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Race 4 (187)

PANASONIC STEAM OVEN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 DIAMOND RHYME (B183) K C Leung XB1 Began well, held lead momentarily before being crossed & racing on leaders back. Moved away from rail passing the 800m. Dashed to the lead at the 250m before drawing away for easy win.
2 5 MASTER HERO (D501) C Y Ho XB1/TT1 Began only fairly before improving after the start to race in midfield. Moved away from rail on cornering when 3.5L from lead, held up from 400m to 300m before shifting wider & closing strongly to snare second in late stages.
3 4 SO AWESOME (D258) J Moreira -- Began awkwardly & stumbled before being caught 3 wide without cover in midfield throughout. Continued wide around bend, cornered the widest runner to make good late ground before being caught for second on line.
4 2 ULTIMATE GLORY (S235) Z Purton V Began awkwardly & bumped before shifting behind runners to race near the tail. Staye3d close to the rail on cornering when over 4L from lead before making steady late ground between runners to close to 4th on line.
5 9 NATURAL WINNER (C489) A Badel CP/TT Showed good early speed before steadying & racing midfield away from rail. Eased 3 wide nearing the 600m, entered last section only 2L from lead before finishing off evenly in last section. Not beaten far.
6 12 SURE WIN WIN (D407) T Piccone -- Bumped at start before being shifted back from outside gate to race at tail. Continued last, nearly 10L from lead passing the 800m. Shifted out at 350m before making good ground between runners in late stages, only 3L behind.
7 6 SMART WONGCHOY (D208) C L Chau H-/P-/XB Showed speed after the start to stride to lead after 100m before crossing to rail near the 900m. Continued in lead until being joined by winner near the 250m before weakening a few lengths in last furlong.
8 1 GOLDEN FOUR (B225) K Teetan -- Had no speed after the start & raced worse than midfield between runners. Continued in second half, entered last section 5L from lead, continued to make steady ground, held up near 200m before finishing ok under quite riding.
9 14 RIGHTEOUS WIN (D146) V Borges B Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Shifted wider entering last section when around 4L from lead before holding margin in dash to line.
10 11 SEVENTH SEA (D134) H W Lai SR Steadied after start & shifted back to race worse than midfield when 3 wide with cover. Continued wide around bend when 7L from lead. Made no real headway in straight & was never a threat.
11 3 MIGHTY POWER (C094) M L Yeung BO-/B1 Strode forward after start before improving position after first section to race second, 1L behind leader after the 900m. Peaked on run passing the 300m before weakening out in last 250m to be well beaten. (See report).
12 7 SUN SUN FA FA (B467) B Shinn TT Raced in midfield on rail in early stages. Moved away from rail passing the 600m, entered last section only 2.5L from lead before emptying out at the 300m & weakening thereafter. Well beaten.
13 8 SUNNY AND GOLD (D177) A Hamelin H/TT Steadied after the start & shifted back to race third last away from rail. Relegated to second last after 350m. Moved wider with cover passing 800m, cornered wide before making no headway in last section & was second last.
14 13 DEMONS ROCK (B263) H N Wong B Improved after start to race second after 100m. Inconvenienced near the 1000m when crossed by leader before racing on leaders back thereafter. Entered last section 2L from lead before weakening badly to 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