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Race 4 (184)

PANASONIC NANOE HAIR DRYER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 ROMAN IMPERO (V371) D Whyte B Taken in for cover soon after start, settling one-out in midfield. Taken wide entering straight but checked 400m and switched in for run. Hit front 150m and held off late challenge.
2 11 ROYALE ELEGANCE (S098) B Prebble -- Shifted across behind runners soon after start, settling along fence towards the rear. Well back to straight, shifted out 300m when blocked for run, finished strongly only to fail narrowly.
3 2 SUN TOUCH (V266) A Badel H/TT Hard ridden on jumping but slow to muster, eventually settling one-out ahead of midfield. Hard ridden on straightening, making up ground gradually to snatch minor placing.
4 14 AMBITIOUS SPEEDY (T063) M L Yeung V Away well, shared early pace before settling one-out, one-back. Rolled forward on straightening to share lead approaching 200m before flattened close home.
5 8 DASHING DART (V038) N Callan H-/B2 Raced under a hold early, dropping one-out behind midfield. Swung wide into straight and finished off nicely down centre track.
6 6 REGENCY DARLING (T138) M F Poon -- Vigorously ridden to hold forward position, settling outside shoulder of leader 1100m. Hit the front soon after straightening, collared 200m, but kept battling till swamped final 100m.
7 12 SUNNY ORIENT (V302) K Teetan -- Ridden along early but wide behind midfield before settling one-out towards rear. Taken to centre field on straightening and finished off nicely.
8 10 HAR HAR HEART (A224) K C Leung -- Taken in for cover shortly after start, racing along fence towards rear. Made up some ground around home turn but only one-paced in straight.
9 3 BEAUTY DAY (B076) M Chadwick -- Began well, shared early pace before slipping into slipstream of leader passing 900m. Shaken up top of straight but raced greenly under pressure and gave ground gradually.
10 13 AMAZING ALWAYS (N432) H T Mo B/TT Jumped OK but soon outpaced becoming detached from field despite hard riding. Made up some ground around home turn, and finished off fairly in straight.
11 4 SMART CHARADE (A314) J Moreira B1 Bumped and badly unbalanced start, then pressed forward racing wide without cover to get within 2L of leader at turn. Covered extra but kept on well to 200m before tiring. (Finished distressed)
12 9 NUMERO UNO (S044) N Rawiller B/TT Began well, ridden forward along rail, settling 3L from leader. Kept tabs to straight but blocked for run until 250m, eased down final stages.
13 1 RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) C Schofield H/TT Hard ridden along rail to stay with pace before inching ahead 1100m. Overtaken soon after straightening but kept on fairly to 200m before tiring.
14 7 FRESH POWER (B067) W M Lai -- Shifted across behind runners soon after start, dropping to rear and becoming detached from main field. Never likely.
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