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Race 4 (447)

WANG TAK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 MERCURIAL (D283) K Teetan H/TT Raced just worse than midfield away from rail. Ridden along passing 600m, wider on bend before closing strongly in the final furlong to steal advantage away from the leader in final stages.
2 2 WINE AND WINE (E101) C L Chau B/TT Pushed forward to lead. Raced over a length clear soon after straightening, held lead until caught by fast finishing winner in final stages.
3 8 FARIBAULT (D454) K C Leung XB Threw head at the start & lost a length, raced last early before third last along rail from 500m. Shifted wider & bumped on straightening before making significant late ground down the outside to snare third late.
4 4 BINGO BINGO (E451) D Moor B/TT Had a nice run in midfield away from rail throughout. Eased wider on cornering, closed off steadily in the straight before shifting in near the 100 mark when moving to 4th place in later stages. Rider suspended – see report.
5 5 FIRE BALL (D087) K H Chan B/TT Crowded & lost ground at start before improving along rail to race in midfield. Stayed close to the rail in the straight & finished off evenly to midfield without threatening.
6 6 MEGA BONUS (E184) Z Purton XB Ridden forward from outside gate to improve & race outside lead for the majority. Continued in second but dropped over a length from the lead entering last section before weakening a couple of lengths in final stages.
7 10 HANDSOME REBEL (B469) V Borges B Trapped racing three wide without cover just behind the leading pair. Continued not far behind mid-straight before being hampered & losing rightful running at the 100m mark but looked beaten at that stage.
8 12 MASTER ALBERT (A296) A Badel B/E/TT Hampered at start before racing worse than midfield along rail. Moved away from the rail passing 400m, wider on straightening, shifted back inwards mid-straight before racing in restricted room until inside final 75m.
9 7 TOUCH FAITH (E153) A Hamelin -- Bumped & badly hampered at start before racing rearward away from the rail. Shifted very wide approaching bend, bumped on straightening when continuing at the back before finishing off only moderately down the outside.
10 9 CORDYCEPS ONE (E107) M F Poon H/B1 Steadied & shifted rearwards after start before being relegated to last near 700m when continuing to be restrained. Stayed close to rail on straightening, shifted out mid-straight before closing evenly under no riding late.
11 1 ASTRO KING (G148) L Hewitson CP/H1 Had a nice run 1,1 throughout. Peaked on effort mid-straight, raced tight between runners near 100m mark before weakening out in final stages to be second last.
12 11 FORTUNE HERO (D245) M Chadwick B/TT Had a nice run on leaders back throughout. Weakened out in the straight & was last.
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