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Race 4 (268)

HO CHUNG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 TRULLI (CH327) O Doleuze B/TT Slowest away; about 8Ls off pace on inner at 800m; 7Ls back at last turn and 5Ls adrift at 200m; finished strongly to lead inside final strides.
2 8 CHINA HERO (CH040) Y T Cheng B Away well and soon 2Ls clear on fence; 3Ls up turning for home; looked the winner 200m out but stride shortened and caught late; barely held 2nd.
3 5 KING OF HEARTS (CK214) D Beadman XB/H 4Ls back in 5th down the back; 3-wide no cover on the circle; 4Ls down in 3rd at the 200m; kept plugging away; just missed the quinella.
4 1 BROTHERS IN ARMS (CJ070) M L Yeung CP Soon on the rails on the leader's back; always in front rank and with every chance; 3Ls back in 2nd into the straight; kept battling; nearly placed.
5 10 WELL NOTED (CG313) J Victoire B-/PC2/TT Taken back from wide gate; 10Ls off initially; still well back turning in; finished off pretty well down the centre of the track; never nearer.
6 4 HANDSOME BATCHELOR (L076) B Prebble -- 3-back the rails around midfield but no better than 5Ls off speed before last bend when appearing to travel well; outpaced in conclusion.
7 12 RARE TREASURE (CH150) K C Leung XB/TT Never any better than midfield; at least 7Ls behind leader through to final bend; retrieved minor late ground.
8 6 WARM EMBRACES (CJ162) M W Leung -- Always a little behind midfield and at least 6Ls off pace before last turn; never troubled the principals.
9 2 HAPPY GO LUCKY (CH127) J Winks TT Worse than midfield throughout; wide no cover the back straight; with cover but hard ridden to try and lie up 700m out; chased to no avail.
10 7 AMBITIOUS OWNER (CJ106) S K Sit B/XB/TT Slow to muster early pace; 9Ls off pace down the back; never really in the hunt. (Blood in trachea.)
11 11 GAUCHO (CE033) K W Leung TT 3-wide no cover the back straight but close enough to pace as usual; 3Ls back in 2nd turning in; didn't find much under pressure.
12 9 GOLD WINNER (CK139) H W Lai CP-/P1 4Ls back in 4th with cover at 900m; checked about 700m out; 6Ls back in 6th off last bend; very one-paced.
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