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Race 4 (731)

YAN TIN HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 SURE WIN WIN (D407) C L Chau V Steadied from widest gate, shifted to rear before improving along rail to race worse than midfield in middle stages. Straightened 4L behind before taking advantage of rails run & finishing strongly to strike lead final 50m.
2 1 DRAGON COMMANDER (C208) K C Leung B Bumped after start before shifting down to the rail & improving along inside to midfield. Shifted off the rail near 500m, entered last section just under 4L behind before closing strongly last furlong to steal second on line.
3 3 REGENCY GEM (C035) K Teetan B/TT Ridden along after start to be forward before obtaining nice position 1,1 throughout. Hard ridden prior to cornering before finishing well in dash to the line to be narrowly beaten for second.
4 11 THE FULL BLOOM (V243) M F Poon V Bumped at start but improved quickly to stride to lead approaching the winning post first time. Raced over 2L clear in front passing the furlong marker before being over-run in concluding stages.
5 8 RUN DES RUN (E179) A Badel TT Bumped at start before being steadied & shifting back to race worse than midfield away from rail. Shifted wider approaching corner when around 5L behind before making steady late ground down the outside to be beaten only 2L.
6 9 SHINEALOT (C046) Z Purton -- Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Eased wider on cornering when around 4.5L from the lead before finishing off only steadily to midfield in the dash to line.
7 2 FIGURES TWO (D303) T Piccone -- Bumped at the start before being steadied & shifting back to be rearward throughout. Last of the main bunch on cornering when 6.5L from lead before finishing off steadily between runners when running on to midfield finish.
8 7 CIRCUIT NUMBER ONE (B373) N Callan H/TT Raced three wide with cover in midfield throughout. Came under hard ridding passing 600m mark, wider on cornering when over 3L behind, continued a similar margin from lead before peaking at 200m & weakening late.
9 10 CAN'T TOUCH THIS (D255) H N Wong B Steadied & taken back to race worse than midfield. Moved into 3 wide line with cover near the 1200m & improved to midfield in middle stages. Forced very wide & lost position on cornering before making no headway in straight.
10 12 PROUD SKY (V406) H W Lai V Had no early speed & consequently raced near the tail throughout. Hard ridden on cornering when about 6L form the lead before failing to make any headway in straight. Well beaten.
11 4 AEROSONIC (D417) J Moreira P/TT Ridden forward before getting lovely position on leaders back throughout. Came under hard riding on cornering before weakening out poorly in the straight to be beaten 7L.
12 14 KEEP WINNING (B331) M L Yeung P2/TT- Ridden forward after the start but was caught 3 deep without cover just behind leading pair throughout. Moved to second place prior to straightening before emptying out approaching 200m & weakening sharply in late stages.
13 5 SPLENDID TIMING (C161) K H Chan P-/B2 Didn't begin fast but mustered speed under hard riding to race outside leader. Came under hard riding at 600m, began to yield ground prior to straightening before weakening out badly to be distant second last. (Must trial).
14 13 WICKER (B425) H T Mo B Slow to begin, raced rearward before becoming detached near the 700m & finishing a distant last. (Unacceptable performance – must trial).
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