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Race 4 (663)

WONG MA TEI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 CLASSIC POSH (C327) Z Purton -- Raced in midfield away from rail, eased three wide passing the 800m & improved closer to lead nearing the 600. Moved up to share lead at the 150m before digging in late to score narrowly.
2 4 HEZA BEAUTY (D116) J Moreira V-/E Steadied after start, taken back worse than midfield on rail. Moved away from rail & improved between runners at 850m. Shifted 4 wide when improving nearing 500m. Dashed up to share lead at 150m before just missing on line.
3 14 WONDER EXPRESS (C224) C Schofield CP/TT Held midfield position along the rail in early & middle stages. Held up behind the heels of tiring runner near corner, shifted wider on straightening, closed off strongly in last 350m to charge to fast finishing third.
4 10 ALL FOR ST PAUL'S (C517) A Hamelin B Raced prominently before shifting across outside the leader from 900m. Crossed & obtained cover passing 700m. Only a length from lead entering last section & fought hard in concluding stages to maintain that margin late.
5 9 STUNNING IMPACT (C366) K Teetan B Bumped heavily before improving after the start to race in midfield away from rail. Forced wider on the track at the 900m, a raced slightly wide around bend. Made steady late ground in final section to be close behind.
6 12 SPEED FAY FAY (D121) V Borges B Showed speed after the start to lead. Joined in lead passing the 700m. Shook off challenger approaching the 200m before being headed & passed by the closers at the 150m. Battled on gamely late to not be far behind.
7 7 KING DRAGON (C437) C Y Ho V/XB1 Checked at start & lost ground, consequently racing at the tail. Ridden along to improve near 600m before taken wider on cornering. Long way from lead on straightening before making good late ground from poor position.
8 6 HAPPY REUNION (D215) N Callan B1 Not fast to begin, improved to midfield on rail, Travelled keenly in middle stages before being checked from heals near the 900m. Moved away from rail passing 600m, before making a few lengths to midfield in last section.
9 13 CIRCUIT NUMBER ONE (B373) M F Poon H/TT Race prominently after the start before settling in forth away from rail. Drifted a length further back approaching the corner before making no significant headway in the last section.
10 11 SUPER WINNER (C341) T H So TT Ridden along after start before being steadied after 100m when unsuccessfully trying to obtain cover before improving position to race outside the leader by the 700m. Peaked at 250m & weakened sharply in last furlong.
11 8 BETTER CHOICE (A383) C L Chau -- Shifted across from outside gate but was left racing wide when third from last soon after start. Continued to cover extra ground, with cover in middle section. Cornered the widest runner & could make no headway in straight.
12 1 LET'S TAKE IT EASY (A140) H T Mo B-/CP2 Steadied & shifting across to race near the tail in early stages. Relegated back to a clear last passing 900m. Continued last, entered final section nearly 10L from the lead before failing to make any noteworthy headway.
13 5 ALL WONGCHOY (C278) K H Chan V/TT Showed speed before being crossed & racing on leaders back. Hard ridden but began to yield ground passing the 600m before weakening out sharply in the straight. Beaten significant margin. (Blood in trachea post-race).
14 3 WELL DRAGON (C539) H W Lai TT Had no speed after the start & drifted back to second last between runners. Hard ridden approaching the corner before weakening out further in the straight to be beaten a big margin in 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