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Race 4 (260)

LONG VALLEY HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 MULTIEXPRESS (P029) M Chadwick B/TT Speed to lead, to rail 1000m, shaken up in front 400m, held all in run to wire, made all.
2 1 GLACIER BLUE (P062) O Doleuze B/XB2 Fair break, bustled initially, sat 1 off with cover fore of midfield, switched out & driven 400m, ran on to edge 2nd 100m, just held.
3 5 CELESTIAL SMILE (S013) Z Purton -- Fast start, shadowed leader 1 off no cover, ridden under pressure in 2nd 430m, battled to wire but always held & relegated to 3rd at 100m.
4 11 HAPPILY TIME (S012) A Suborics TT Good break, raced rail 1 back, boxed in early in stretch, ridden under pressure 200m, chased winner one pace.
5 12 HEARTLAND (M332) D Whyte B Smart start, settled midfield 1 off with cover, switched out 400m, ridden in pursuit, closed off soundly.
6 3 FIGHTING BOY (P376) B Prebble -- Missed break, raced rail near rear, niggled for progress 800m, ridden 4.5L back home turn, not clear run, switched out 200m & kept on soundly.
7 9 NUMERO UNO (S044) U Rispoli TT1 Snagged back, raced wide with cover near rear, 5L back & driven wide into stretch, closed off well centre track for solid gains.
8 10 SECRET IDENTITY (P430) K Teetan H1/TT1 Broke OK, raced rail behind midfield, rolled handier 700m, switched out & shaken up 400m, one-paced to wire.
9 7 GRAND HARBOUR (P421) J Moreira CP-/SR-/XB-/H Slow start, sat 1 off with cover near rear, ridden under pressure 600m, switched wide into stretch, ran on for minor inroads.
10 2 FUJIAN SPIRIT (N397) T Angland -- Broke OK, niggled 1 off with cover behind midfield, progress 700m, ridden under pressure home turn, plugged on one pace until tapered out late.
11 13 MIGHTY GAINS (P260) M L Yeung -- Broke well out wide, sat 3 deep with cover fore of midfield, driven turning in, outpaced & weakened out.
12 8 JOYFUL LUCK (M223) C O'Donoghue V/TT Smart start, snagged to race at tail, hard ridden 400m, passed beaten rivals in tepid run to wire.
13 14 TEAM WORK (CH276) C Y Ho -- Smart break, driven from wide gate to stalk leader 3 wide no cover, hard-ridden 400m, soon emptied & weakened tamely.
14 6 GOLDEN GUNNERS (N330) G Mosse SR/TT Fair break from widest gate, trapped 4 wide no cover midfield, ridden 450m, found little & faded out in stretch run.
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