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Race 4 (459)

SOUTH WALL HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 LIGHTNING MOUNT (CH082) K L Chui B/TT Settled 6th out 2-wide and 4Ls back in 6th at 1000 M, 3Ls back and going well turning in, stayed on strongly to lead final strides.
2 1 DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) D Whyte -- Box-seated on fence 2Ls back in 4th until the 600 M, 1L down in 2nd off last bend and led 200 M out, stayed on well but thwarted in shadows of the post.
3 4 NIGHT HUNTER III (CH102) H W Lai -- Taken back from wide gate, 8Ls behind the pace in 10th at halfway, progress out 4-wide turning for home, ran on well to figure in the money.
4 14 GLOBAL WAY (CG158) F Coetzee B/TT Close 2nd out 2-wide through early stages, pressed on to lead by 2Ls at 900 M, all out when headed at the 200 M, run out of a place final 30 M.
5 7 CALL ME CULLEN (CH113) G Boss B/TT 4-back on fence about 6Ls back in midfield at 1000 M, drew 3Ls closer on straightening, ran on okay without quite troubling the principals.
6 3 LAZY BUDDIES (CC208) B Prebble B 5-back on fence in 10th or so through first half, checked when trying to draw closer off last bend, failed to quicken up with the main players.
7 10 TALE OF FRIENDSHIP (CH184) O Doleuze SR Always niggled along, 3-back on fence 4Ls from the speed at halfway, hard ridden when 2Ls in 3rd at final turn, very tired final 250 M.
8 13 STARFINDER (CH074) M Nunes B Soon 10Ls last and under pressure, driven along to be 6Ls back in 10th cornering for home, plodded on past a few stragglers.
9 6 COULDN'T CARE LESS (CD009) E Saint-Martin -- 7Ls back in 10th at the 1000 M with cover and similarly positioned making last turn but without clear running, no danger once clear.
10 2 GOLD GEM (CG197) K T Yeung CP/TT In rear, blundered and almost fell 800 M out, still at least 8Ls down turning for home, eased down soon afterwards.
11 9 BAUHINIA (CD118) M W Leung P Went back from gate, at least 8Ls behind early pace, shuffled back to 7Ls last off final bend, made no impact down centre of track.
12 5 CITY SURFER (CG129) C W Wong H Cut out the early running, no more than 1L clear before being headed about 900 M out, struggling when 2Ls down in 4th entering homestretch, wilted.
13 11 GOLD DIGGER (CD101) C K Tong CP Held "one-out-one-back" position 2Ls back in 4th at 1200 M, pushed out 4-wide no cover on the circle, beaten soon after turning for home. (Blood in trachea.)
14 8 ARISTOCRACY (CG070) Z Purton CP Trapped 3-wide no cover through first half, 6Ls back in 8th at the 1000 M, lost his position from top of the home straight.
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