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Race 4 (068)

CHENGDU HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 FABULOUS ONE (T005) J Moreira H-/P-/XB/TT Pressed forward to lead on settling, crossing to fence and slowing tempo. Kicked clear top of straight and bolted home. Eased down final stages.
2 5 JOLLY JOLLY (T087) Z Purton B Slow, ridden to make up ground, settling behind midfield at turn. Switched in top of straight to get clear running and finished off nicely.
3 8 MAGICAL BEAUTY (T342) K Teetan CP1/TT Began well, ridden to hold fence three-back from leader. Came off fence passing 700m, shaken up 300m and kept on steadily.
4 2 SHARP HUNTER (P097) D Whyte B1 Began well, unable find cover and drifted to behind midfield but wide. Taken very wide in straight and ran on steadily.
5 1 DIAMOND MASTER (S397) N Callan H/XB/TT Began well, holding 2nd behind early leader before settling one-back, one-off at turn. Boxed on gamely in straight, flattened late.
6 14 MASQUERADER (N234) C Schofield B/TT Jumped with field, not pushed, sliding to midfield before switching three-wide 700m to move forward. Battled on gamely in straight.
7 12 GOLDEN GUNNERS (N330) C Y Ho TT Got off OK, steadied in midfield, holding one-off position to turn. Swung wide in straight but one-paced under hard riding.
8 4 CLEVER SPIRIT (T333) B Prebble B- Unable to find cover early and slipped back towards rear. Hampered 800m, kept switching out in straight to get clear running but one-paced.
9 7 GERONIMO MEADOW (N226) T H So B/TT Jumped OK, restrained, taken across behind runners from wide draw, settling last. Taken wide in straight, ran on fairly.
10 3 EMPEROR VICTORY (T340) Y T Cheng H1 Jumped awkwardly, losing ground start. Settled at rear, switched out around turn, ran on fairly in straight while laying in under pressure.
11 13 LONDON CITY (T080) G Mosse -- Began fairly, ridden to hold forward position 2L from leader. Rolled forward around turn to eyeball leader 600m, tired rapidly from 200m.
12 9 VIVACIOUS WINNER (V061) C K Tong -- Lost ground start when jumped awkwardly, ridden to make up ground but checked 800m. One-paced in straight before tiring from 150m.
13 6 GARLIC YEAH (V039) K C Leung -- Jumped awkwardly, unbalanced and lost ground settling at rear close to fence. Never competitive.
14 11 OCTAL LUCK (T205) M L Yeung B-/H1/PC1 Hard ridden to hold box seat but under pressure from turn and faded quickly in straight. Stewards ruled performance unacceptable.
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