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Race 4 (204)

GRANVILLE HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1000m   Sha Tin   Good To Firm

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 7 SACRED KINGDOM (CG268) D Nikolic TT1 Lost ground at start, soon recovered to settle close up in midfield, eased to the front 300 M out and drew right away, impressive.
2 11 AMAZING WIN (CG208) F Coetzee TT In midfield about 3Ls off pace at halfway, ran on well late for 2nd but had zero chance with the winner.
3 1 HONG KONG LAD (CG221) C K Tong TT Disputed early lead, appeared to wobble when about to be headed 400 M out, no extra late and lost out on quinella final 50 M.
4 3 ISLAND SPEED (CG202) H W Lai B Disputed the lead until being under pressure and headed by the winner about 300 M out, kept on at same pace late.
5 4 DEERFIELD (CG038) W M Lai -- 2Ls back in midfield early, struggling to maintain this proximity at the 400 M, tired late.
6 10 WILD ACE (CH009) G Mosse -- Niggled along in rear at 700 M down centre of track, never dangerous and only stayed on past a few well beaten ones late.
7 8 STEP TO WIN (CG167) O Doleuze B/TT Within 1L of the pace on stands' rail until the 200 M mostly in 5th or 6th, checked 100 M out and well held late.
8 13 OBVIOUSLY (CG085) K L Chui -- Bumped at start, awkwardly placed at 800 M when close up, within 1L of the speed until 300 M when still with place hopes but faded sharply late.
9 14 MAINLAND MASTER (CG044) H K Yim B-/SR1/V1 On pace early, hard ridden to keep up at halfway, lost more ground.
10 5 ARISTOCRACY (CG070) E Saint-Martin -- Never on terms in rear and always at least 4Ls off pace until the 200 M, dropped back further.
11 2 THUNDER VALLEY (CG074) R Fradd -- Bumped at start and always wanted to hang out, disputed early pace but back-pedalling at 400 M and lost further ground, performance deemed unacceptable.
12 9 SUNNY CITY (CH031) Y T Cheng H1 Awkward head carriage and hung always near rear about 4Ls off pace until the 200 M, weakened.
13 6 COUNTRY MAGIC (CH069) M Nunes TT Close ot pace and one off the stand's rail early on, hard pressed to lie up at 400 M and faded out.
14 12 MULTI-WIN SPIRIT (CG137) S K Sit TT Severely checked on stands' rail at 900 M, about 5Ls behind pace in rear until the 300 M, beaten when checked again 200 M out, eased late.
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