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Race 4 (042)

NGAU TAU KOK HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 GOOD CHOICE (P423) Z Purton B-/XB2/TT- Settled back rail behind midfield, advanced on turn out of back, shaken up on straightening, charged down rail under strong drive, nicked it last stride.
2 7 BORN TO RACE (T383) C Y Ho TT Smart start, handy but trapped 3 wide no cover, advanced 1050m & slotted 2nd 1 off at 750m, niggled to close 400m & driven to lead 300m, all out & mugged at line.
3 6 PEARL FURU (T431) N Rawiller B Taken back at start, overraced initially & sat midfield 1 off with cover, shifted out 600m & widest into stretch, driven 300m, closed late to edge 3rd.
4 5 KING BOUNTIFUL (T105) K Teetan B/TT Slow start, raced last pair 1 off, niggled 500m, driven home turn & shifted out, stormed late, just missed frame.
5 9 SUPER SWEET ORANGE (V058) K C Leung H/TT Broke well, sat 1 back on rail, niggled 450m, Hard-ridden home turn & shifted out, boxed on one pace.
6 12 MR KOOL (T335) M Chadwick B/H/TT Prominent initially, soon snagged to race fore of midfield 1 off with cover, niggled 700m, outpaced & hard-ridden on turn, shifted wide, kept on evenly.
7 2 SPARKLING SWORD (P256) H W Lai H/TT Rolled forward to lead 1550m, to rail 1300m, raced 1L clear out of back straight, pressed & driven final turn, headed 300m & tapered.
8 8 RED PEONY (T014) S Clipperton H Bustled at break, settled midfield on rail, progress exiting back stretch, driven & shifted out 320m, boxed on evenly.
9 4 ENTRUSTING (S306) B Prebble H/V Tardy start, raced last pair on rail, scrubbed & reminders 640m, boxed on under drive for moderate headway.
10 3 CIRCUIT FORTUNE (P357) M L Yeung CP/TT Fast start widest, parked close 2nd outside leader, shuffled to 3rd 980m & settled 4th 1 off with cover at 750m, under pump 450m & wilted in run.
11 10 CASA MASTER (T160) T H So B/TT Sluggish start, bustled initially to settle 1 off behind midfield, shifted 3 deep & ridden 450m, found little, plodded home tamely.
12 11 HARBOUR VICTORY (T016) Y T Cheng H2/TT Awkward start, bustled initially to midfield 3 wide with cover, soon niggled & shuffled back without cover, last at 500m & soon detached, tailed off.
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