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Race 4 (741)

PORT SHELTER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 HAPPY TANGO (D075) K Teetan B Began fast & assumed lead. Held narrow lead soon after straightening, engaged in two horse battle with runner-up all the way to the wire before holding SHD advantage on line. First two clear of third.
2 4 MANAGEMENT SUPREME (D248) M F Poon TT1 Showed good speed after start to race outside leader. Shared lead soon after cornering, engaged in two horse battle all the way to line but came up a short head behind. First two clear of third.
3 1 WHAT A LEGEND (C004) C Schofield B Bumped at start before shifting across & getting good position in midfield away from rail. Eased 3 wide approaching corner when 4L from lead before finishing off well in late stages to move to third near 100m.
4 3 POISED TO STRIKE (D365) C L Chau CP/TT Bumped & unbalanced at start before steadying & shifting across to race just worse than midfield. Entered last section around 6L behind, shifted widest in straight before making some late headway down the outside.
5 8 A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) J Moreira -- Began awkwardly before failing to muster speed & steadying to race in midfield along rail. Entered last section about 5L behind, moved off the rail on cornering before shifting wider & making up a few lengths late.
6 2 SUMMIT CHEERS (E221) Z Purton -- Had nice run on leaders back throughout. Shifted wider on cornering when about 2L from the lead before weakening a length or so to midfield in final 100m.
7 5 BELLA BABY (B365) A Badel XB/TT Steadied after start & raced at the tail. Continued near the tail entering last section when 8L from the lead before passing a few rivals in the straight when running onto midfield in a race not run to suit back-markers.
8 10 COOLCELEB (C030) M Chadwick B/TT Inconvenienced at start & then failed to muster speed & consequently raced near the rear. Continued rearward entering last section, nearly 7L behind before making up some ground in concluding stages. (Mucus/roared post-race).
9 7 WIN WIN STAR (E006) R Maia -- Hampered after start before improving position to race 1,1 in middle stages. Ridden along approaching corner before weakening out poorly in final furlong to be beaten over 5L.
10 6 PACKING KINGDOM (E371) K C Leung TT1 Held position in midfield along the rail throughout. Ridden along passing 500m before coming badly unbalanced & losing ground just prior to cornering. Stayed along inside after incident but played no part thereafter. Excuse.
11 11 WIN TECH (E152) M L Yeung -- Bumped & unbalanced at start before being steadied at first bend & sharing last place. Was left wide & without cover at the rear from the 800m when 8.5L behind. Cornered last before making no noteworthy headway in straight.
12 12 MULTIPLE STAR (D305) C Wong B1/TT Bumped at start before being steadied & racing third last away from rail. Moved wider passing the 500m before weakening out in the straight 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