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Race 4 (493)

VICTORIA HARBOUR HANDICAP   Rating:40-10   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 SPLENDID SAILS (CG077) K C Leung B/SR Around midfield 3-wide but with cover within 4Ls of the pace until home turn, picked up well to lead at the 100 M, driven out.
2 6 BAYVIEW GREYSLEW (CJ194) W M Lai TT 5Ls back in 12th leaving back straight and similarly placed turning in, ran on strongly through the field for 2nd.
3 9 NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) Z Purton B A neck down in 2nd on the rails at 1000 M, led by a neck 500 M out and clear by 1L at furlong pole, headed 100 M later, barely clung onto a place.
4 1 GENERAL POWER (CJ256) M Chadwick B1/TT 2-wide mid-division within 3Ls or so of leaders before straightening, 2Ls down but held up at 200 M, kept on once clear, unlucky not to place.
5 3 GOOD TIME CHARLIE (CJ207) M L Yeung P1/H1/TT Slowly out, between 4Ls and 5Ls back in 9th or so until final turn, finished off pretty well and nearly placed.
6 7 TOP SPEED (CH019) H W Lai B Enjoyed the box-seat trail in 4th on fence 2Ls from the speed until last turn, had every opportunity to achieve a better finishing position.
7 14 ACTUARIAL TALENT (CJ028) J Lloyd V Slowest out and soon one from rear 8Ls behind leaders, still at the rear off last curve, ran on okay through a few beaten rivals, never nearer.
8 4 MUTUAL GAIN (CE275) B Doyle B Went back from wide gate, at least 8Ls before final corner, never likely to play a serious role in the finish.
9 13 FAST WINNER (CG140) M Du Plessis B- Pressed forward from the jump but trapped 3-wide no cover throughout, disputing the lead before final turn, extra work took its toll in final furlong.
10 8 DIAGHILEV (CH241) J Winks B/TT 3-back the rails around 10th at least 4Ls from the pace through to homestretch, one-paced to wrap up.
11 10 TELECOM EMPEROR (CH137) K L Chui B/TT Pressed forward and led by 1L out 2-wide at 800 M, under pressure when headed before the home turn, surrendered fairly tamely.
12 11 MOUNT SURPLUS (CH122) M Nunes -- Caught 4-wide no cover around midfield about 2Ls behind leaving back straight, all out to retain this proximity at the 200 M, ceded ground late on.
13 12 LADY FIRST (CJ067) Y T Cheng -- Always rearward, wide but with cover about 5Ls off pace through to home straight, made not the slightest impression.
14 5 SPY KING (CE205) T H So V/XB/TT Close-up about 2Ls behind early speed, beginning to lose touch at point of home turn and drifted back 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