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Race 4 (412)

SHA TIN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 KEY WITNESS (S212) M Demuro CP1/TT Camped in rear on rail, 12L off lead until switched 1 off & closed at rear 700m, widest into stretch, flew home centre track to easy lead 50m.
2 7 VICTORY GENERAL (CL396) Z Purton B/XB Speedy at break, sat 1 back on rail 3rd, switched 1 off to challenge turning in & disputed lead until drew clear 200m, all out & headed 50m.
3 11 FRIENDS OF YAN OI (M406) K C Leung TT Broke OK, raced rail midfield, off heels 600m & over-raced 500m, shifted out into stretch, ran on well to take 3rd close home.
4 2 NEW PET (P280) N Callan B/TT Broke OK, bustled early & raced midfield 1 off with cover, switched 3 wide & driven forwards 450m, closed off well to just miss frame.
5 12 TELECOM TOP STAR (CL276) A Suborics B Taken back at start, raced last pair 1 off, soon 13L back at tail, to rail 700m & closed up, closed off in stretch for sound late gains.
6 9 CHEERS VICTORIES (N335) H W Lai B Good start & rousted to 2nd 1 off no cover, driven turning in, disputed lead 300m, edged lead 250m, soon headed, one-paced & swamped in run.
7 8 TRAVEL MASTER (P163) C Y Ho H1/TT Taken back to 1 off with cover near rear, forced wide into home turn & driven, kept on evenly.
8 3 FLASHING GUY (CL158) B Prebble B/TT Sharp start & soon led, to rail 900m, shaken up 300m, hard pressed & headed 250m, faded thereafter.
9 6 OUR MARCUS (P101) T H So XB Fast break but soon niggled, settled 1 off with cover handy, driven under pressure 400m, shifted out in stretch but outpaced, kept on same speed.
10 4 FIRE STARTER (S002) D Whyte -- Fair start, taken back to midfield & caught 3 wide no cover, driven to advance 500m, pressed lead 300m, soon emptied & weakened out.
11 1 CARRY THE ZEAL (M010) J Moreira -- Outpaced early & raced rail near rear, driven 1 off for progress 500m, wide into stretch, outpaced & struggled in tepid run home.
12 10 COPY STAR (P028) K Teetan -- Moderate start, bustled to race rail midfield, shuffled back 500m, driven into stretch, found nothing & soon beaten.
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