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Race 4 (542)

NAM CHUNG RIVER HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 BRILLIANT LIFE (E396) C Y Ho B Showed speed to race close to the lead early. Assumed the lead near the 400m mark before drawing away to win very easily.
2 14 SPEEDY FORTUNE (H097) S De Sousa -- Raced in midfield, one horse in from the stand side rail. Improved between runners to dash to second near the furlong pole & finished off ok but was no match for easy winner.
3 2 VICTORY SCHOLARS (E091) Y L Chung V Raced in midfield throughout. Improved to share third place by about half-way, battled on well to hold third.
4 8 SWEET BRIAR (H044) H N Wong B1/TT1 Bumped at the start before racing worse than midfield early. Improved to midfield approaching half-way after shifting inwards to be nearest to the center of the track, battled away well to just miss third.
5 4 EQUILIBRIUM TURBO (E195) Z Purton B/TT Raced in midfield along the stand side rail. Raced in restricted room & hampered near the 400m mark before finishing off steadily late.
6 5 HEALTHY HEALTHY (H203) K C Leung H1 Began awkwardly & was slightly crowded after the start & settled in the second half. Raced a touch keenly in the middle stages when just worse than midfield. Finished off only fairly in last section.
7 7 SPEEDY CHARIOT (H193) K Teetan -- Drifted back to race in the final quartet when coursing along the stand side rail. Finished off only fairly in the last section when holding well beaten midfield finish. (Rider questioned, see report).
8 6 SPARKLING DOLPHIN (C332) V Borges -- Ridden forward & responded well to stride to lead early. Joined & headed by the winner entering the final section before weakening out quickly in concluding stages.
9 12 HAPPY HORSE (H061) C L Chau B/H2/TT Showed early speed to race second along the stand side rail after the start. Was under 2L form the lead entering the final section before peaking on effort & weakening in final 250m.
10 1 TEAM SPIRIT (B230) C Wong B/TT Raced just forward of midfield when racing nearer to the center of the track without cover. Came under hard riding near the 400m mark when about 3L from the lead before weakening out in the last furlong to be well beaten.
11 11 DASHING TRIUMPH (G341) H T Mo CP/TT Jumped outwards & bumped & lost ground before racing near the tail. Did little in the last section & was well beaten.
12 10 REGENCY STAR (E399) A Hamelin CP Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Weakened badly in the final 300m to be well beaten.
13 13 GENEROUS FRIEND (G439) R Maia B1 Knuckled and then bumped at the start & raced at the tail. Did nothing in the last section & was a well beaten second last.
14 3 FORTE (D498) A Badel CP/XB/TT Jumped awkwardly & lost ground at start & raced rearward when coursing nearer to the center of the track. Weakened badly in the final furlong to be a very long last. (Substantial mucus in trachea, roarer, lame next day).
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