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Race 4 (496)

GREEN ISLAND HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 GANG OF BROTHERS (G046) A Badel CP/TT Had a soft run third on the rail throughout. Had clear running on straightening, closed steadily to strike the lead in the final few strides & won narrowly.
2 5 SPLENDID LIVING (E192) H Bentley TT Pushed forward to lead & crossed to rail leaving straight first time. Kicked away from immediate challengers before straightening, continued to hold lead until passed in the final few strides. Just beaten.
3 3 BLISSFUL STAR (E168) K C Leung V/TT Had a soft run in midfield along the rail throughout. Was just under 4L form the lead entering final section, stayed near the inside in straight, closed off steadily all the way to the line & was only beaten half length.
4 12 TYCOON JEWELLERY (E473) V Borges H/XB/TT Steadied shortly after the start before racing in midfield along the rail throughout. Was just over 5L from the lead entering final section, shifted outwards mid-straight when making ground before closing well late to only be beaten 2L.
5 9 NOBLE STEED (A326) M F Poon -- Steadied on jumping & shifted behind runners from the outside gate to race at the tail. Shifted wider near the 500m, was forced very wide on cornering, raced tight on straightening, closed off ok from a long way back.
6 4 KILLER INSTINCT (G020) H Bowman V-/TT Began awkwardly before getting back to race worse than midfield away off rail. Moved into the three wide line & improved position from 550m, forced wider on cornering before making some late ground when running onto midfield.
7 10 CLASSIC ARCHI (G295) K Teetan SR/TT Steadied after start & drifted back to race rearward. Shared last place from the 900m, entered last section 7L from the lead before making same late ground between runners when running onto midfield from a long way behind.
8 1 YEABOI (G372) C L Chau B Crowded at the start before getting back to race worse than midfield along the rail. Was just under 7L from the lead entering final section, stayed close to the rail in the straight, only battled away in concluding stages.
9 11 CIRCUIT ELITE (E487) M Chadwick CP-/B2/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Was 4L form the lead entering final section but could only maintained that margin & was passed by better finishers in the concluding stages.
10 2 LET'S DO IT (E132) Z Purton CP Obtained a nice position 1,1 from about the 1300m. Shifted outwards sharply to avoid heels near the 450m, entered last section under 3L from lead, emptied shortly after straightening & weakened poorly (bled).
11 7 AMAZING BOY (D513) M L Yeung TT Steadied after start & drifted back to race third last away from the rail. Entered last section with only 3 runners behind & 6L from lead before shifting wide & racing tight on straightening, before doing little in last 250m.
12 6 COMMANDING MISSILE (G210) C Y Ho H/PC/TT Jumped awkwardly & lost ground before improving position to race second away from the rail in the middle stages. Came under pressure & began losing ground from before cornering, weakened poorly in straight to be 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