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Race 4 (638)

LAM TEI HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 BRAVE POWER (D153) B Shinn B/TT Raced in midfield, staying away from rail after first bend. Shuffled slightly further back when field bunched near 650m, shifted wider on straightening when 3L behind before closing strongly to strike lead in final 25m & win.
2 7 MISSION SMART (C519) J Moreira CP Raced in midfield away from rail, threw head near 850m & shifted into 3 wide line but with cover soon after. Shifted wider sharply passing 550m, straightened only 1.5L behind, dashed to lead at 175m before collared late.
3 10 THIS IS CHARISMA (D102) Z Purton CP Hampered & lost a length at start & raced at the tail. Moved away from the rail on straightening when over 3L behind before making strong late ground between runners in the final furlong to close to fast finishing third.
4 13 WONDERFUL TIGER (A235) V Borges H/TT Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Steadied near the 600m when field bunched, stayed along the rail in the straight & finished off well to be beaten just over a length into 4th.
5 12 NOBLE MAN (C412) M F Poon B/TT Hard ridden from second widest gate to lead. Joined & headed passing the 175m mark before giving a length or so late.
6 14 SEA MONARCH (D063) H W Lai H-/XB-/TT- Not fast away but improved to midfield when wide before being left without cover from 850m. Continued to improve position around the bend to share lead from 500m. Weakened a few lengths late after wide run but ran ok.
7 8 LONDON LUCKYSTAR (C368) K Teetan B Began fast & had the lead momentarily after start before racing 1,1 after first bend. Entered last section under 2L behind before finishing off only steadily to midfield.
8 3 GIVE WAY PLEASE (E035) A Hamelin TT Began well before being crossed & racing on the leaders back from near the 1000m mark. Moved off the rail on straightening when 1.5L from the lead before weakening to be beaten 4.5L on line.
9 11 GARLIC HERO (D160) R Maia E/TT Steadied after 150m & taken back to worse than midfield before improving after first bend when racing 4 wide without cover. Continued to improve position approaching corner, straightened only 1L from lead before weakening.
10 9 RED BRICK GLORY (E405) L Ferraris XB/CP1 Steadied after the start & taken back to share last place. Shifted very wide passing the 550m, was the widest runner on straightening before failing to really run on & was well beaten on the line.
11 5 TRAVEL GLORY (E170) M Chadwick B Began well but drifted back after first 150m & settled worse than midfield. Forced into three wide line but with cover from 800m. Raced tight & lost position passing 600m, straightened 5L behind before weakening out further.
12 1 DESTIN (V417) K C Leung B Didn't have early speed of others & drifted back to third last. Moved three wide passing 800m before being forced 4 wide with cover soon after, was very wide on straightening when 3.5L behind before emptying 300m & weakening.
13 6 VICTORY MORE (E169) C Y Ho B/H/TT Didn't begin fast, raced worse than midfield on rail. Moved between runners & raced tight 700m, shifted wider on cornering when 3L behind, steadied away from heels when no clear run 300m before weakening poorly thereafter.
14 2 SUPER KIN (C011) K H Chan TT Ridden forward from gate 12, was wide early before improving positon to race at the leaders quarters from the 900m. Hung outwards on straightening before emptying at the 300m mark & weakening out quickly thereafter. 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