5May2021 4R MA TAU WAI HANDICAP - Race Result|Race Info|Hong Kong Horse Racing|Japan Horse Racing Tips-Umanity.jp

Showed speed, shared lead from the 1000m mark before leading outright & crossing to rail near 600m. Raced over a length clear on straightening, dug deep to hold off a wall of challengers in concluding stages.

Had no early speed & drifted back toward the rear when racing on rail. Niggled along at 600m, cornered near the back before finishing very strongly between runners in concluding stages to steal narrow second in final stride.

Raced third away from the rail for the majority. Cornered over 2L behind before making steady progress, moving to second inside the final 50m before being caught for that place on the line. Beaten under 1L.

Had nice position in midfield between runners throughout. Eased wider on cornering & finished off well to be beaten under 1L in a very bunched finish close to the line.

Hampered at start before drifting back & raced third last away from rail. Moved into 3 wide line but with cover mid-race. Near the back on cornering before closing well in late stages to be beaten only 1L in bunched finish.

Steadied at the start & taken back to the tail. Continued a clear last on cornering before making strong late headway between runners despite having limited room in final 75m. Only beaten 1L in much improved effort.

Showed speed to lead early before being headed near 1100m & crossed at 600m. Straightened over a length from the lead, battled on well before being swamped for minor placing in late stages, & only beaten 1.5L in busy finish.

Had a nice run in midfield throughout. Stayed along rail on straightening but could not go with rivals & gave a length or so to be beaten just under 4L.

Raced just worse than midfield on the rail throughout. Stayed on rail on cornering when around 5L behind, held up momentarily before making no real headway in concluding stages.

Shifted across after first bend to race just worse than midfield between runners. Entered last section 5.5L behind before offering no response in the straight & weakening to third last. (See report).

Raced wide at first bend from outside gate before shifting across at 900m mark to be 3 deep with cover in midfield. Eased wider entering last section when 5.5L behind before weakening out in straight to be beaten over 8L.

Began awkwardly before improving to midfield but caught 3 deep without cover throughout. Entered last section only 4.5L from lead but emptied on straightening & weakened badly in straight to be long last. (See report).