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Race 4 (096)

PARMIGIANI FLEURIER EXCELLENT HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 PLEASANT ENDEAVOR (E114) K C Leung B Raced in midfield in early & middle stages. Picked a path between runners in final 200m before closing strongly to steal lead at 50m & go on to win.
2 6 NOBLE ONE (G278) C Y Ho H Not bustled at start & drifted back to race worse than midfield. Continued in second half of the field at the 300m before picking runs off between runners & closing strongly in late stages to move to second in final 25m.
3 1 BIG ME (G348) K H Chan TT Showed early speed to race second. Moved to narrow lead near 200m before being joined by the winner near the 50m mark. Held third on line.
4 5 AMAZING ROCKY (D356) Z Purton -- Showed some speed to race handy to the speed. Continued very close to the lead all the way until over-run by the first two who closed strongly in concluding stages. (Substantial blood in trachea post-race).
5 12 UNITED WE STAND (D048) L Hewitson B/TT Showed some speed to race handy to the speed when nearer to the center of the track. Was not far from the lead all the way until over-run by first two who closed well. Beaten under 2L on the line.
6 10 GLORY BO BO (G262) C L Chau B/TT Raced just behind the leading pair after the start. Battled on well in final furlong & was only beaten 2.5L in midfield without ever looking the winner.
7 14 DIVINE ERA (D507) M L Yeung TT Didn't have early speed & raced second last after start. Shifted towards stand side rail passing 250m before being badly held up, shifted back inwards at 125m & closed well in final stages when race was all over.
8 9 FLYING HIGH (E204) M Chadwick TT Raced in midfield throughout. Could make no further headway in the final 150m & only held 3.5L deficit to the line.
9 4 CHEVAL VALIANT (E336) Y L Chung B/H/TT Showed customary early speed to lead a gradually shifted across to stand side rail. Joined & headed at the 200m mark before weakening out late.
10 13 YOUNG HORIZON (G272) L Currie SB- Raced just worse than midfield after the start. Only held deficit in the final furlong & was never a real factor.
11 7 SAVVY CHIC (G261) S De Sousa TT1 Showed some speed to race in midfield in early stages when close to stand side rail. Wasn't far behind at 175m mark before being badly held up behind the tiring leader & having nowhere to go pretty much all the way to line.
12 8 GENEROUS FRIEND (G439) R Maia -- Didn't have early speed & raced at the tail. Never really improved & was third last.
13 3 DASHING TRIUMPH (G341) H T Mo TT Didn't have the early speed of others & soon raced third from last when along the stand side rail. Was crowded & steadied away from heels near the 200m when continuing back & never recovered thereafter. See report.
14 11 HEI WONGCHOY (G187) V Borges TT Raced in midfield along stand side rail early before coming under pressure before half-way & soon relegated to last. Weakened to distant 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