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Race 4 (297)

WILLOW HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1600m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Results

Placing Horse
No		 Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 2 STARSHIP (V379) N Callan B Raced in midfield, between runners, 4.5L from lead after first section. Moved wider, checked on cornering, before balancing & closing strongly. Assumed lead passing furlong mark before continuing on well in closing stages.
2 3 LEAP OF FAITH (C386) Z Purton -- Not fast away, maintained rail position, improved to midfield after start. Pushed out away from rail on corner, sprinted up to assume lead at 275m before being joined & headed at the 200m. Fought strongly to hold second.
3 11 PARTY EVERYDAY (C414) T Piccone B/TT Bumped & lost ground at start, raced keenly when being steadied to race at tail. Continued a clear last on cornering, shifted wider when over 6L off lead, closed very fast in final 300m to finish close up third.
4 4 VILLA FIONN (B339) C Schofield B Shifted across behind runners after start, settling third from last, 3 wide with cover in early stages. Continued wide with cover, moved within 4L of lead on straightening, finished well in final section to be close behind.
5 5 SUNNY POWER (A371) C Y Ho -- Steadied after start, shifted across to race midfield on rail after first section. Moved away from the rail on cornering before finishing off evenly in last section to not be far behind.
6 14 SPIRIT PATCH (C184) H W Lai B Ridden forward after start before settling outside leader by the 1200m. Moved up to assume lead on cornering before being headed at the 275m & weakening a few lengths thereafter.
7 6 WOOD ON FIRE (C460) J Moreira H Began fast, steadied to midfield away from rail. Forced wider on cornering by runner-up, unbalanced on straightening before finishing off only fairly in final 350m.
8 8 WITNESS HUNTER (B421) K Teetan B Raced on leaders back throughout early & middle stages. Held up on straightening & continued in restricted room before failing to finish off in final 150m once clear.
9 9 JOY MASTER (B222) K H Chan TT Not bustled at start, allowed to drift back worse than midfield away from rail in early stages. Moved very wide approaching the corner before failing to make any further headway into margin in final section.
10 13 SAVVY SEVEN (B314) L Hewitson B/TT Shifted across behind runners after start & raced near the rear. Made some ground on cornering, entering last section 3.5L from lead on rail. Limited room 300m to 200m, before yielding a few lengths thereafter.
11 7 VICTORY VISION (C434) M F Poon -- Shifted across after start to race worse than midfield, over 6L from lead after first section. Came under hard riding approaching the 550m mark before yielding a further 3L in straight. Well beaten.
12 10 SHANGHAI DRAGON (B114) M L Yeung B Strode forward from wide gate, raced prominently until steadying to 1,1 passing the 1200m. Moved within a length of the lead entering final section before weakening badly final 250m. (Blood in trachea post-race).
13 12 SMILING SUCCESS (C250) H T Mo B/TT Touch slow to begin, mustered speed after start to drive through and assume lead approaching 1200m. Headed in the lead on straightening before yielding significant ground in the last section to be well beaten.
14 1 TOUCH OF FAITH (C529) A Badel B1/SR1 Strode to midfield after start, left three wide without cover from the 1200m. Began yielding ground approaching bend, inconvenienced on cornering before giving significant ground in final section. Well beaten.
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