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Race 4 (505)

FAY FAY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 LUCKY GOLD (G112) C Y Ho B Had a nice run in midfield away from the rail. Moved into the 1,1 position approaching half-way. Moved up to lead near 350m mark, continued on well all the way to the line to win by just over 1L.
2 2 GOLDEN BULL (H019) J McDonald XB1/TT Raced in midfield along the rail. Moved away from the rail near the 500m, raced tight on straightening when 1.5L from lead, held up near the 300m before shifting inwards at 225m & finishing well but unable to reel in winner.
3 3 WAR WEAPON (E257) S De Sousa XB/TT Steadied & taken back to race at the tail. Was a clear last on corner, entered last section just under 7L from the lead, shifted to be the widest runner near 350m before making significant late ground to fast finishing 3rd.
4 5 WAR OF COURAGE (C483) H Bowman B Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Raced tight on straightening when only 1.5L from the lead before moving to second near the 300m mark before being over-run for third in final strides.
5 11 VANTASTIC CHOICE (G401) C L Chau -- Wasn't ridden after start & was allowed to drift back to race third last. Continued back & wide & was relegated to second last near 700m. Was 5.5L behind on straightening before making steady late ground to not be beaten far.
6 12 JIANGXI STAMINA (D051) M Chadwick B/TT Was trapped racing three wide in midfield & was left in that position & without cover from about the 1000m mark. Was ridden along approaching the corner, straightened just under 3L from lead before holding similar margin to line.
7 1 GOOD NEWS (E374) D Lane B/TT Steadied & lost ground on jumping before racing worse than midfield early. Improved position to midfield between runners around bend, was held up on straightening, had clear running from 350m but finished moderately late.
8 14 PACKING MONKEYKING (G390) M F Poon TT1 Crowded & unbalanced after the start and consequently raced rearward along the rail. Shifted away from the rail on straightening, entered last section just under 5L behind before passing a few tiring rivals late.
9 7 CHOICERUS (H029) L Hewitson SR-/B1 Steadied from outside gate & taken back to race second last. Straightened just over 4L from the lead, shifted outwards at 250m & became unbalanced when under pressure before finishing moderately late.
10 8 M UNICORN (G466) B Shinn H/P/TT Bumped at the start before racing worse than midfield when three wide with cover. Entered last section just over 4L from the lead before weakening a few lengths in the run to the line.
11 6 ORIENTAL SPIRIT (H077) L Ferraris CP- Obtained a good position in third behind the leading pair. Improved to race on the leaders back from the 650m, briefly held up behind the leader when racing along the rail near the 350m before weakening badly in final 250m.
12 13 CHIU CHOW BROTHER (E188) A Badel B Pushed forward to lead. Was joined & passed by the winner at the 350m mark before weakening out poorly in the final 250m to be well beaten.
13 9 COURIER MARVEL (H103) L Currie CP-/XB/V1/TT Improved steadily after the start to race in midfield along the rail. Straightened only 3L from the lead but was a beaten horse early in the straight & weakened poorly to long second last
14 10 BAEBAE TSOI (E116) K Teetan CP/TT Pushed forward to race outside the leader. Was beaten on straightening & dropped out of contention very quickly & was very long last. No vet abnormalities, 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