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Race 4 (475)

CHANGI HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 10 EXPEDITE (N111) N Rawiller H/PC/XB Speed to lead & bustled initially, to rail 1300m, narrow lead & shaken up 400m, kicked clear & held advantage to wire.
2 4 SEMPITERNAL (S100) C K Tong V/TT Tardy break, bustled up 3 wide to press lead 1200m, settled 2nd & 1 off at 1000m, niggled 750m, driven 430m, fought on but no appreciable gains on winner.
3 1 ENTRUSTING (S306) Z Purton H/V Taken back to race 3 off near rear, progress from 600m, shifted out on turn & driven, closed off centre track to nick 3rd late.
4 7 HO LEE HORSE (S330) C Schofield B/TT Started well, raced handy 3 deep & lost cover 1000m, close up 3rd & driven 360m, battled evenly in pursuit but all out & lost 3rd late.
5 13 DIAMOND FRIENDS (S376) C Y Ho H/P2/TT Sharp break to press lead into 1st turn, raced close 3rd 1 off until settled 1 back on rail 1000m, niggled 500m, driven 400m, boxed on evenly.
6 5 APACHE SPIRIT (T095) B Prebble H/TT Snagged back behind runners & scooted to back of midfield 1 off with cover, shifted 3 deep for progress 1000m, driven wide final turn, kept on evenly.
7 9 CHEERFUL FRAME (S300) N Callan B/TT Fast start, over-raced 1 back on rail, shuffled back 1050m & switched 1 off with cover, driven into stretch, outpaced & plugged home dourly.
8 12 IMPERIAL CONCORDE (P425) M Chadwick CP/TT Slow start & raced last pair on outer, niggled forward 650m, advanced on turn, crowded 350m, boxed on one pace.
9 8 TRUE COMMENT (S328) E da Silva B/TT Broke well, sat midfield 1 off with cover, driven turning in, outpaced & plodded on tamely.
10 11 DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) H N Wong P Good start but rousted initially, camped rail midfield, niggled 750m, checked & lost place 700m, soon under pump, found nil in weak run home.
11 3 MAC ROW (N252) T H So H/XB Smart break, taken back to rail near rear, over-raced 830m, shuffled back 650m, switched out 500m & ridden, never a factor.
12 2 TIANHUANG (T303) J Moreira PC Good break, snagged back 1550m to race 3 deep with cover behind midfield, rowed along 1050m & pushed 4 deep no cover, shuffled back, driven 600m, widest into stretch, no impact.
13 6 CHARITY PLENTY (T287) M L Yeung CP Taken back from widest to race last pair on rail, last & driven 610m, found nil & finished adrift.
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