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Race 4 (077)

PO LAM HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 HAPPY FAT CAT (G166) Y L Chung H-/CP/TT Showed speed after the start to lead. Joined by the runner-up near the 125m, looked destined for second but rallied hard in the final stages to kick back and despite drifting out in the late stages went on to win by a neck.
2 6 WOOD ON FIRE (C460) K Teetan H/TT Raced prominently after start, improved after first bend to race second from the 1000m. Moved up to join lead near 125m, came together with leader who was shifting outwards, couldn't gain outright lead & was beaten a neck.
3 5 GOLDEN LUCK (H159) Z Purton XB/TT Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Peeled three wide on straightening, dashed ok but couldn't get to the first two in the straight & finished third, beaten just under 2L.
4 8 SUPER ELITE (H247) M L Yeung H/XB1 Raced on the leaders back for the majority. Was touch keen and threw head near the 900m, was just over a length form the lead approaching the corner battled on ok to be beaten 2.5L into forth in an improved effort.
5 10 WIND SPEEDER (E281) L Hewitson -- Steadied from outside barrier & taken back to last. Stayed along the rail on cornering when still last and about 6L from the lead before making some late headway along rail in final furlong to finish a well held fifth.
6 11 SHINKANSEN (H277) K De Melo H/SR/TT Was bumped at the start & lost a length before racing near the rear. Continued in second half and about 5L from the lead on cornering before shifting outwards mid-straight & making some late closing ground to midfield.
7 9 OVERSUBSCRIBED (C361) A Badel XB Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Was just under 4L from the lead entering the last section & effectively held margin all the way to the line.
8 3 FLYING ON THE TURF (C477) K C Leung B/XB/TT Was trapped racing three wide but with cover when worse than midfield throughout. Continued wide around the bend, was 4.5L from the lead entering final section before making no headway into deficit in straight.
9 2 KOKUSHI MUSOU (G006) H Bowman B/TT Was trapped racing three wide without cover in midfield throughout. Was just over 3L from the lead entering final section, peaked on effort mid-straight before yielding some ground in last furlong after wide passage.
10 1 CHATEAU (H214) B Avdulla B2 Steadied from second widest gate & taken back to race second last. Moved into three wide line down the back straight, continued back & wide entering last section when just under 6L from lead, made no headway in the straight.
11 12 GOOD VIEW GLORY (H154) A Hamelin -- Was slow to begin & bumped before mustering to improve to race just worse than midfield between runners. Was bumped & unbalanced near the 850m & lost a length. Began losing ground from the 550m mark & finished second last.
12 7 URBAN TRIUMPH (H200) H Bentley V-/TT Was slow to begin before mustering to improve along the rail & race worse than midfield along the inside. Was bumped & unbalanced near 850m, was only 3L off lead at 400m before weakening poorly in straight to finish 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