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Race 4 (081)

XIAN HANDICAP   Rating:88-64   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 HAPPY MONEY (BJ297) D Beadman -- Broke well and made early running. Restrained to 3rd home bend. Close up upon straightening and led 300 M out, kicking clear to win comfortably.
2 3 GOLDEN ABACUS (BJ256) B Marcus -- Midfield early. Well there in 4th into straight. Ran on quite well inside final 200 M.
3 12 OPTIC STYLE (BJ189) W H Tse -- Lost ground at start. Mostly 9th to straight and ran on well.
4 13 GUN SIN (BH144) G Mosse -- Well back to straight. Improving when steadied 300 M out, but sustained gain to be nearest at finish.
5 8 SOUND-N-RIGHT (BJ008) B Thomson -- Midfield. Ran on steadily in straight.
6 2 ACCLAIMED (BH197) R Thompson -- Prominent, holding slender lead from home bend till headed by winner 300 M out. Swamped when one-paced close home.
7 4 OCTAGON STAR (BJ029) N Tiley -- 3rd early, gradually losing position to 6th home turn. Unable quicken to challenge in straight.
8 9 TANGO KNIGHT (BK047) C H Yip -- Prominent early, gradually dropping to rear at home bend. Made up a lot of ground along rails in straight.
9 14 MY PRINCE (BH077) C W Choi -- Ridden early but soon rear. Made up some ground early in straight and kept on.
10 7 CRAIG'S DRAGON (BE053) S M Tam -- Always towards rear. Kept on steadily in straight.
11 1 MONEY HORSE (BG374) D Murphy -- Rear with some gain in straight.
12 6 WIN'S A GIFT (BJ182) D Gauci -- Midfield till faded in straight.
13 5 ALL-WINNERS (BJ152) J Marshall -- Progress under pressure to join leader at home bend. Faded quickly from 3rd leaving 400 M.
14 11 DIAMOND HEAD (BD095) W C Marwing -- Ridden along in back straight. Dropped out from 6th into home straight.
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