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Race 4 (014)

TAI O HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 JOY COMING (H149) M L Yeung CP/TT Mustered speed after start to share lead momentarily before being crossed & racing on leaders back from the 800m. Came off the rail on straightening when 2L behind before closing well to take lead in final 25m & win narrowly.
2 7 EXUBERANT (E282) C L Chau B/TT Steadied from outside gate & taken back to second last away from rail. Continued rearward, shifted out to be the second widest on straightening, finished strongly in final furlong to charge to narrowly beaten second on line.
3 6 TRAVEL GOLF (H063) M F Poon TT Raced on leaders back early before coming off the rail & racing 1,1 from about 700m. Was a couple of lengths from lead on straightening as leader skipped clear before closing well to be narrowly beaten in a bunched finish.
4 9 SHINKANSEN (H277) K De Melo H/SR1/TT1 Steadied and taken back to last. Stayed along the inside on straightening when continuing at the tail before closing very strongly between runners in final 100m to only be beaten half a length on the line in a bunched finish.
5 1 SIGHT HERO (D487) H Bowman B/TT Drifted back after the start to race worse than midfield away from the rail. Was ridden along before straightening, shifted wider at the 200m before closing well, despite hanging inwards, to be beaten only 1L on the line.
6 2 LUCKY GOR (G217) L Ferraris B/E/TT Showed speed, shared lead before continuing to take outright lead & crossing to rail near 800m. Skipped clear on straightening before being caught in final 25m. Over-run by late closers but only beaten 1L in bunched finish.
7 5 HIGH PERCENTAGE (G413) L Hewitson TT Raced in midfield along the rail. Came off the rail passing the 450m and then three wide at the 400m when about 3L from the lead. Closed steadily all the way to the line to only be beaten just over 1L in a bunched finish.
8 3 HAPPY SOUL (G249) Z Purton CP/TT Steadied & shifted behind runners to positioned third last along rail. Improved along the inside to be closer approaching corner, stayed along the rail in straight before closing to 3rd at the 200m but over-run in final 50m.
9 8 WIND SPEEDER (E281) K Teetan -- Raced in midfield away from the rail. Came under riding passing the 500m, was hampered & taken wider near the 400m & became unbalanced, straightened the widest before weakening out to be beaten 5L.
10 10 SPICY SO SMART (G203) Y L Chung CP/XB Put in a few small bucks in early stages when ridden forward before improving position after the 900m to get up to the leaders quarters from the 650m. Was beaten on straightening before weakening to 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