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Race 4 (522)

MAN CHEUNG HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 SILVER DRAGON (M326) D Whyte H/V Sharp start, settled 1 off with cover 5th, shifted out & driven into stretch, quickened to lead 190m, immediately pressed but held on in duel to wire.
2 4 PERI PERI SAFFRON (N055) K C Leung B Taken back to race rail near rear, shifted 1 off for progress 500m, wide into stretch, driven to press lead 175m, held in tight duel.
3 8 FRIENDS OF YAN OI (M406) K Teetan TT Broke well, stalked 1 back on rail, shifted 1 off & driven 300m, quickened to challenge 175m, held in run.
4 1 HAPPY CHAMPION (N027) B Prebble TT Tardy break, posted 3 wide with cover near rear, hard-driven 400m, widest into stretch, 5L last 300m, rallied for solid late inroads.
5 11 FORTUNE TERRITORY (N272) W M Lai B/TT Bustled at start, raced wide with cover behind midfield, hard-driven final turn & outpaced, stayed on well for minor later headway.
6 5 NOBODY BUT YOU (M202) A Suborics B Tardy start, sat rail midfield, hard-ridden 300m, shifted out 200 & bumped rival 150m, stayed on one pace.
7 12 PROSPERITY AETHON (N391) T H So TT Taken back at start to last pair 1 off, driven into stretch, crowded & bumped 150m, boxed on evenly.
8 7 VICTORY GENERAL (L396) Z Purton XB-/B Sharp start, sat 2nd 1 off no cover, shaken up to lead 250m, emptied & swamped 190m, no extra.
9 3 SPITFIRE (P282) H W Lai B Bustled to lead 1100m, soon to rail, driven 300m, all out & headed 250m, tapered thereafter.
10 6 JOYFUL MISSION (S094) O Doleuze XB Missed break, overraced last pair on rail, ridden 300m, plugging on in defeat when eased off heels close home.
11 2 SKY FAR (N408) N Callan B Speed to lead but snagged back, sat handy but 3 wide no cover, ridden 400m, struggled in home stretch & weakened tamely.
12 9 AMERICAN FAME (P449) M Chadwick TT Broke OK, slotted 1 off with cover midfield, driven 400m, forced wide home turn, found nothing.
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