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Race 4 (364)

SWAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 CHIRON (E151) K C Leung B/TT Crowded at start & then raced at the rear. Moved wider at the 550m, was the widest runner on straightening when 5.5L from lead before closing off very strongly down the middle of the track to charge to lead inside last 50m.
2 9 CHARMING STEED (E494) A Badel E/V/XB/TT Had a nice run in third in the clear throughout. Moved up to take lead early in the straight, raced a couple of lengths clear at the 200m mark before being charged down by the winner inside the last 50m.
3 3 ASIAN ONE (E400) A Atzeni V-/XB/PC2/TT Raced in midfield along the rail. Was just over 3L from the lead on straightening, had clear running in the straight before closing off well to move to third near the 100m & hold that placing on line.
4 2 STARSHIP EIGHTY (H022) K Teetan PC/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Came wider passing the 500m & wider again on straightening when 3.5L from the lead before closing off steadily all the way to the line to finish 4th.
5 7 BAEBAE TSOI (E116) A Hamelin CP/TT Led soon after the start before being headed near the 1250m mark & then racing on the leaders back thereafter. Continued not far from the lead on straightening before only battling onto midfield in the straight.
6 8 PRECISION GOAL (H016) H Bowman TT Pushed forward from widest gate, raced wide out of straight the first time before improving to lead near 1250m & crossing to rail soon after. Joined & headed by the runner-up early in straight, only battled to midfield late.
7 4 GO GO GO (H196) C Y Ho TT Raced just worse than midfield in early stages before improving to midfield when racing a touch wide but with cover approaching half-way. Straightened 5.5L from the lead, only battled to line.
8 6 UNITED ENDEAVORS (G030) Y L Chung H/TT Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Was ridden along before straightening, was just over 2L from the lead entering last section, stayed near the rail in straight but weakened to be beaten over 5L.
9 14 COMPULSORY (E328) M Chadwick B Drifted back after the start to race last. Continued rearward approaching turn, shifted back towards rail near the 500m, was making steady ground before being cut out for room near 250m but then finished only one paced.
10 10 SUPER JOY (G251) Z Purton B/XB/TT Jumped awkwardly, shifted back to race worse than midfield between runners. Came wider approaching corner, was held up between runners near the 400m when over 6L from lead but made no headway to line (blood in trachea).
11 5 REGENCY HAPPY STAR (H248) L Hewitson CP/H/TT Drifted back after start & raced second last early. Shifted wider & commenced mid-race move around runners to get forward of midfield from the 650m. Bumped at 400m before Was beaten off on straightening, weakened in last 300m.
12 1 BIG TWO (E310) H Bentley SR/XB/TT Raced in fourth place away from the rail in the early & middle stages. Raced tight with rival passing the 500m, was only 2.5L from the lead on straightening but did nothing in the lane, weakening poorly to be well beaten.
13 11 DEVIL AND GOLD (G443) E C W Wong V1 Ridden along after start to get position in midfield away from the rail. Was shuffled slightly further back after the 700m mark, began losing further ground passing 500m mark before weakening badly to be long second last.
14 12 SHENZHOU TWELVE (G164) M L Yeung H Ridden along after the start but couldn't hold position & raced worse than midfield along the rail in middle stages. Came under hard ridding passing 700m, yielded ground & was last from 550m, weakened badly to distant 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