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Race 4 (106)

SHUM WAN HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 6 ROCK THE TREE (P272) R Fourie B Broke well but niggled a touch to race midfield, shifted 3 deep with cover 1000m & shuffled back, driven wide for progress 420m, quickened but hung in 250m, led 200m, held on at wire.
2 9 TOWERING STORM (M401) N Callan B Sluggish start & niggled at tail on rail, rapid advance 1000m to midfield, driven into stretch, powered home & just failed.
3 4 GO-GETTER (S303) J Moreira E/P Good break, settled rail in 4th, shifted 1 off 1000m & shuffled to midfield, driven 400m, quickened to 2nd at 150m but emptied & tapered.
4 10 OXFORD CHARLEY (P266) K Teetan V Taken back at start & raced at rear, niggled along 700m, driven wide 400m, stayed on centre track for minor headway.
5 7 KITAYA (S187) G Mosse SR Broke well & shared early lead, eased to stalk 1 back on rail, switched out final turn & driven, boxed on one pace.
6 3 RAPID TRIUMPH (S438) Z Purton XB/TT Tardy break, raced rail midfield until shifted 3 wide 1000m, under pump 400m, swung wide final turn, squeezed up & lost momentum 250m, kept on evenly.
7 1 BACKBENCH BLUES (P096) N Rawiller SR/TT Held up at break, raced near tail 1 off with cover, niggled 750m, not clear run & switched off heels 250m, recovered for minor inroads.
8 5 JOLLY GOOD STAR (S003) K C Leung SR/TT Smart break & rousted to lead 1600m, to rail 1300m, slowed tempo in backstretch, wound it up on turn, neck ahead & driven into stretch, all out & headed 200m, weakened.
9 8 TELEPHATIA (P405) C Schofield E/P/TT Taken back from wide gate & bustled along near tail, advanced wide from 1000m to sit 3rd 3 deep no cover at 800m, hard-driven turning in, lacked toe, badly hampered 220m, no extra.
10 11 WIN CHANCE (P415) M L Yeung H/PC/TT Sharp start to share early lead, snagged to settle 2nd 1 off no cover, pressed leader final turn & driven, emptied 300m & faded fast.
PU 2 JUMBO SPIRIT (T038) B Prebble B-/TT Moderate break but driven & soon prominent, snagged to slot fore of midfield 1 off with cover, under pump 1200m & hung out, eased 1100m & pulled-up.
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