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Race 4 (596)

MARIGOLD HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 ELECTRIC LIGHTNING (A189) K Teetan B/TT Had good position in midfield away from rail soon after the start. Moved wider on cornering, made gradual headway to share the lead at the 75m before digging deep in closing stages to score narrowly.
2 1 KING'S MAN (V156) N Callan V No speed after start & drifted back to second last. Ridden along to improve passing the 700m, before making steady headway nearing corner. Shifted wider at 250m before finishing strongly in concluding stages to just miss.
3 8 SWOT TROOPERS WIND (D101) M F Poon B Showed early speed to improve & race outside leader before easing to leaders back after first section. Moved away from rail & closer to lead near the 700m. Moved up to share the lead at 75m before caught in closing stages.
4 6 REGENCY GEM (C035) M Chadwick B/TT Ridden forward after the start & improved to race in third place away from rail. Moved wider passing the 750m, improved to assume lead passing the 600m. Continued in lead until being passed at the 75m. Close behind.
5 7 INVALUABLE (D091) C Schofield B Raced in midfield away from rail. Continued in midfield entering the last section, made continual steady headway in the straight until being awkwardly placed near heals in concluding stages. Not beaten far.
6 3 MIGHTY POWER (C094) V Borges -- Began well before steadying & racing on leaders back in early stages. Shuffled back to midfield after first section. Continued on rail, only 2.5L from lead entering passing the 400m before failing to make any further headway.
7 4 SUNNY POWER (A371) C Y Ho -- Steadied from wide gate & shifted back to race at the tail. Continued at the rear entering the last section before passing a few when making some headway to midfield. Never in race.
8 10 HAPPY ROCKY (S147) M L Yeung B/TT Had no speed after the start & drifted back to race third last on rail. Shared last position entering last section before moving the widest runner on straightening, passed a few tiring ones late but was well held.
9 2 STAR MAJESTIC (S093) B Shinn B Not bustled at start & shifted across to race worse than midfield away from rail. Moved three wide with cover & improved to be only 3L from lead in midfield by the 600m. Began yielding ground from the 500m & was well beaten.
10 12 WILLFUL (C047) H T Mo CP Had no speed after start before ridden hard to hold midfield position on rail. Shuffled further back mid-race before coming under heavy pressure passing the 600m. Failed to make any improvement & was well beaten
11 11 WHO'S HORSE (C233) K C Leung B/TT Showed speed to lead shortly after start. Headed in the lead passing the 600m before straightening only a length from lead. Weakened out sharply in the final furlong to beat only one runner home.
12 5 CHARITY GRAND (B358) A Hamelin B/TT Steadied from widest gate to race near after start before improving wide, around runners to move to 4th by the 700m. Came under heavy pressure at 600m before weakening out to last in the straight.
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