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Race 4 (353)

YUE YEE HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1600m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 RIGHT FRAAR (CE024) D Whyte -- Midfield or better. 5Ls behind the lead at 1000 M. Ran on well final 300 M to assert authority 50 M out.
2 12 PLEASURE PLEASURE (CD271) C W Wong B-/SR-/P1/TT Around midfield but raced wide and without cover from wide draw most of the way. Ran on steadily final 300 M to grab 2nd on the line without troubling the winner.
3 10 WAVY PEAK (CD083) H K Yim -- Soon travelling kindly in 4th or 5th place about 2 to 3Ls off the pace. Kept on in straight and lost 2nd by the narrowest margin on the line.
4 2 GLORIOUS LIGHT (CC115) F Coetzee TT Forward of midfield. About 3 to 4Ls back rounding home bend. Kept on without threatening placed horses in straight.
5 13 SHINING LIGHT (CD119) C Munce B Disputed lead to 1200 M before settling in 2nd or 3rd place just behind the pace. Hit front upon straightening but got swamped when run ended inside 50 M.
6 4 MAVERICK (CE199) S Sanders B-/TT1 Behind midfield and niggled along. Kept on one-paced without threatening despite strong riding in straight.
7 9 KIWI DASH (CC281) W M Lai CP-/B2/TT Slowly away. At rear. Reluctant to shift out after 400 M for clear running. Made up some ground final 100 M to be nearest at finish.
8 11 KID GALAXY (CB455) A Delpech B/TT Thereabout in 4th or 5th place. Kept on in straight until finding no extra 50 M out.
9 6 NEW TAMAR (CE156) E Saint-Martin B Midfield or better but proved difficult to settle in the early stages. One-paced in straight. (Abnormal breathing noise.)
10 5 SPEED WINNER (CB195) Y T Cheng B Went forward from wide draw and took lead at 1100 M. Headed upon straightening and gave ground 200 M out.
11 7 PRO JOY (CD160) C Soumillon TT1 Elected to come back around 1000 M and stayed wide despite clear running on rail. Ran past beaten horses in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 1 KING OF SPADES (CC056) O Doleuze B Slowly away and crowded shortly afterwards. At rear and carried wider after 1200 M. Widest turning in. Made no impression in straight.
13 3 JUSTINIAN (CB324) S Dye -- Disputed lead to 1200 M before settling in 2nd or 3rd place just behind the pace. Weakened badly 200 M out.
14 14 MILLENNIUM DAWN (BV168) H W Lai B Midfield or worse but trapped wide and proved difficult to settle in the early stages. Soon dropped out upon straightening. (Dropped whip.)
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