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Race 4 (681)

TUNG TAU HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) D Whyte B Always travelling well 3-back on the fence about 3Ls or 4Ls in 5th or 6th through to home turn, picked up nicely to lead 100 M out, driven out.
2 12 SPARKLE (CB406) S K Sit B1/TT Had the run of the race 2Ls off pace in 3rd on fence through to final bend, never likely to grab the winner but stayed on along fence to take 2nd close home.
3 10 SHOW BRAVELY (CB388) C W Wong B Caught 3-wide no cover early on before tracking leader by 1L out 2-wide from 1000 M to final bend, finished one paced but still did enough to place.
4 11 ACCELERATION (CD400) Y T Cheng -- Soon led on fence by 1L but always hanging out, over 1L clear at top of home turn, hung out further in the stretch, headed 100 M out and lost a place final strides.
5 4 CAPTAIN BUNNY (CD367) H W Lai -- Slow start, in 5th out 2-wide about 3Ls off pace at 1200 M, under pressure to hold this position on the circle, finished off at the one pace and never really threatened.
6 2 STAR PRODIGY (CD294) S Dye P/TT On fence but over-raced early on, 6Ls back in 9th at the 1100 M and about 5Ls back turning into stretch, moderate late headway.
7 5 NATURAL ECHO (CB326) B Prebble CP-/B2 Slow to start, switched in from wide gate to race 2-wide and 7Ls off speed in 10th at the 1100 M, 6Ls down on straightening, plugged on home at the one pace.
8 3 SNIPER (CD110) D Nikolic B/XB Slowly away, soon 9Ls last, one from rear and 7Ls off the front taking home turn, made only minor late ground along the inner.
9 6 CHALLENGER (CE138) K T Yeung TT Caught 4-wide without cover in midfield early on, eased back to rear with cover about 7Ls off pace from 1000 M to home bend, never troubled leaders.
10 7 RED FORTUNE (CE192) K L Chui B Always under pressure, left 3-wide without cover in 8th when 6Ls off speed at 1100 M, gained cover from the 600 M and 5Ls back taking final bend, never dangerous.
11 9 DOLPHIN STAR (CC271) W M Lai B/SR Handy position in 2nd out 2-wide and 1L off pace at the 1200 M, struggling to maintain this proximity 500 M out and beaten at top of home straight. (Blood in trachea.)
12 8 SPECTACULAR HIT (CC194) G Mosse B2 2-wide and 4Ls back in 7th at the 1100 M, pressed on out 3-wide no cover from the 700 M and forced 5-wide (widest of all) in midfield turning for home, emptied out.
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