened between rivals to lead 250m out, soon clear.
2 3 ROBOT STAR (K559) H Bowman CP Waited with towards rear, headway when checked 250m out, stayed on well for clear second, unable to reach winner.
3 9 ILLUMINOUS (J170) M F Poon V Slowly away, raced towards rear, headway from halfway, hampered briefly 250m out, stayed on, no threat to winner.
4 12 DUKE OF ORANGE (K540) C L Chau TT Dropped in from wide draw, headway home straight, flattened out final 50m and lost out for third.
5 5 FLYING KNIGHT (K370) C Y Ho B/TT Mid-field, pushed along on bend to hold position, headway when checked briefly 250m out, flattened out final 100m.
6 1 GALLANT EPOCH (J451) H Y Yuen B/TT Pressed leader, every chance 300m out, faded final 200m.
7 10 GOR GOR (K104) K Teetan -- Dropped out last from wide draw, still plenty to do top of home straight, making ground when severely checked 250m out, one paced after.
8 4 CLEANSWEEPER (K555) K C Leung H1/TT1 Mid-field, outpaced at various stages, driven along into home straight, no real impression.
9 6 KING CANNON (K543) R Kingscote XB Held up, pushed along bend, never dangerous.
10 7 LET'S HAVE FUN (L118) B Avdulla TT Mid-field, headway when badly hampered 250m out, unable to recover.
11 11 I EXCELLE (K502) A Atzeni B1/TT Made running, pressed in front, headed over 300m out, soon weakened.
12 8 CALIFORNIA BAY (K364) Z Purton V/TT Pressed leader three wide, starting to weaken when badly hampered 250m out, soon no chance.
13 13 QUICK MONEY (K377) A Badel B-/XB/TT Wide throughout, tracked pace, weakened quickly home straight.
DNF 2 LUCKY RANGER (L071) L Ferraris -- Tracked pace, still going strongly and about to take the lead when going amiss 250m out.
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