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Race 4 (561)

LUGARD HANDICAP   Rating:60-35   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 3 AMAZING TEENS (E449) H Bowman H/P/TT Had a nice run in third when galloping the clear for the first half. Travelled strongly approaching bend, moved off the rail passing the 550m, closed strongly down the outside to cut down leader in final 75m.
2 6 BILLIONAIRE SECRET (G303) C Y Ho H/PC/XB Steadied on jumping & was taken back to race near the tail. Was over 9L from the lead on straightening before moving into clear running and closing strongly down the outside to charge to second late.
3 12 COLOURFUL BARON (G301) A Badel B/TT Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Was just over 7L from the lead on straightening before closing off well to be beaten just over a length into third.
4 9 MISSION BRAVO (E383) L Ferraris B/H/TT Strode forward to assume the lead passing winning post first time. Continued to hold 2L advantage in middle stages, skipped clear on straightening to be 4.5L clear of nearest rival, held advantage until cut down in last 75m.
5 1 RIGHTEOUS DOCTRINE (C197) S De Sousa XB Steadied & got back to race at the tail. Continued last on cornering when 11L from the lead before closing off well between runners to make significant late ground from a long way behind.
6 4 KYRUS UNICORN (D267) K H Chan B Raced just worse than midfield along the rail in early stages before improving to midfield after half-way. Was just over 7L from the lead on straightening before finishing off steadily to halve deficit on the line.
7 10 KA YING GLORIOUS (H026) M F Poon B Steadied after the start but raced very wide without cover around first bend when worse than midfield. Continued to cover ground, was very wide & over 10L from lead on cornering before passing one or two tiring rivals late.
8 8 BOOM ALLIANCE (G220) L Hewitson SR/XB/TT Raced in midfield along rail early before coming off rail near 1000m & improving position to third near 800m. Was second but over 4L behind on straightening when leader kicked clear before weakening quickly in final 250m.
9 5 ULTRA EXPRESS (D161) R Maia B/TT Raced third last along rail throughout. Was over 9L from the lead on straightening & never really improved.
10 11 MURRAY'S PARTNERS (B426) C Wong V Raced in midfield away from the rail before being forced into the three wide line approaching the 1000m mark & raced without cover thereafter. Began losing ground from the 500m & only beat two rivals home.
11 2 EMERGING (G296) M Chadwick B/H/TT Was crowded after the start & lost ground before racing 4th last away from the rail. Passed a few runners approaching the corner, straightened 8L from the lead but did nothing in the straight & weakened to be beaten over 10L.
12 7 NICE BIRDIE (G470) Z Purton B/TT Pushed forward & had a nice run following the leader in early & middle stages. Came under pressure near 600m & couldn't go with the leader who booted clear, was beaten early in straight & weakened badly (blood in trachea).
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