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Race 4 (715)

SCHNITZER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SUPERNOVA (CJ032) D Whyte SR 3-back on fence about 5Ls off speed at halfway, no clear passage on straightening but found a gap at 250 M and got up to lead final strides.
2 4 BAAZIGAR (CG171) F Coetzee B- With cover in midfield down back straight, unbalanced at 800 M when 6Ls back, quickened up to lead 150 M out, collared by winner final 30 M.
3 13 PURE ALPHA (CH008) G Boss CP/XB Travelled nicely in box-seat position, cruised to the lead 350 M out but headed again 150 M out and just held a place.
4 9 EVER KING (CE147) D Beadman V/TT Squeezed out start, 8Ls back in rear down backstretch, closer turning in but then held up until 250 M out, kept on well, unlucky not to place.
5 8 CRUSH ON YOU (CH065) B Prebble B Worse than midfield with cover between 4Ls and 6Ls from pace through to homestretch, ran on okay without troubling quinella pair.
6 7 SUNNY SMILES (CJ073) Z Purton B 2-wide in 5th or so down backstretch, dangerous when 4-wide and just over 1L back turning for home and upsides at 200 M, tired thereafter.
7 5 DON RICARDO (CE262) H W Lai -- 8Ls last down the back, one from rear about 5Ls back on fence taking home turn, ran on through beaten rivals in the finish.
8 10 HELENE ELITE (CJ093) K L Chui CP/XB/TT 3-wide with cover in rear after exiting widest gate, 5Ls off in 12th off last bend, made some minor late ground past a few beaten horses.
9 11 CLASSIC KING (CD256) W M Lai B/TT 4-back on the rails in 9th or so at 1000 M, 4Ls down off last bend, couldn't get any closer on the run-in.
10 1 SILVER MARK (CE226) M W Leung V/TT Taken back, 2nd last from 1000 M to home straight, always held.
11 14 DECAGONAL (CH244) M Du Plessis B/TT Without cover from wide gate early on, kept on to be 3Ls back in 3rd at 800 M and closer off final turn, faded inside final 200 M.
12 12 HOT SUN (CJ005) S K Sit -- Pressed on from wide gate to lead on fence by 1L at 900 M, led before being headed 350 M out and very weak soon after.
13 6 A MIRROR (CH011) C K Tong H2 Disputed early speed on fence, 2Ls behind in 2nd at 800 M, 3rd and 1L back off last turn, petered out in the stretch.
14 3 LIVERBIRD (CE055) C W Wong B 3-wide no cover throughout, out deep in midfield about 6Ls off speed in middle stages, no closer at top of stretch and beaten before the 200 M.
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