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Race 4 (772)

CHEUNG CHAU HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 E STAR (C132) J Moreira H Drifted back after start to race worse than midfield on rail. Shifted wider after straightening, 5 lengths form the lead, before finishing strongly in last furlong to strike narrow lead final few strides. (Lame RF next day).
2 5 SMART LEADER (B456) K Teetan B/TT Raced in midfield before being pushed three wide with cover after first bend. Hung outwards in middle stages before cornering 3L from lead. Finished strongly in final 300m, before being caught by winner in final strides.
3 10 FLYING BONUS (B433) C Wong -- Showed early speed to cross to rail when leading after 200m. Maintained length lead entering last section before being joined & headed in closing stages. Close behind third, well of 4th.
4 4 TEMPLE OF HEAVEN (D345) C Schofield XB1 Not the fastest away but travelled well when racing worse than midfield between runners. Eased wider passing the 600m mark before corning second widest. Made continual late ground to close to 4th. Good debut.
5 7 TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (C474) V Borges B Showed speed to stride forward, 3 wide without cover early before steading passing 800m to get 1,1. Raced tight when forced wider on cornering before peaking on effort at the 200m & giving a length or two late.
6 3 TOTAL EXCESS (C428) Z Purton TT Began well before being crossed & racing on leaders back. Race tight when moving away from inside on cornering before peaking at the furlong & wilding a few lengths late.
7 11 HARDLY SWEARS (C025) A Hamelin H Raced in midfield on rail throughout. Stayed on the inside on straightening, 3L from the lead entering last section before failing to improve & never threatened when weakening out to be 5L behind.
8 13 BRIGHT VISION (D251) M F Poon B1 Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Drifted further back passing the 700m when being niggled along. Shifted wider on cornering before effectively holding position in dash to line. No threat.
9 14 STAY CHILL (D189) M L Yeung -- Drifted back after start to settle third from last. Continued near the rear in cornering before passing a few tiring runners in closing stages but never making any noteworthy headway into margin.
10 2 PRINCE OF FROG (D324) B Shinn H/P/XB Steadied after the start & shifted across behind runners to race second last. Continued near the rear, over 6 lengths from lead entering last section before failing to make any rear headway in straight. (Lame RF next day).
11 9 TELECOM ELITE (D355) M Chadwick -- Began well to race in midfield before hard ridden to improve approaching the 800m when only 2.5 lengths from lead. Continued between runners on cornering before weakening out meekly in final 300m. Well beaten.
12 12 TOM'S STYLE (C509) C Y Ho TT Improved after the start to race to second, away from the rail. Entered last section a length behind the lead before weakening out sharply in final 300m. Beaten over 9L.
13 8 ORIENTAL AMIGO (D232) H N Wong -- Was the slowest to begin before being shifted back to last. Moved wider passing the 500m but continued last on cornering, over 7L from the lead. Did nothing in straight & beat only one home when 10 lengths behind.
14 1 STYLING CITY (B280) K H Chan B/TT Trapped four and 5 wide in midfield throughout. Drifted further back passing 700m before being relegated to effectively last when cornering the widest. Never improved after covering additional round & was long last.
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