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Race 4 (429)

NAM KOK HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 4 MEGA RED (V078) K Teetan B Outpaced & bustled, raced last trio on rail, advanced a spot 600m, 5L back & shifted out on home turn, driven 320m, quickened centre track, strong closer to lead at line.
2 1 MOST BEAUTIFUL (A022) N Rawiller TT Fast start & soon led on fence, 0.5L up turning in, shaken up 350m, hard-driven to hold challenger in tough stretch duel, pipped at post by late closer.
3 8 SWISS WARRIOR (A042) Z Purton P1 Sharp break & settled 2nd 1off no cover, 0.5L down & driven 350m, grinding effort to duel for lead, nip & tuck but always just held, lost 2nd last stride.
4 6 ARIZONA BLIZZARD (V264) J Moreira H Tardy start, taken back to tail & rousted to form line of 3 at rear, parked 1 off, off heels 600m & to rail, crowded & checked 330m, shifted out & driven to close for minor inroads.
5 9 TRAVEL COMFORTS (T209) S De Sousa TT Tardy break & rousted initially to race 1 back on rail, 3rd & niggled 650m, steadied 600m, driven 300m, one-paced in run.
6 3 URBAN CHIC (V404) M Chadwick H1 Broke well & 3rd 3 wide co cover early, niggled & retreated to 1 off position, ridden along 5th turning in, outpaced & plugged on tepidly.
7 5 SKYROCKETS (T096) S Clipperton XB/P2/TT Started ok, taken back from widest to last trio 3 wide with cover, last pair turning in & shifted out, kept on one pace.
8 2 HAPPY METEOR (T171) D Whyte B Fast start & briefly vied for lead wide on track, trapped 3 & 4 wide no cover midfield, bustled forward on turn, 4th into stretch & driven 300m, found nil & faded.
8 12 LOTUS BREEZE (T112) C Schofield CP/XB/TT Broke ok, bustled wide midfield, unable to slot & eased back 850m to race 4 wide no cover near rear, very wide turning in, plodded on same speed under drive.
10 11 FISH N' CHIPS (T099) H T Mo -- Missed break & bustled rear rank, worked forward to race midfield on rail, driven turning in, unable to quicken, tapered.
11 10 APACHE SPIRIT (T095) C Y Ho H/TT Awkward start & raced back of midfield 1 off with cover, checked off heels 650m & niggled thereafter, crowded & checked 400m , driven 250m & shifted in, plodded home tamely.
12 7 OUR FOLKS (P400) N Callan B2/TT Fast start & front rank, eased & raced 3 wide with cover back of midfield, off heels 650m, ridden widest into stretch, soon emptied & weakened out.
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