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Race 4 (104)

EMPLOYEES' SERVICE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1800m   Happy Valley   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 8 HO HO FEEL (T029) K C Leung H/XB Steadied on jumping and taken in for cover, dropping to last. Stayed at rear to straight, taken to centre track, finished strongly under whip to win on the line.
2 5 LOTUS STRIKES BACK (T145) S Clipperton B Unbalanced start, no pace, dropping to last pair along fence. Swung wide into straight, surged forward to lead passing 50m, beaten on line.
3 7 KING OF MONGOLIA (S414) N Callan B Pressed forward from an outside draw, racing 3-wide 3L from leader first turn. Pressed forward 1300m to sit outside leader before easing 2L back. Wide in straight and finished off gamely.
4 3 SHARP SAILOR (V188) N Rawiller B/TT Crowd out start, then held along rail in midfield. Not suited by slow pace and hard ridden from 1200m to go forward, taking lead 900m. Kept on well until overtaken 100m, boxed on.
5 2 HEROIC GURU (S260) Z Purton CP Jumped well but snagged back for cover, settling one-out behind midfield. Not asked for effort until straightening for home and finished off nicely.
6 9 RULE THEE (A172) M L Yeung -- Ridden early to hold rail, settling in box seat first turn. Lost position back stretch, stoked up 500m, took inside run straight and surged forward before run ended 200m and swamped.
7 6 BANK ON RED (A228) U Rispoli H-/XB Away well, taking lead on settling. Moved into slipstream when rival moved forward, kept tabs on leaders to 200m before turning one-paced.
8 1 JOLLY GENE (T146) C Y Ho B/H/TT Vigorously ridden on jumping but unable to lead and settled one-out 3L from leader. Stayed close to straight, checked 250m, then unable to get clear running and not properly tested.
9 4 TAI SMART (A366) T Berry B1/TT1 Away well, trailing leader first turn, then taking box seat back stretch when another moved forward. Stayed close to 300m before tiring.
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