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Race 4 (614)

THE MACWHINNIE CUP (HANDICAP)   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Wet Slow

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 FAIR WIND (P349) D Whyte CP Speed to dispute early lead, headed & raced rail 2nd, advanced to lead 650m, shaken up 400m, kicked clear for easy win.
2 1 MEDIC KINGDOM (N238) H Bowman H/P/XB Good break, led 1100m 1 off, headed 650m, ridden 450m, chased to wire but no inroads on winner.
3 5 FOREVER AHEAD (N433) T Berry P-/H1/B2/TT Sluggish break, initially bustled at tail on inner, smooth progress & in contention turning in, 3rd & shifted out 200m, boxed on evenly to wire.
4 3 WORLD CITY (S019) Z Purton P Broke OK, taken back to near rear 1 off with cover, driven 400m, plugged on to 4th 200m, kept on one pace.
5 12 NOVEL START (M255) A Delpech B Sharp start to dispute early lead, soon raced 1 back 1 off, to rail 1 back 700m, soon niggled, shifted out 400m, outpaced & tapered.
6 8 REAL CHAMPION (M414) B Prebble B/TT Snagged and taken behind to rail, rolled on to settle midfield, progress to 450m, switched out & driven into stretch, plugged on tepidly.
7 10 CONFUCIUS ELITE (N381) K Teetan SR/V Broke well, soon bustled to race midfield 1 off with cover, shifted wider & ridden 600m, very wide into stretch & plodded on one pace.
8 6 GREAT PEGASUS (CL359) O Doleuze B Slow start, bustled in rear wide on track, to tail 800m, last pair & shifted very wide turning in, plodded on tamely.
9 2 LOADS OF JOY (CL088) A Suborics TT Smart start, rousted to race handy 1 off with cover, under pressure when hard-ridden 600m, weakened right out in run.
10 9 SUPER TORNADO (S071) K C Ng -- Broke with others, rousted early, outpaced & drifted back to rear 500m, no extra & last turning in, eased & hacked home past fading horses.
11 4 NAMJONG BLOSSOMS (N129) N Callan B Smart start, raced handy but very wide no cover, driven to dispute 3rd 600m, emptied turning in, faded rapidly & tailed off.
12 7 WHISTLE BLOWER (P308) M Chadwick B/TT Fast start to sit prominently but trapped very wide no cover faded tamely from 600m & tailed off.
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