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Race 4 (358)

TAK KU LING HANDICAP   Rating:60-40   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 2

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 13 DESTIN (V417) T Berry B Jumped well, bumped near 1200M, raced 2 wide, 2 to 3 lengths back, slightly improved from 600M, finished off very well to score.
2 9 RED ELYSEES (A005) S Clipperton B Slightly slow out from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground to turn, angled out from 500M, finished off very strongly to take 2nd.
3 5 LUCKY TIME (A045) Z Purton B Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, still 3 wide on turn, widest in straight, finished off very strongly to be nearest on line.
4 14 VITAL SPRING (A057) C Y Ho TT Began only fairly, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, travelled keenly in the middle stages, angled out after turning in, crowded near 200M, finished off evenly thereafter.
5 1 TRAVEL EMPEROR (A316) N Rawiller -- Jumped well from gate 9, sent forward to race prominently, shared lead in the middle stages, kept on well early in straight, headed near 200M, stayed on evenly.
6 4 GOOD FOR YOU (T265) P-C Boudot B Slowly away, raced 2 wide at rear early, found the rail after 1000M, slightly improved on turn, angled out early in straight, made good progress to be nearest on line.
7 11 ROYAL CHOCOLATE (A356) B Prebble CP1/TT Bumped start and unbalanced, positioned 2 wide, 1 to 2 lengths back, there to turn, peaked early in straight, finished off evenly.
8 7 FLAME LILY (B050) K Teetan -- Bumped start, positioned 2 wide, slightly worse than midfield, similar position on turn, finished off one-paced.
9 12 MEGA TREASURE (A237) M L Yeung H Began well, showed early speed to take the lead, shared the lead with TRAVEL EMPEROR in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
10 6 MARQULA (V423) O Doleuze B/TT Very slowly away, raced at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back on rail, kept to inside throughout, failed to close off in straight.
11 2 WUSHU CHAMPION (V301) C Schofield TT Fractious in barrier, began awkwardly, raced 2 wide at rear, there to turn, made no progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
12 3 HAPPY JOURNEY (S299) N Callan TT Taken back from the widest draw, raced 3 wide at rear, still well back on turn, failed to close off in straight.
13 10 LUCKY WIN WIN (B035) K C Leung XB Crowded start, raced at rear throughout, never a threat.
14 8 HINYUEN SWIFTNESS (V250) U Rispoli B/TT Crowded on jumping, recovered to race wide in midfield, no cover after 1100M, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect, finished last.
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