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Race 4 (020)

ZHUHAI HANDICAP   Rating:40-20   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 FIRST KNIGHT (CB357) G Mosse B Crossed from wide gate to settle about 7Ls off pace one from rear down backstretch, 6Ls down in 13th entering stretch, quickened up well inside runners to lead 50 M out, cleverly.
2 1 MILLION SUCCESS (CE158) B Prebble B Keen early on with head up, 3-wide with cover when 3Ls behind in 5th at 1000 M, 2Ls down in 4th at top of stretch, led 150 M out but headed by winner 100 M later, no more close home.
3 9 NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) C Brown TT- Unbalanced at 1200 M, about 4Ls behind in midfield and 2-wide down backstretch, 3Ls down taking home turn, 1L down in 4th at 200 M, kept on at same pace near finish.
4 12 PLEASANT JOURNEY (CC266) Y T Cheng -- 3-wide no cover and keen 1L off pace in 3rd early on, still wide and upsides leader on straightening, marginal advantage at 200 M, headed at 150 M and no extra close home.
5 2 ABORIGINAL (CC284) E Saint-Martin V Fractious in gates and slow away, blundered at 1200 M and steadied when 6Ls down on fence in 12th at 700 M, checked at 300 M in 10th place, ran on strongly late, never nearer.
6 11 KINGSTON GLORY (CC310) A Delpech B 2 and 3-wide with cover and worse than midfield about 5Ls off pace through to homestretch, made some late ground down centre of track, nearest at finish.
7 8 BAYVIEW LAD (CC148) R Fradd B/TT 3-back on fence about 3Ls off pace in mid-division through to homestretch, 2Ls down in 5th at 200 M, outpaced.
8 6 PAY-DAY (CD182) W M Lai SR/TT Slowly away, 2-wide about 4Ls off pace in 8th or so through to straightening for home, briefly threatened when 3Ls down in midfield at 300 M but couldn't sustain effort.
9 3 DEVON FLAIR (CD240) D Whyte B Pressed on to lead by 1L on fence at 900 M, joined at top of home straight, weakened inside final 200 M.
10 13 CLANG'S PRIDE (CC016) O Chavez B Keen early on, 4-back on fence about 5Ls off pace at 1000 M in 9th or so, under pressure to improve off home turn, shifted out at 300 M, never had much room but always looked held.
11 5 ACE KING (CD265) C Munce B- 3-wide with cover in midfield region about 4Ls or 5Ls off speed until taking home turn, beaten 200 M out.
12 10 MILLENNIUM DAWN (BV168) H W Lai B Didn't break well, 8Ls last at 1000 M, detached in rear on straightening, never a factor.
13 7 ZHI YOU SPIRIT (CD241) M Rodd CP1/TT Away well from widest gate and soon led on fence, headed at 900 M, box-seat run on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd or 4th until home straight, found nothing off the bridle.
14 14 WIN DANCER (CC357) K S Yu B 2-wide and within 1L of the pace in 2nd or 3rd until turning for home, dropped out tamely.
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