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Race 4 (036)

KOTEWALL HANDICAP   Rating:52-32   1400m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 LUCKY VICTORIES (BT163) W C Marwing B Waited with. Widest on the turn. Finished strongly down centre of straight to snatch victory short of line.
2 14 SPEEDY CHAMPION (BT264) S Dye B Soon took up running. Broke 2Ls clear upon straightening. Flattered inside 200 M and caught close home.
3 5 JOKERS WILD (CA136) R Fradd -- Broke well. Held up in midfield. Ran on steadily in straight to be nearest at finish.
4 7 ROUND THE WORLD (CA227) W Woods -- Settled in midfield. Not much room upon straightening. Came to challenge once into the clear running on steadily to miss 3rd narrowly. (See Racing Incidents.)
5 8 GOLDEN GOBLET (CA233) B Marcus SR Midfield early. Improved to chase leader into straight. Kept on steadily before swamped for 2nd place close home.
6 11 WAH YAN FORTUNE (CA118) T Culhane -- Midfield on rails early stages before checked and lost ground approaching home bend. Made up good ground on inner in straight.
7 1 EXPLOSIVE POWER (BV129) F Coetzee -- Prominent early. Wide around home bend and gradually dropped to last few into straight. Made up good ground in straight doing best work at finish.
8 3 FAIRWAY FINDER (BV021) J Egan B Mainly worse than midfield. One-paced.
9 4 BY INSTINCT (CA052) W M Lai -- Jumped slowly but soon in midfield. Soon weakened upon straightening.
10 12 CAVIAR ONE (CA272) K S Yu -- Sluggish at start. Never seen with a chance.
11 10 ARABICA (BS254) H K Yim B Wide throughout. Midfield till dropped out into straight.
12 9 SIR TIMAH (BT063) S King SR Broke well settling behind leaders to straight. Weakened under pressure. (See Racing Incidents.)
13 13 SOUNDS GOOD (BT099) E Legrix B Just better than midfield to straight then weakened.
14 2 HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) S Baster -- Disputed lead to straight. Dropped out.
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