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Race 4 (387)

PEONY HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 NO MORE GREEN (L190) M Chadwick TT Broke well from gate 14, mustered fast to lead and found the fence passing 1000 M pole, dashed impressively under pressure final 350 M, drew clear easily to score.
2 9 YOU GOTTA PAY (CK350) D Whyte -- Jumped fast, sat prominently within striking distance from leader, raced keenly when restrained in middle stages, ran on well final 400 M for 2nd but failed to threat the winner.
3 1 ELITE SIXTY-SIX (CK085) D Beadman -- Jumped fast, restrained in a 2-wide spot 1L behind the leader, had every chance in home straight, could not match the strides of winner at 300 M but did keep on soundly for a place.
4 7 TOPPING LIGHT (L040) B Prebble -- Out in line, cosily placed in the box-seat just behind the leader, travelled nicely throughout, only one-paced in home straight, lost a place final 100 M.
5 11 SOARING RIVER (CK137) B Doyle B Broke well from the wide draw, held up in a 3-wide position with cover 2Ls off the speed, had his chance in home straight, kept on fairly but never threatened the placegetters.
6 5 SUPER SPIRIT (CK106) K W Leung B/TT Jumped only fairly, sat three from the rear on rails, hampered turning for home, made up little ground along the inner in the straight, only beat the tired runners.
7 2 ARION OF CHIU TON (CK136) W C Marwing SR1 Lacked early speed, placed rearward 5Ls off the pace, swung widest for home, ran on steadily when clear late at 250 M but never troubled the principals.
8 12 WINNING BONUS (L119) H W Lai TT1 Out in line, settled 3-4Ls off pace on rails, only gave limited response when asked for efforts final 350 M.
9 6 TOP NEWS (CK196) J Lloyd -- Broke only fairly, held up in a 3-wide position in midfield, overraced when pace slackened rounding bend, lacked a kick when placed under pressure in home straight.
10 14 NORDIC STAR (CH302) C W Wong TT Lacked early speed as usual and travelled 6-7Ls off the pace at rear, swung widest for home, made little progress down centre of the straight final 250 M.
11 8 JOYFUL JOYFUL (CK284) Z Purton B1 Awkwardly drawn, caught very wide with no cover when held up in midfield, strode forward from 900 M to track leader, outpaced passing 400 M pole, soon got tired.
12 13 KINGIFLY (CG020) T H So TT Taken to a 4-wide position just behind the mid-division, could not find extra in the home straight, weakened final 150 M.
13 3 STAR SON (L111) C K Tong -- Out in line, niggled along to hold a one-off position in midfield, bumped near 900 M, struggled from 600 M, weakened and dropped out early in straight.
14 10 HO HO LIFE (L209) Y T Cheng -- Slow to begin, urged to catch up 6Ls away at the rear, failed to make up any ground in home straight.
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