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Race 4 (661)

EQUIDIA RACING CHANNEL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 ENJOY LIFE (A125) K C Leung B Economical run in midfield on rail, five lengths from the lead at half-way. Shifted away from the rail at the 400m, sprinted well to join lead at 150m. Drew away for easy win.
2 12 RIGHTEOUS MATE (A419) A Domeyer -- Strode to midfield away from rail. Ridden hard from the 500m when improving position before cornering widest. Made good headway in straight but winner was clear.
3 8 SHINING ON (A359) C Y Ho -- Shifted behind runners after the start and raced worse than midfield between runners. Drifted back in middle stages, conceding six lengths entering final section before making good headway from rearward position.
4 6 SHAMPORT (B167) K Teetan PC- Held the rail early before settling on the leaders back after first section. Stayed close to the rail on cornering before peaking on run inside the final furlong.
5 1 CHARITY WINGS (B003) C Wong B Ridden forward to assume lead after 250m before crossing to the rail shortly after. Challenged in the lead between the 900m & 600m. Joined in the lead at the 150m before giving a length in late stages.
6 2 HAPPY ROCKY (S147) C Schofield B/TT Had no speed & shifted across behind runners to race second from last. Continued at the rear, 10 lengths from lead at halfway. Shifted out on cornering before making good headway into huge margin in straight.
7 11 POLYMER LUCK (T326) M L Yeung B Hard ridden after start to push forward and race outside leader in first section. Obtained cover at the 800m when 1.5L from lead. Moved three wide at the 550m when improving before peaking on effort inside the final 200m.
8 3 NITRO EXPRESS (T353) N Callan TT Shifted across to midfield, three wide with cover in early section. Eased to get cover passing the 700m when 7L from lead. Made up some ground in straight but was never a threat. (Reported as "roarer" post-race, as previous).
9 9 THE FULL BLOOM (V243) G van Niekerk -- Raced near lead before steadied after 200m to race in good position just behind leaders away from rail. Shifted wider passing the 400m when 2.5L from lead before weakening out final 200m. (Heat stress post-race).
10 5 RELENTLESS ME (A178) R Bayliss -- Raced wide in first section before working very hard to improve & race outside leader from the after the 900m. Raced on equal terms with leader until 600m. Under heavy pressure on cornering & weakened out abruptly last 250m.
11 4 VICTORIOUS SEEKER (C091) M Chadwick -- Steadied across behind runners before racing last & slightly detached after 300m. Over 12L from the lead at the 800m and didn't pose a competitive threat at any stage.
12 7 SHINEALOT (C046) M Harley -- Slightly slow to begin and consequently raced last of the main bunch on the rail in the early stages. Began yielding ground from the 500m and was well beaten.
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