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Race 4 (695)

RIVER VERDON HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1000m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 STOLTZ (G147) Z Purton CP Raced third between the two co-leaders near half-way. Moved to narrow lead just before the 200m, went on to win by 0.75L.
2 6 CARROLL STREET (D489) A Hamelin SR-/B2/TT Had no speed after the start & raced last early. Was second last at half-way, just under 4L behind entering final section before finishing strongly nearer to the center of the track to close to second in final 75m.
3 7 RUN RUN COOL (E322) H Bentley PC Raced in a bunch in midfield, one horse off the stand side rail. Was only 1.5L from the lead passing the 400m, finished well all the way to line to only be beaten 1.25L into third.
4 5 WE ARE HERO (G207) H Bowman V/TT Bumped at the start before racing in a line in midfield. Was just under 2L from the lead entering final section, finished off well to basically hold deficit all the way to the line (Lame next day).
5 3 WHIZZ KID (E392) B Avdulla B/TT Raced on speed along the stand side rail. Moved up to share lead near half-way, took lead near 400m, passed by winner nearing the 200m mark, battled on to be beaten 2L into midfield.
6 1 NERVOUS WITNESS (E421) L Hewitson -- Pushed forward to hold narrow lead when racing nearer to the center of the track. Joined at half-way, headed at the 400m before weakening a bit late to be beaten 3L (Lame next day).
7 8 SUNNY BOY (A379) Y L Chung B/TT Raced in a line in midfield in early stages. Drifted further back after half-way, was just under 3L from the lead entering final section before weakening out to be beaten 8L.
8 2 PING HAI GALAXY (C377) K Teetan -- Was in midfield early before beginning to drop out from the 600m mark & then weakening right out to be long last (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