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Race 4 (095)

VICTORY HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Yielding

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) H Bowman CP/XB Raced in midfield along the rail early before shifting to be two wide from about half-way. Shifted wider sharply & bumped rival near the 400m, finished wide on the track to take lead near 100m mark & win from a line-up.
2 9 MIGHTY STAR (G117) C L Chau B/H/TT Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Was hard ridden from the 500m but battled on gamely in the straight to moved to second at the 150m & hold that placing.
3 7 DOUBLE SHOW (G250) H Bentley P/TT Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Stayed along the inside on straightening before closing off well to finish third in a line-up of horses just over a length behind winner.
4 5 TURTLE AGAIN (H083) K C Leung B/TT Raced in midfield between runners early before moving into the three wide line with cover from about half-way. Was bumped & taken extremely wide passing the 400m, straightened very wide before finishing ok down the outside.
5 6 MEDIC ELITE (G129) Y L Chung PC/TT Was slow to begin & then shifted down to the rail when racing at the tail. Shared last place entering last section before making late headway from a long way back to be beaten just under 2L in a line-up of horses behind winner.
6 3 RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) Z Purton B/XB Steadied on jumping & taken back to race second last away from the rail. Moved wider entering last section, continued rearward on straightening before making late ground form a long way back to not be beaten far in midfield.
7 4 FAITHFUL TRINITY (A247) M Chadwick B/TT Had a nice run on the leaders back for the majority. Came off the rail just prior to straightening but finished off only one paced & was passed by a number of runners in late stages.
8 8 SUPER BUDDY (E205) H T Mo B Pushed forward & raced outside the leader. Moved to narrow lead after straightening, joined by rivals at the 125m before giving a few lengths in concluding stages.
9 1 TRAVEL GUIDE (H182) M L Yeung CP-/XB-/B1/TT Drifted back after the start & raced third last along the rail. Continued in second half when racing along the inside approaching bend before weakening out in the straight to be beaten about 10L.
10 11 BEAUTY NOVA (G232) A Badel H/CP1/TT Was trapped racing three wide without cover in midfield before improving position after the 1000m bend to race just forward of midfield when covering extra ground. Began losing ground before straightening & weakened badly late.
11 10 TSUEN WAN GLORY (E403) L Hewitson H/TT Pushed forward to lead. Relinquished the lead on straightening before weakening out poorly in the straight to be long second last.
12 12 HAPPY MATADOR (G243) M F Poon XB-/B/TT2 Bumped soon after the start before steadying & being taken back to race worse than midfield. Moved into the three wide line down the back straight, came under pressure at the 450m before weakening badly to be a distant 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