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Race 4 (293)

TIN SAM HANDICAP   Rating:40-0   1650m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 RUN DES RUN (E179) R Maia TT Restrained on jumping from wide draw, held up 3-wide behind midfield, wide into straight, finished off well to lead inside 100M, drew away late stages.
2 13 SPEED FORCE (C535) M F Poon B In midfield early, pushed wide from 1200M and lost cover after, chased leaders into home turn, led inside 300M, gave ground grudgingly to winner final 100M.
3 7 EL VALIENTE (D124) K Teetan TT Not hurried, switched off to race at the rear, driven wide into straight, closed off willingly final 300M to secure 3rd place, nearest finish.
4 3 LONDON LUCKYSTAR (C368) J Moreira PC Settled down in a midfield spot along the 2-path, urged along 600M, stayed on steadily final 250M.
5 2 CROWN AVENUE (V378) B Shinn B Reserved in mid-division, kept up the chase on leaders turning home, checked 150M and lost momentum. Would have finished closer.
6 1 ALL YOU KNOW (A320) C L Chau B/H/TT Held up behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, ran on mildly from 350M, always held by leaders.
7 12 NOBLE MAN (C412) V Borges B/TT Always prominent, pressed leader on outside from 1300M, briefly took over early straight, was out-finished over final 200M.
8 14 SHANGHAI GRACE (D190) M Chadwick B Settled in mid-division along the 3-path, driven near 500M, ran on well in straight, looked likely to feature in the finish but checked 150M and lost every chance.
9 4 TURF BRILLIANT (C456) K C Leung B Taken across behind runners, settled 6-7Ls towards the rear, had no clear run from 400M to 100M. Inconclusive run.
10 8 PRESIDENT STAR (C170) A Hamelin B/TT Dropped back to race at the rear 8Ls off leader, had plenty to do turning home, stayed on fairly to line passing beaten rivals only.
11 5 LITTLE PLAYER (E066) L Ferraris B- Chased leaders in a race run at good tempo, driven 600M out but gave limited response, weakened 250M.
12 10 PRIME STAR (E239) H T Mo B/TT From draw 1 shaken up early to track leaders, came under pressure home turn, weakened 300M out.
13 9 LUCKY VICTOR (C514) M L Yeung B/TT Obtained outright lead from draw 2, led at good pace middle stages, under pressure home turn, found no extra from 300M. (Jockey unable to explain the disappointing run / Unacceptable Performance.)
14 6 SMART COUSIN (D249) H Bentley -- Held up towards the rear, driven along 600M, stayed on fairly and never going to reach contention, eased 150M out. (Lame RF leg.)
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