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Race 4 (090)

TAK WAH HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 KING'S RACE (C249) M F Poon CP1/TT Mustered speed after the start to assume lead in first furlong. Raced a length clear in middle stages before holding that margin on straightening. Continued on inside the final furlong & went on for solid win.
2 9 FUN TIMES (B079) K Teetan B Began well, steadied shortly after to race in midfield away from rail. Moved three wide passing the 700m before improving to be within 2L on straightening. Worked home strongly in last section but couldn't reel in the winner.
3 12 VITAL SPRING (A057) C Y Ho TT Strode forward before shifting across to race on leaders back from the 1100m. Moved away from the rail on cornering before making up a length on the winner in the straight. Close behind.
4 6 IMPECCABLE FELLOW (A310) N Callan B/H Raced prominent early before being crossed & drifting to midfield on rail. Stayed close to the inside on cornering when 2.5 lengths from lead, before yielding a length in the straight when boxing on for 4th.
5 10 VILLA FIONN (B339) A Domeyer B Drifted back after start before shifting across worse than midfield, three wide without cover from the 1000m. Continued wide run into turn before straightening 4L from lead. Worked home evenly in straight without threatening.
6 2 CENTRAL EXPRESS (C444) J Moreira -- Gathered some speed after the start to race in midfield on the rail. Drifted away from rail after straightening but could only maintain 4L margin in dash to line.
7 1 STARSHIP (V379) Z Purton B Crowded & checked at the start & consequently hard ridden to hold position near tail. Came under hard riding again approaching the 500m, before cornering 5L from lead. Couldn't make any headway in last section.
8 11 LITTLE GENERAL (C096) G van Niekerk CP Steadied & shifted across from wide barrier, sharing last position on the rail. Continued at the rear, 8 lengths from lead on straightening before passing a few tiring runners in dash home. Well behind winner.
9 13 LOTUS BREEZE (T112) C Schofield B/XB/TT Steadied after the start & shifted across to race at the tail. A clear last entering the last section, 7 lengths from lead. Passed a few in the run to line but was never a genuine threat & was well beaten.
10 4 KELMIMI WINS (C419) H T Mo -- Steadied after the start before racing keenly when taken back near the rear to obtain cover. Continued a wide path, with cover in middle stages. Six lengths from lead in straightening & made no impression in straight.
11 3 INCREDIBLE (B477) K C Leung TT Showed early speed to stride across and race in second on the outside. Over 1L from lead on straightening peaked on run at the 300m mark and gave ground thereafter.
12 8 SHANGHAI RUSKY (C279) M L Yeung H Race din midfield away from rail, six lengths from lead passing the 800m. Hard ridden from the 550m and gave ground in the straight.
13 14 MCMUNIGAL (B335) T H So B2/TT Obtained nice position in 4th away from rail. Hard ridden approaching the 500m before yielding ground shortly after. Well beaten.
14 5 SMART ROCKET (B322) R Bayliss CP Crowded at start before being taken back towards the rear between runners. Shuffled back to second last on straightening, 6 lengths from lead before weakening out significantly in last section to be a long last.
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