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Race 4 (487)

LUNG KONG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 AEROINVINCIBLE (J180) A Atzeni SR Had a nice run-in 4th along the rail. Improved onto leaders back around bend, came off rail just before straightening, closed strongly to take lead passing the 150m, drew away to win strongly.
2 3 DREAM PURSUER (G241) M Chadwick B Raced in midfield between runners. Shifted back down to the rail entering last section when 5L from lead before making ground, shifted outwards passing the 250m before charging to second inside final 50m.
3 6 ALL RICHES (G060) H Bentley CP Pushed forward to obtain customary roll in the lead. Joined by challenger near 300m, passed by winner at the 150m mark, battled on ok to hold well beaten third on line.
4 11 GOLDEN SAMURAI (H024) A Badel B/TT Drifted back to last early before improving around the 850m bend to race three wide and 4th last. Was over 7L from the lead on straightening, made some late ground down the outside from a long way back.
5 4 AMAZING RUN (H401) Z Purton CP Pushed forward to race outside the leader. Moved up to challenge for the lead at the 300m, emptied at the 150m mark & gave ground sharply in final stages to be beaten over 4L after racing handy throughout.
6 1 SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) J McDonald B Raced just worse than midfield away from the rail. Improved to midfield around bend, came wider on straightening when 6L from lead, finished off only fairly to midfield in late stages & never threatened.
7 2 STAR LINE (J110) H Bowman B Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Was 4.5L from the lead on straightening but found little, weakening to be beaten 7.5L into midfield on the line.
8 9 SILVER DESTINY (J096) K Teetan TT Had a soft run in midfield along the rail throughout. Was 3L from the lead on straightening, moved off the rail passing the 400m mark, weakened in last furlong & was beaten 9L on line.
9 14 WOODFIRE CHAMP (H292) M L Yeung TT Began well but was steadied & dragged back in first two furlongs & was relegated to last near the 1000m mark. Continued rearward and over 8L from the lead on straightening before passing a couple of tiring rivals late.
10 10 KINGLY DEMEANOR (H486) B Avdulla B/TT Was trapped racing three wide with cover in midfield throughout. Was 5.5L from the lead on straightening, found little in final 300m & weakened to be beaten just under 10L.
11 12 AMAZINGTEAMWORK (H488) L Ferraris TT Began fairly, obtained position third last along the rail in middle stages. Was hard ridden before straightening, was second last and 9L from lead entering last section, made no headway, beaten a similar margin on line.
12 7 C P ONE (J013) K De Melo TT1 Got head up on jumping & then got back to races second last after start. Continued rearward throughout, was last and 10L from the lead entering last section, only maintained deficit to the line & was never a threat.
13 8 FAIRY HORSE (J144) B Thompson H/TT Raced just worse than midfield along the rail. Was ridden along passing the 600m mark, weakened out further in the straight to be beaten over 10L when finishing second last.
14 13 PATCH OF WATCH (H476) Y L Chung SR Ridden forward after start & improved position but was caught racing three deep without cover when forward of midfield. Was beaten off on straightening & weakened out quickly in last 300m to finish a long 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