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Race 4 (050)

XIAN HANDICAP   Rating:40-15   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 PLAIN BLUE BANNER (S070) D Whyte B Broke OK, camped rail midfield, switched 1 off 900m, forced rival wide on turn for daylight, driven 400m, grinding run to lead last stride.
2 11 EVERYONE'S CHOICE (P208) N Callan -- Awkward start wide, pace to lead 1200m & over-raced 1 off, soon restrained & vied for lead, driven clear 400m, all out close home, mugged at wire.
3 10 CHAMPION RANGER (N279) Y T Cheng TT Broke OK, soon mustered to lead on fence, headed 1200m, shared lead from 950m, shaken up 400m, outpaced but boxed on to wire.
4 2 FLORAL MAN (N092) J Moreira B/TT Broke well from widest gate, slotted midfield 3 wide with cover 900m, shifted widest into stretch & driven, closed off soundly.
5 14 VIVA GUY (CK318) K C Ng -- Broke front rank, snagged to race 3 wide with cover behind midfield, driven very wide into stretch, ran on centre track for solid headway.
6 5 KING ON EARTH (CL251) H W Lai SR Broke well, raced fore of midfield 1 off with cover, progress to stalk 1 back 900m, raced keenly, driven 430m, one-paced in stretch.
7 12 HOLLYWOOD KISS (M126) B Prebble -- Broke in front rank, snagged to camp 1 back on rail, over-raced 1000m, driven 400m, kept on one pace.
8 8 OPTIMIZATION STAR (N179) K Teetan CP Taken back from wide gate, raced 3 wide in rear, 6L back & driven widest into stretch, kept on centre track for moderate gains.
9 7 BORNFREE (P285) C K Tong -- Sluggish start, sat last pair on inner, driven 500m, plugged on for minor gains.
10 3 TELECOM TOP STAR (CL276) A Suborics B Taken behind to race rail near rear, over-raced 1000m, progress 600m, shifted out into stretch, plugged on evenly.
11 4 ALLEY-OOP (P379) T H So TT Missed break & rousted to race 1 off with cover behind midfield, driven 850m, hard-ridden 500m, plugged on same speed.
12 13 CARE FREE ELEGANCE (P340) C Y Ho B/TT Tardy start, rousted wide no cover to sit 3rd, settled 3 deep outside lead, driven 500m, found nothing & faded tamely.
13 6 AMAZING GIFT (S090) K C Leung B Smart start, prominent early, settled 3 wide with cover fore of midfield, pushed wide on turn & driven, tapered weakly in stretch.
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