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Race 4 (311)

GRASSY HILL HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1200m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 11 NICE KICK (B002) J Moreira B1 Hard ridden to get forward position before seeking cover in midfield approaching turn. Swung wide into straight and finished strongly while hanging in under the whip to win close home.
2 6 HAVE FUN TOGETHER (B084) Z Purton -- Broke well, snatched box seat and trailed leading pair to straight. Got split between horses 400m, rolled forward to lead 250m, run down close home.
3 7 MAGIC SUCCESS (B066) P-C Boudot TT1 Outpaced, dropping one-out to behind midfield. Swung wide entering straight, finished strongly down centre track to snatch minor placing close home.
4 2 RADIANT TREASURE (A230) B Prebble H/P/TT2 Jumped OK but raced keenly to turn, settling behind midfield along rail. Made grand hoe turn to within 2L of leader in straight before turning one-paced.
5 3 LONDON MASTER (T345) K Teetan TT Steadied soon after start and shifted in from an outside draw to find cover towards the rear. Taken wide in straight and ran on steadily.
6 14 GOLDEN GLORY (T076) M F Poon B/TT First out, shared pace before settling one-back, one-out. Moved forward to race 4-wide outside leader entering straight, kept on well to 200m before turning one-paced.
7 12 HAPPY FIERY DRAGON (V108) A Sanna H-/XB/TT Ridden to obtain forward position bur held 3-wide 4L from leader on settling. Kept 3-wide mostly, boxed on gamely to 200m before tiring.
8 10 WINNING SUPREME (A351) C Y Ho H-/B Hard ridden from an outside draw to lead passing 950m before crossing to fence. Set strong pace to 250m when ran out of steam and faded.
9 5 GLENEALY PRIZE (T181) U Rispoli B2 Hard ridding on jumping but failed to muster, dropping to rear along rail. Remained well back to straight, ran past beaten rivals final stages.
10 1 AVELLINO (T388) O Doleuze H-/CP No early pace, racing along rail towards rear. Made up ground early in straight before running into dead-ends 200m and forced to shift out. Not properly tested.
11 13 TRIUMPHAL TRUMPET (A268) C Schofield -- Made use of inside draw to grab rail in midfield. Took closer order home turn to get within range. Kept on well till running out of steam 200m.
12 4 ELITE BOY (B015) S Clipperton XB1 Pressed forward from widest draw to race outside leader on settling 950m. Rolled forward top of straight to look a chance before running on empty and dropping back.
13 8 ROYAL PREROGATIVE (B061) A Badel TT1 Crowded out start but recovered quickly and pressed forward, settling one-out 4L from leader. Stayed behind the pace to 200m when tired and faded.
14 9 TRIUMPH (A105) W M Lai H1 Shifted across behind horses from wide draw and last on settling. Remained at rear throughout and never in the hunt.
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