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Race 4 (394)

JOY AND FUN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Sha Tin   Wet Fast

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) M Guyon TT Bumped start, settled rail at rear, progress from 800m, angled out & driven 400m, stormed centre track to lead close home, cozily.
2 11 JOLLY GOOD STAR (S003) K C Leung SR/TT Speed to lead & snagged rail, set tempo, shaken up 400m, battled to maintain advantage until headed close home, no match for winner.
3 1 EXPEDITE (N111) Z Purton H/PC/XB Driven early to race 1 off outside leader's flank, driven 430m, boxed on in pursuit of long-time leader, always held & tapered.
4 6 HARBOUR DELIGHT (P427) D Whyte XB/TT Broke well & sat 1 back on rail, niggled along, driven & shifted out 500m, stayed on dourly.
5 3 TRUE COMMENT (S328) C Y Lui B Broke OK widest, 4 deep midfield 1st turn, advanced 1100m to 3 deep outside leader 950m, under pressure 650m, kept on evenly under drive.
6 13 CRUISE CONTROL (P198) C Y Ho H/P2/TT Broke well but outpaced & rousted, raced 1 off behind midfield, niggled 850m & drifted back to tail, dour progress in stretch for minor inroads.
7 8 DIAMOND FRIENDS (S376) M Demuro H/P1 Broke OK, ridden forward & settled 3 wide with cover fore of midfield, niggled 850m, hard-ridden turning in, plugged on one pace.
8 5 HAPPY MOMENTS (S192) J Moreira SR Broke well but outpaced & raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, scrubbed along 900m & lost place, driven at tail final turn, plugged on past beaten rivals.
9 7 GOOD FIT (S131) O Doleuze PC/TT Slow start, raced 1 off in rear rank, checked off heels 800m & driven 400m, switched very wide for progress, plodded on in stretch.
10 12 HOLY MAC (N189) U Rispoli B Slow start & rousted to rail midfield, niggled 950m, hard-ridden & edged out turning in, plodded on tepidly.
11 14 GOLD PRECIOUS (P364) K Teetan P Decent start, bustled early to sit 1 off with cover fore of midfield, ridden 950m & unable to hold position, struggled in run & eased.
12 4 FAIR WIND (P349) G Mosse CP Good break, caught 4 wide midfield, lost cover 900m & tucked in 3 deep 700m, driven 500m, found nil & eased.
13 10 CULTURAL CITY (N263) M L Yeung PC2 Slow start, raced very wide no cover rear rank, progress from 950m to race midfield turning in, all out & emptied 400m, faded.
14 9 BE THERE AHEAD (S193) N Callan B Sluggish break, raced near rear 4 deep, minor progress 850m but hard-ridden & widest turning in, to tail 300m & wilted 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