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Race 4 (500)

TAI TAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 APPROVE (N299) B Prebble B Speed to lead, crossed to rail from wide draw, restrained to 2nd 1200m, switched 1 off 700m, quickened to lead 350m, maintained advantage to wire.
2 6 GOLDEN OSMANTHUS (N245) T H So B/SR1/TT1 Rousted from gate, led 1200m & taken to rail 1000m, driven & headed 350m, dug deep & battled back but always held.
3 11 LIFE OF BEAUTY (M022) K C Leung B/TT Good break, settled 1 off with cover midfield, off heels 700m & shuffled back, crowded home turn, switched wide & closed well to make frame.
4 8 SUPER HORSE (CL308) T Clark B Restrained in midfield along the fence, kept on same pace to the line and unable to get closer to the first two.
5 13 DRAGON PINS (N167) M L Yeung B Smart break, raced 3rd 1 off no cover, edged wider 700m, hard-ridden into stretch, boxed on evenly.
6 4 SUMMER DASH (M105) G Mosse B Sluggish break & impeded early, raced tail 1 off, minor wide progress from 800m, widest into stretch, shaken up 400m, steady advance to wire.
7 9 KINGSTON SPARTACUS (CL116) W M Lai -- Tardy start, bustled early strides, taken to rail midfield, under pressure turning in, kept on one pace.
8 14 SURE CHAMP (N013) K C Ng XB/B2/TT Fast break, caught 3 wide no cover behind midfield, advanced 700m, shaken up 400m to press for 3rd, all out mid stretch & faltered final 150m.
9 1 POWER BLITZ (N361) O Doleuze B/TT Driven at break, settled 4th 1 off with cover, shuffled back & forced 3 wide 700m, pressed 3rd under hard drive in stretch, tapered final 200m.
10 12 MOBILE KING (P084) C K Tong -- Taken back to race near rear 3 deep no cover, overraced early, driven wide into stretch, plugged on steadily, switched off heels 150m & no extra.
11 10 CHINA DELIGHT (N148) H W Lai -- Tardy break, raced near rear 1 off with cover, keen early, driven turning for home, struggled in run to wire.
12 2 CHAMPION MOUNT (CK087) R Fourie B-/TT- Broke with others, niggled early midfield 1 off with cover, gradually drifted back, driven 800m, found little in tame run home.
13 3 DREAM PARTNER (P160) C W Wong TT1 Tardy break & bumped, to rail near tail, snatched off heels 1400m, driven into stretch, never comfortable & found nothing.
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