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Race 4 (165)

KWAI CHUNG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 FORTUNE WARRIOR (CD096) E Saint-Martin B Settled in rear group 3-wide with cover about 8Ls behind lead until the 600 M, 4-wide off home turn when 6Ls last, picked up well down centre of track to lead on line.
2 7 JOIN VICTORY (CD026) O Doleuze B2 Awkwardly away, 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 10th at 1200 M, 3-wide on straightening and briefly held up when 4Ls behind in mid pack, quickened up to lead at 50 M, grabbed on line.
3 13 NICKU NICKU (CC372) Y T Cheng SR Awkward start, in midfield 2-wide and 4Ls back at 1200 M, crept closer to be 4-wide off home turn and over 2Ls down in 3rd, clear lead 250 M out, headed at 50 M, hung on for 3rd.
4 6 LUCKY MONEY (CE159) D Whyte V1 5Ls off pace when 2-wide in 8th at 1200 M, short of room momentarily when 4Ls down in midfield at top of homestretch, stayed on fairly well, never nearer.
5 8 ONE SHOT (CE212) M Rodd B1 Always prominent, 2-wide and 2Ls off speed in 4th at 1200 M, niggled along but still close up at final bend, 1L down in 2nd at 200 M with strong place claims, faded inside final 100 M. (Blood in trachea.)
6 12 KING OF SPADES (CC056) W M Lai B Slowly away, about 8Ls or 9Ls off pace in rear group until 600 M, about 6Ls down towards rear off home turn but held up for a run until the 300 M, always outpaced.
7 9 SOLDIER ON (CD230) R Fradd B Slowly away, 6Ls behind in 9th on fence at 1200 M, 4Ls behind on fence at top of stretch, briefly held up at 300 M but still with place prospects when over 2Ls down in 5th at 200 M, faded late.
8 14 FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) A Delpech B Lost ground when checked at start, 9Ls off pace in rear early on, 5Ls down in 13th off home turn, kept only evenly down centre of track.
9 10 STAR OF NORTHERN (CD173) P H Lo V/TT Slowly away, pressed on 3-wide with cover at 1000 M to be 5Ls off speed in 9th at 800 M, same on straightening and all out to be 3Ls down in mid-division at 200 M, no extra.
10 2 VINCERE (CE324) B Prebble -- 3-back on fence when 4Ls off pace in 6th at 1200 M, ridden along to take closer order on straightening, struggling at 200 M and well beaten thereafter.
11 11 BRIGHT AND GAY (CE048) G Schofield SR-/B1 Had the run of the race in 3rd about 2Ls off speed at 1200 M, still about 2Ls down when a clear 2nd off final bend, swamped 300 M out.
12 1 FAST TRACK (CB375) C K Tong B Led by a neck on fence at 1200 M, 1L clear at 600 M, all out when headed about 250 M out, retreated with some haste.
13 4 SABRE AND GOLD (CE179) F Coetzee -- Always 3-wide no cover, 2Ls off speed in 5th at 1200 M, began to lose this prominent position at 600 M and was 3Ls in 8th off home turn, faded further back quickly.
14 3 FLORAL ARTS (CE197) H W Lai B A neck down in 2nd when 2-wide at 1200 M, struggled to maintain this position at 600 M, dropped out very quickly from top of stretch.
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