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Race 4 (293)

WONG YI CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 DIAMOND FRIENDS (S376) K Teetan P/TT Out well, stayed with pace before being easing to midfield first turn. Lost position back stretch, hard ridden from 600m to move forward, wide into straight, finishing strongly to win on line.
2 10 VICTORY FOLLOW ME (V182) Z Purton CP-/PC1/TT Outpaced, racing towards rear close to fence. Switched out turning for home, pressed forward between horses to lead 130m, run down on line.
3 9 JIMSON THE FAMOUS (T253) W M Lai TT Ridden to stayed with pace, settling ahead of midfield. Had clear running on straightening and finished off gamely to snatch minor placing.
4 13 WINNINGLI (V377) H T Mo B/TT Pressed forward from widest draw to race outside leader but held three-wide without cover. Covered extra ground throughout but kept on gamely in straight.
5 14 RAINBOW GOLD (T237) M Chadwick B Hard ridden to hold forward position, racing outside leader till taking over 1150m. Kept on strongly in straight until swamped final 120m.
6 3 DOUBLE POINT (S246) N Rawiller PC Hard ridden from jump but didn't muster and allowed to settle at rear along fence. Taken 3-wide turning for home and ran on steadily in straight.
7 8 RHODE ASSASSIN (T423) N Callan B/TT Pressed forward from inside draw to hold box seat on settling. Slightly hampered approaching home turn, kept on fairly in straight before running out of steam close home.
8 5 DRAGON DANCE (V409) M L Yeung B Jumped well, used inside draw to lead on settling before racing a half-length inside new leader from 1150m. Kept on well to 120m until swamped.
9 2 FIVE STARS AGENT (V001) S Clipperton H/SR Ridden to stay with pace but bumped and unbalanced before first turn, settling between horses in midfield. Made some progress turning for home before tuning one-paced in straight.
10 4 GOLDEN KID (V232) A Sanna B1 No pace, racing at rear along fence, Made progress around home tune, took inside run in straight, making further ground until flattened 200m.
11 12 GENTLEMEN (V060) M F Poon E-/V/XB Given reminders on jumping, sharing early lead but 3-wide outside leader at first turn. Lost position back stretch and last into straight. Plodded home.
12 7 GENERAL O'REILLY (A084) A Badel H Shifted in for cover soon after start and last on settling. Remained at rear throughout.
13 6 SOUL ACHIEVER (S133) B Prebble CP/TT No pace, racing at rear but wide. Given reminder on straightening but no response.
14 11 DYNAMIC LIONS (A122) U Rispoli B1 Hard ridden early to stay with pace but difficult to settle and raced erratically, losing position. Finished tailed out. Unacceptable performance.
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