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Race 4 (590)

THE SANDBERG GOLD CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:40-0   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 METRO RIDER (CJ264) B Prebble XB/H/TT Settled 2-3Ls behind the leader, one-off with cover, quickened well when asked at he top of straight, kept battling on, did well enough to withhold the challenger. (Lost left front plate.)
2 6 NAMJONG FIGHTERS (CG308) Y T Cheng -- Broke well, urged to hold the fence in the mid-division, finished off well under pressure final 300 M, just late.
3 2 THE KID (CK080) D Beadman V Broke well from gate 9 and soon obtained cover in the mid-division, dashed well when asked at the top of the home straight and looked possible to win, laid in, narrowly beaten.
4 13 COVER BOY (CK021) J Lloyd B Awkward start, soon caught up 5-6Ls off the pace on rails, checked at 1000 M, finished off satisfactorily final 350 M but never really troubled the top three.
5 8 JOYFUL YEARS (CG143) C K Tong B Pushed to lead 1L, hung in early, left uncontested until the home turn, headed in by the winner at 300 M, kept on fairly under pressure.
6 12 DAYLIGHT EXPRESS (CH036) W C Marwing TT Urged to hold a fence position in midfield, not properly clear until final 150 M, dashed well but really too late.
7 9 BAYVIEW GREYSLEW (CJ194) W M Lai TT Easily ran up to take the box-seat just behind the leader, niggled along at the home turn, only one-paced when asked in the straight.
8 5 MYTHIC STEED (CD208) M L Yeung B Jumped fast and soon occupied the one out one back spot, travelled nicely, kept on until couldn't find extra passing the 200 M pole. (Mucus and inflamed epiglottis.)
9 3 COOL RUNNINGS (CK014) K W Leung CP1 Lacked early speed and travelled 5-6Ls off the pace 3-wide with cover, finished off fairly well down centre of the home straight but failed to threaten the principals.
10 4 LIVERBIRD (CE055) M Du Plessis B Lacked early speed despite being urged along, about 7Ls off the pace turning for home, made very limited progress under pressure final 250 M.
11 1 GOOD JOB (CL113) G Cheyne SR Taken to the rear from gate 12, raced fiercely and checked when pace slackened at 1000 M, laid in in straight, finished off only fairly.
12 7 PERPETUAL DELIGHT (CK200) K C Leung CP-/TT- Broke well from gate 13 but soon eased to the mid-division, caught 4-wide without cover early, finished off only fairly when clear at 400 M, never a factor.
13 10 ACCELERATOR (CG179) M W Leung -- Out in line, raced fiercely in the early stages when being restrained to the mid-division, checked at 1000 M, failed to make up any ground in the 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