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Race 4 (263)

HO CHUNG HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Happy Valley   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 1 FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) H K Yim B Best away on fence, let DRAGON AND GOLD lead by a neck out 2-wide but not cross to the fence from 1000 M to home turn, led at 300 M, driven out, had just enough in reserve.
2 4 AMO (CB125) C Soumillon -- 2-wide about 3Ls off speed in midfield through to home straight, shifted out into the clear at 250 M, gave chase to winner, jockey dropped whip at 50 M, hung late but always just held.
3 7 DANHERO (CA337) S Sanders V Always niggled along worse than midfield about 5Ls off speed, hard ridden at 600 M, responded to persistent driving in home straight to take third close home.
4 8 BEAUTY PLUS (CC213) D Whyte TT Towards rear on fence about 5Ls behind leader until home turn, headway to be 3Ls down in 7th at 200 M, no extra inside final 200 M and lost out on 3rd close home.
5 3 TAKING THE LEAD (CB275) O Doleuze V-/B2 In midfield or slightly worse on fence about 3Ls or 4Ls off the speed until home turn, improved to be 2Ls down in 5th on fence at 200 M, one-paced thereafter.
6 6 KROVANH (CD373) B Prebble -- Keen early when about 1L back in 3rd or 4th, well placed about 2Ls down in 3rd entering straight, emptied in homestretch, disappointing finish.
7 5 DRAGON AND GOLD (CD244) Y T Cheng -- Led by a neck out 2-wide at 1000 M, couldn't cross to the fence and disputing the advantage on straightening, began to fade out before the 200 M.
8 10 SALUT BEAUTE (CB189) C Munce -- Had cover about 5Ls off the speed towards rear and niggled along in places until home straight, didn't find much under pressure, eased late. (Blood in trachea.)
9 9 SUPER PRINCE (CD126) E Saint-Martin B/TT Slow away but well placed on fence about 2Ls off speed on fence in about 4th or 5th until homestretch, all out to hold this position at 200 M, faded late.
10 2 GRAND COMMANDS (CD300) W M Lai SR 3-wide with cover about 3Ls or 4Ls behind lead in or round midfield until the 600 M, 5-wide (widest of all) on straightening, gone before the 200 M.
11 11 EASY PUNCH (CB276) K S Yu -- Always detached from main body of the field about 7Ls or 8Ls off the speed in rear until home turn, never on terms.
12 12 GOLDEN FARM (CA069) H W Lai B Bumped at start losing ground, pressed on 4-wide no cover at 1000 M to be 2Ls down in 4th at 800 M, still wide and struggling to lie up entering straight, faded swiftly. (Blood in trachea.)
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