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Race 4 (437)

HAPPY ZERO HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Yielding

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 VOYAGE BUBBLE (E436) Z Purton -- Pushed forward from gate 12, raced second at the leaders hind-quarters in middle stages. Moved to lead soon after straightening, dashed clear to win very easily. Impressive.
2 3 BRAVE DREAMS (G156) M Chadwick H/TT Drifted back & raced third last away from the rail. Steadied away from heels near 850m. Continued rearward on straightening, shifted ground near 200m before closing strongly to move to well beaten second in final stages.
3 9 FORTUNE CARRIER (E187) D Moor B-/TT- Caught 4 wide in midfield after start before improving position & racing three wide no cover outside leaders from 800m. Continued wide on bend, couldn't sprint with winner passing 300m, fought on well, caught for 2nd late.
4 12 ROYAL AGILITY (D349) L Hewitson B/TT2 Raced three wide with cover in midfield for the majority. Moved to second place passing 250m mark, battled away ok but was caught for a minor placing late. Improved run.
5 2 KING OF THE COURT (E384) K Teetan -- Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Peaked on effort near the 200m, gave a length or two to be well beaten in midfield.
6 5 GALLANT HERO (E480) M F Poon -- Didn't begin fast but mustered speed to improve along the rail & race just behind the leading trio along the rail. Finished off fairly when racing greenly to be in midfield, 2L behind second.
7 6 SPICY SKEWER (G202) R Maia -- Improved after the start to race in midfield between runners. Shifted outwards at 350m when about 3L behind before finishing off only fairly in final furlong. Well beaten in midfield.
8 4 FIERY FLYING (G090) K C Leung -- Commenced awkwardly & bumped and consequently got back near the rear after start. Steadied at 950m & taken back to clear last. Straightened 5.5L from lead, stayed along rail before finishing ok to midfield in final stages.
9 14 INESTIMABLE (E378) V Borges B-/TT1 Raced just worse than midfield along the rail throughout. Was 4 lengths from the lead on straightening, moved away from rail soon after but failed to challenge & weakened in late stages to be well beaten.
10 13 DRAGON BABY (E098) A Badel E/PC/TT Was trapped racing 4 wide in midfield but with cover before being left in that position but without cover from about the 800m. Continued wide around bend, straightened under 4L behind but weakened out after wide passage.
11 8 VITRALITE (E121) B Shinn SR-/XB Raced three wide with cover in midfield before being steadied & drifting slightly further back near the 700m. Straightened about 5L from the lead before weakening to be long third last.
12 11 NOIR RIDER (E138) H T Mo B Pushed forward to lead. Joined by winner approaching the 300m mark before weakening out quickly in last furlong.
13 7 GOLD GOLD BABY (E220) C Y Ho XB-/B/TT Bumped after the start & drifted back towards the rear. Hung outwards & lost ground around the 800m bend before losing further ground & relegated to last near 600m. Weakened further in straight to finish a long last.
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