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Race 4 (597)
PALM HANDICAP Rating:40-0 1200m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 7 | NEWSWIRE TOO (CJ040) | B Prebble | B | 3-back the fence 4Ls off in 6th leaving back straight and same turning in, found a gap inside final 200 M and overhauled SUPER RED on the line. (Questioned for improved performance.) |
2 | 12 | SUPER RED (CG230) | M Chadwick | CP/XB/TT | Went forward as usual, 1L back in 2nd out 2-wide from 800 M to final turn, led inside the final furlong but denied victory in final stride. |
3 | 11 | NOBLE ZOOM (CC298) | M L Yeung | V | Pressed forward but 3-wide no cover and 2Ls back in 4th from 900 M to entering home straight, did well to hang onto a place in the straight. |
4 | 1 | GRAND GENERAL (CJ113) | P H Lo | CP | 2-wide and about 5Ls back in 7th until home straight, 2Ls back in 4th and with place prospects at least at the 200 M, couldn't sustain the run. |
5 | 4 | PERFECT ATHLETE (CG276) | C W Wong | -- | Led by 1L at the 900 M, same margin clear turning for home but headed just inside the furlong pole and one-paced to wind up. |
6 | 8 | FAST WINNER (CG140) | M Du Plessis | BO | Didn't break well and checked in rear 7Ls off pace at the 900 M, 5Ls adrift turning for home, never likely to make a telling impact. |
7 | 3 | NIGHT HUNTER III (CH102) | B Doyle | CP | Checked at the 900 M when worse than midfield, shuffled back to 6Ls last entering last 400 M, one-paced thereafter. |
8 | 5 | FASTER FASTER (CG010) | J Lloyd | CP | Slowest away as usual, 6Ls back in 9th initially, marginally closer turning for home but never any better than midfield. |
9 | 6 | DIAMOND FLYER (CG199) | O Doleuze | TT | Worse than midfield about 6Ls off pace on the rails through the first two-thirds of the race, unbalanced 200 M out, always held. |
10 | 2 | KING'S CHOICE (CG040) | H W Lai | -- | With cover and better than midfield 3Ls from the speed until the home turn, steadily retreated. |
11 | 9 | ALIVE AND KICKING (CJ071) | W M Lai | B | Crossed from wide gate to box-seat on leader's back through to the final two furlongs, found nothing off the bit, no excuses. |
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 |