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Race 4 (618)

TO FUNG SHAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 FAT DRAGON (CD130) H W Lai -- Disputed early lead out wide, led by 1L at 1000 M when 2-wide, a neck clear turning for home but briefly headed 200 M out, dug in again to regain lead 100 M out, ran on well.
2 13 PAY-DAY (CD182) A Delpech SR/TT 2-wide and 1L off pace in 3rd at 1000 M, a neck down in 2nd at top of homestretch, led briefly over 200 M out but soon overhauled by winner 100 M out, no extra close home.
3 2 BRAVE COMMANDER (CC322) F Coetzee TT Awkward break and no early speed, 3Ls off pace and 3-back on fence in 6th at 800 M, 2Ls down in 4th at top of home straight, every chance when 1L in 3rd at 300 M, no extra.
4 5 PLEASURE PLEASURE (CD271) C W Wong B/TT Disputed early lead, on fence 1L down in 2nd when 2-wide at 1000 M, 2Ls back in 3rd at top of stretch, always just outpaced by front trio.
5 6 STAR PRODIGY (CD294) S Dye P-/V1 4-back on fence in midfield at 1000 M 4Ls behind leader, edged out 3-wide at 600 M and 4-wide off final bend when over 3Ls down in 5th, one-paced on the run-in.
6 9 ACCELERATION (CD400) O Doleuze -- Worse than midfield about 6Ls off speed and on fence 1000 M out, 4Ls down in midfield turning for home, failed to quicken up.
7 10 TOUCH DOWN (CB013) D Dunn B/TT 8Ls off pace towards rear early on, 6Ls down in 8th taking home turn, didn't pose much of a threat thereafter.
8 1 SPARKLE (CB406) D Whyte V Slow to muster early pace, about 7Ls down in 9th or 10th at 1000 M, hard pressed to get any closer at final bend, didn't succeed.
9 7 SUPER DRAGON (CE245) K S Yu V Always in rear at least 7Ls off pace until home straight, very one-paced.
10 11 SUPER LUCK (CD150) Y T Cheng B Awkward break, in midfield about 5Ls off pace at 1000 M, lost position on circle and well behind at top of home straight, soon eased down.
11 14 GOOD FRIENDS (BV213) K L Chui B/SR Worse than midfield 3-wide with cover in rear when 6Ls off pace at 800 M, 10Ls down and struggling into home straight, found nothing and soon beaten.
12 3 DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) H K Yim V Slowest away, 8Ls behind in rear bunch at 1000 M, even further behind and really struggling turning for home, soon eased down.
13 8 SIMPLY THE BEST (CE014) M W Leung V 3-wide no cover when 2Ls back in 4th at 800 M, 6Ls down in 7th when seeming to slip at top of homestretch, dropped out rapidly.
14 12 GOOD TRIO (CD029) K T Yeung B2 Always struggling to lie up, under pressure when 3Ls down in midfield at 1000 M, dropped back rapidly on circle, eased down after losing footing 700 M 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