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Race 4 (351)

NAM KOK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 ACTIVE VALOUR (CG045) O Doleuze V Disputed early lead out 2-wide, settled 1L back in 3rd from 800 M to home turn, picked up well to lead 200 M out, driven out to always just hold the runner-up by about a neck.
2 7 OPERA MAGIC (CB404) C W Wong B Worse than midfield and ridden along in early stages about 4Ls behind, edged closer on straightening, loomed with a winning chance 150 M out but could not draw level with winner.
3 4 SUPER BALL (CD064) F Coetzee PC 3-wide no cover disputing the lead at 1000 M, 2-wide and a neck to the good from 800 M to home turn, headed by winner 200 M out, tired late for a well-held 3rd.
4 2 WIKI WIKI (CD205) D Whyte -- Untidy break, midfield with cover about 4Ls off pace at 800 M, over 2Ls down in 4th entering straight, every chance of at least a place at 200 M but ran out of steam rapidly.
5 8 PALIO KING (CG073) G Mosse TT Towards rear early 5Ls off pace, hung out on the circle to be 4-wide no cover and widest turning for home 4Ls back in mid-division, briefly held place chances at 200 M but weakened late.
6 12 SO NICE (CG110) W M Lai B On fence and towards rear early about 5Ls off pace, driven along to get a little closer entering home straight, plugged on at the same pace and never dangerous.
7 9 MOSHI MOSHI (CG255) E Saint-Martin -- Slowest away, soon 6Ls behind and one from rear and hardly much closer taking final turn, ran on at same pace down the centre of track.
8 3 NATURAL FATCHOY (CG282) B Prebble CP1 Soon 6Ls last on fence and similarly placed taking final bend, never on terms and could only make minor late ground.
9 6 SIR OCTAVIUS (CB427) C K Tong V-/P2 Better than midfield on fence between 2Ls and 3Ls from the speed until the final bend, very one-paced from then on.
10 11 SILLY BOY (CC094) K T Yeung B/TT Disputed early pace on fence, tended to over-race in front and a neck down in 2nd at top of home straight, fading 200 M out and lost further ground.
11 1 HONG KONG LAD (CG221) S Dye B1/TT Slowly away, caught 3-wide no cover while better than midfield over 2Ls off pace down the back, tended to hang out on the circle, faded from top of homestretch. (Bled.)
12 5 BUDDIES SPIRIT (CD042) D Nikolic -- Caught 4-wide no cover throughout, 5Ls off pace near rear early on, slipped back to last at the home turn, soon well beaten.
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