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Race 4 (475)

TULIP HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 9 TELECOM MISSILE (D209) B Shinn B/TT Pushed forward, crossed & raced leaders back early before moving off rail & racing outside leader from 650m. Moved to lead at soon after straightening, raced over a length clear near 200m, just held off late challenger to win by a nose.
2 2 NOBLE BOYZ (E156) Z Purton SR/TT Raced in midfield on rail. Shifted off rail on straightening, closed off strongly in final furlong to fall only a nose short on line.
3 5 BEAUTY CHEERS (D436) V Borges -- Raced worse than midfield on rail. Stayed close to the rail on straightening before shifting away from rail at 275m mark & closing off well to be third beaten only a length.
4 8 DRAGON KINGDOM (E211) K C Leung B- Began awkwardly & then drifted back to race second last. Shifted to be the widest runner on straightening when 4.5L from the lead before making good late ground down the outside in concluding stages to only be beaten 1.5L.
5 1 HAPPY TIME (B272) K H Chan TT Steadied after the start, raced a touch wide before moving two wide when negotiating bend near 800m. Closed off well in straight & was caught for 4th on the line. Beaten under 2L.
6 4 TOWARDS SUCCESS (E036) H W Lai TT Drifted back after the start but was left racing three wide without cover worse than midfield. Continued wide around bend, straightened 3L behind before closing off ok in the run to the line to be beaten only 2L.
7 12 VECTOR (E027) K Teetan B/TT Got back after the start to race worse than midfield between runners. Relegated to last when around 5L from lead entering the last section before making up a few lengths in late stages to be only beaten about 2L in midfield.
8 11 SUPER FLAMES (E299) M L Yeung TT Steadied after the start & taken back to the rear. Continued near the back on straightening when just under 5L from the lead, momentarily held up passing 250m mark before closing off ok between runners in final 100m.
9 6 BOYS PARTY (E394) R Maia B/XB Ridden forward after start & improved to lead before crossing to rail near 900m. Joined & headed in lead early in straight, crowded by winner passing 250m mark before finishing off only moderately in late stages.
10 7 ALLOY KING (D287) A Hamelin CP Raced 4th on the rail in early stages before improving to race on leaders back from the 650m. Moved over the heels of the leading pair passing 400m mark before peaking on effort at 150m & being over-run late.
11 3 SHENRON (E284) C L Chau TT Steadied after start & raced in midfield away from rail. Steadied near 800m & drifted slightly further back, eased three wide near 500m was awkwardly placed behind heels near 400m mark before doing little in the final 300m.
12 10 OURGOLDENRULES (E050) H T Mo B-/XB- Raced third away from rail before getting cover and 1,1 position from 600m mark. Emptied out mid-straight & weakened to last. (Lame next-day).
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