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Race 4 (294)

SUN CHUI HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 MAJESTIC ENDEAVOUR (A399) C Schofield XB2 Was eased across shortly after the start to be worse than midfield away from the fence. Moved three horses wide before cornering and then made good ground in final section to win.
2 1 ALCAZAR (A131) D Whyte PC-/B2 Steadied & travelled keenly approaching the 1300m. Raced wide & improved position around the outside in middle stages, 2L from lead on cornering. Raced tight before sprinting well to lead in straight before joined at 150m.
3 8 NEVER BETTER (T140) J Moreira V/TT Had no early speed and subsequently settled second last on the outside. Was 6 lengths from the lead approaching the turn before pulling out 4 wide on straightening and making up a large amount of ground in final section.
4 9 AMBITIOUS SPEEDY (T063) A Badel V Began well and was ridden across to position one horse away from fence and 3 lengths from lead after 400m. Raced tight with another runner after straightening but then had room from 350m and battled hard to the line.
5 6 THE SHOW (T256) S De Sousa B Showed speed to dispute lead in early stages before getting on leaders back from 850m. Travelled well behind leader before staying close to fence on cornering. Difficulty gaining clear running at 400m and raced tight at 300m.
6 3 NATURAL FLARE (A340) K C Leung -- Began fairly and held fence before being crossed at the 1000m and settling midfield on the fence. Was 3.5 lengths from the lead on straightening. Moved away from the fence after cornering and worked to the line evenly.
7 12 BONITO (V319) K Teetan H/TT Began well and showed some early speed before easing into midfield one horse away from the fence at the 1000m. Shifted 3 horses wide after the 500m mark before running on evenly in the last section.
8 11 JOLLY AMBER (V392) H T Mo B No early pace and was ridden to hold position at the tail in early and middle sections. Continued to be hard ridden from 700m & was around 8 lengths from lead. Pulled the widest runner on cornering and made good late ground.
9 13 SINCERE HORSE (A386) M L Yeung -- Was the last horse into stride and subsequently settled at the tail between runners. Moved out a little wider on straightening but didn't flatter in the run home.
10 5 ROCKAGE (B242) H N Wong XB Wasn't fast away and settled worse than midfield on the fence at the 1000m. Was 5 lengths from the lead on cornering before shifting out wider but not able to make up any ground in the straight.
11 14 JOYFUL FOREVER (A151) M F Poon B Jumped well but was eased back from wide barrier worse than midfield three horses wide and six lengths from lead at 1000m. Followed winner in middle section before moving wider on cornering. Was only one paced in the final section.
12 10 TRIUMPHANT LIGHT (T224) M Chadwick B-/TT Showed early speed and continued on in early stages to be three horses wide & two lengths from the lead after 600m. Continued to race wide & improved to make a line of three at the front at the 500m before weakening out late.
13 4 SHINING BRIGHT (B297) C Y Ho B/TT One of the last away but hard ridden early to be prominent & continued to challenge for the lead until crossing to fence at 900m. Joined in the lead at the 500m. Saddle slipped rounding home turn. Weakened out last section.
14 7 ROYAL PREROGATIVE (B061) Z Purton B/TT Fairly away before being ridden forward to challenge for lead. Headed at 950m & then crossed at 900m. Travelled well into the straight, unbalanced at 300m before losing position & not tested from that point. Lame after race.
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