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Race 4 (107)

TIGER PRAWN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) J Moreira TT1 Raced wide in midfield after jumping from widest gate before being left without cover near 700m when improving to third. Continued 3 wide outside leaders around bend, dashed to lead at 150m, drew away late for impressive win.
2 7 A SMILE LIKE YOURS (E089) K Teetan -- Ridden forward after start, left wide around first bend until improving position to be 2 wide & outside leader from the 700m. Shared lead 200m, boxed on well but no match for impressive winner.
3 4 GREAT HARVEST (B390) A Badel -- Pushed forward to lead. Held lead until joined at 200m, boxed on to hold well beaten third. (Substantial blood in trachea post-race)
4 5 PRANCE DRAGON (B349) C Y Ho V/TT Crowded for room on jumping & consequently raced worse than midfield on rail. Shifted wider on straightening & wider again passing 200m before making up a length or so when running onto 4th place in late stages.
5 8 TREASURE OF FIELD (E288) M L Yeung TT1 Raced handy before being crossed & racing on leaders back from 800m. Stayed close to rail in straight, finished only moderately to midfield.
6 3 UNIVERSAL GO GO (B132) C Schofield B/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Eased wider on straightening but made no headway, finishing off only one paced to midfield.
7 12 SPLIT OF A SECOND (B027) V Borges CP/H Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Stayed closer to the inside on straightening before making no real headway when finishing off one paced in the run to the line.
8 10 DESTIN (V417) M Chadwick B Slow to begin & raced rearward for the majority. Over 6L from the lead entering last section, shifted wider after straightening before passing a few tiring rivals late, too far back to challenge.
9 11 CHIKORITA (D230) H T Mo XB-/TT- Crowded & checked after start & raced rearward early before improving position near 800m to be racing 3 wide with cover in midfield from 700m. Cornered about 3L from the lead before peaking mid-straight & weakening late.
10 1 HAPPY GOOD GUYS (B466) C L Chau B Raced close to the lead early before being crossed and racing 1,1 from the 700m. Peaked on effort soon after straightening & weakened out meekly in final furlong.
11 2 A A AGILITY (D466) M F Poon B Shifted across behind runners at start & raced a clear last. Continued a clear last, 8L from the lead entering last section before failing to make any headway.
12 9 SIMPLE DOCTRINE (E180) A Hamelin B/XB Began awkwardly & shifted out before racing worse than midfield away from the rail. Was third last 5.5L from lead entering last section before weakening poorly 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