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Race 4 (124)

SAU MAU PING HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 SKY WALKER (CJ319) D Beadman CP Did well to get into 'one-out-one-back' spot from gate 10 at the 1200m; 3-wide and 2Ls back in 3rd turning for home; led 100m out; ridden out.
2 3 SAPELLI (CK191) D Whyte -- Taken back from wide gate to race in 10th out 2-wide at 1000m; 5Ls off turning in; quickened up strongly of a slow tempo; went close to winning. (Questioned.)
3 4 HIGH INTELLIGENT (CD317) M L Yeung B/TT 2-wide and a neck 2nd at 1200m; advanced to lead at top of home straight; grabbed by winner 100m out and lost quinella soon after.
4 10 SPARKLING (CK149) Z Purton -- 4-back the rails about 6Ls off speed in 7th or 8th through to final turn; kept on pretty well along the inner; never nearer.
5 1 ELITE FORTUNE (CJ212) O Doleuze -- 9Ls last at 1200m; still well back on straightening; recovered some fair late ground down centre of track; nearest at the finish.
6 6 SWEET BABY (CG294) W M Lai B Midfield throughout; 4Ls back in 6th at the 1200m and similar off last turn; closer and with place prospects at the 200m; couldn't follow through.
7 12 DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) S K Sit SR Soon led by a neck and maintained a break before being headed soon after turning for home; faded.
8 8 ROYAL PORTRAIT (CJ092) T H So -- 5-back on the fence about 7Ls behind speed before last turn; kept chasing in the straight; never nearer.
9 9 FANTASTISCH (CK017) M Chadwick H1/TT Box-seated on the fence 2Ls back in 3rd from 1200m to final turn; petered out meekly after such a soft trail.
10 2 FIRST BABY (CG170) C K Tong P 3-back the rails some 4Ls back in midfield until the 500m; twice held up at the top of the home straight; didn't recover.
11 7 WIND KNIGHT (CJ326) Y T Cheng SR Went back from gate 8 to 10th place; pressured when 8Ls off at the 600m; 4-wide off last curve; never landed a blow.
12 11 HIGH NOTE (CK081) M W Leung B/TT Soon racing one from the rear; at least 8Ls off speed throughout; never dangerous.
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