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Race 4 (549)

TROPICBIRD HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 FAIRY FLOSS (C236) Z Purton CP/H Raced in midfield away from rail early. Moved 3 wide with cover near 800m, travelled strongly on cornering when under 2L from lead, asked for full effort at 250m, strode to lead near 100m, held half-length advantage on line.
2 4 DRAGON COMMANDER (C208) K C Leung B Raced wide in midfield & was left without cover near 1200m before improving position to race outside the leader from 700m. Assumed lead approaching the 250m until passed by winner inside last 100m. Clear of third.
3 13 PROUD SKY (V406) M L Yeung V Slow to begin, crowded and consequently raced in second half. Moved away from the inside passing the 600m mark, cornered over 6L from the lead, shifted to be widest runner on straightening before closing the fastest to third.
4 2 MISTER MONTE (A201) C L Chau CP-/B2 Ridden to be prominent before racing on the leaders back from the 1200m. Hard ridden on straightening when under 2L from lead, continued only a length behind at furlong marker before weakening slightly late.
5 8 SKY GEM (C251) C Y Ho PC1 Drifted back after the start & raced just worse than midfield along rail early. Moved off the rail near half-way when 4L from lead. Hard ridden prior to cornering when 6L behind before making steady late ground to midfield.
6 5 REGENCY GEM (C035) K Teetan TT Ridden forward after start to lead. Headed in the lead approaching the 250m mark before giving a few lengths to midfield.
7 14 GOLDEN GENERAL (A346) H N Wong SR Raced very wide at first bend before shifting back to race worse than midfield. Moved wider & commence to improve approaching 700m mark, forced very wide on cornering when 5L behind & maintained that margin in straight.
8 12 REEVE'S MUNTJAC (C174) M F Poon B/XB/TT Shifted behind runners after start & raced at the tail. Continued at the back, 8L behind entering last section before passing a few tiring runners when finishing well beaten in midfield.
9 10 GENERAL DINO (A193) J Moreira B Raced in midfield between runner & continued in this position, under 3L from the lead at half-way. Came under hard riding prior to the 600m mark, shifted wider on cornering but was a beaten horse on straightening.
10 3 PRECISION DREAM (D410) C Schofield H Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Hard ridden passing the 600m mark & began yielding ground soon after. Weakened further in the straight & was beaten over 12L.
11 6 CIRCUIT NUMBER ONE (B373) N Callan CP/H/TT Strode forward to race prominently before settling outside the leader, 1L from the lead for first-half. Hard ridden at the 500m & weakened out poorly in the straight to be beaten over 12L.
12 1 WEALTHY EMPLOYEE (D252) R Maia B Didn't begin fast but mustered speed & improved after the first bend to race 1,1 from the 1200m. Hard ridden passing the 600m mark & began losing ground from prior to cornering. Long way behind.
13 11 STAR WIN (D295) T Piccone CP-/P1 Steadied & taken back near the tail. Continued with only 2 runners behind at half-way when 7L from lead. Hard ridden prior to the 600m mark & weakened badly in straight to be beaten over 15L. Poor.
14 7 GREAT SMART (C319) M Chadwick CP/TT Had no early speed despite being hard ridden & drifted back to the tail when racing around the first bend. Always ridden along when at the rear & weakened very poorly in last section to be 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