Happy Valley results · Wed, 1 May 2024
9 races · going GOOD TO YIELDING · rail A
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 1 May 2024
MEGA BONUS R4 at 12.0 · surprise · JUMBO LEGEND R6 at 9.5 · DRAGON DELIGHT R3 at 6.5 · BEAUTY DESTINY R5 at 5.9 · CORDYCEPS ONE R2 at 5.4 · MODEST GENTLEMAN R1 at 5.1 · YELLOWFIN R8 at 4.4 · COLOURFUL EMPEROR R9 at 3.9 · COPARTNER PRANCE R7 at 3.4
Race 1 · Class 5 · 1000m Turf
Won by MODEST GENTLEMAN at 5.1 · 57.91 · sectionals 12.86 · 21.46 · 10.33 · 11.13 · 23.59 · 11.55 · 12.04
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (4) | C L Chau | 2 | 130 | 1025 | Midfield | 5.1 |
| Average to begin, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, found rail near 400M, 2 lengths back turning in, finished off strongly to score by a neck. | |||||||
| 2 | KING INVINCIBLE (3) | K C Leung | 3 | 134 | 1027 | Midfield | 6.0 |
| Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 3 | AUGUST MOON (9) | K De Melo | 5 | 121 | 1153 | Stalker | 9.0 |
| Jumped well, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2 lengths or so back turning in, kept on well in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. | |||||||
| 4 | TACTICAL COMMAND (2) | A Badel | 6 | 135 | 1075 | Midfield | 7.4 |
| Slightly slow out, raced towards rear on the inside, 2 wide from 400M, 4 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | DASHING GLORY (12) | K Teetan | 7 | 116 | 1092 | Midfield | 22.0 |
| Made contact at start, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, similar position on turn, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 6 | DIAMOND SOARS (1) | H Bowman | 11 | 135 | 1197 | Leader | 6.3 |
| Jumped well from gate 11, raced prominently but trapped 3 wide, 3/4L back turning in, peaked 200M, weakened thereafter. | |||||||
| 7 | ISLAND SURPRISE (7) | H Bentley | 8 | 124 | 1117 | Stalker | 12.0 |
| Made contact at start, raced 4 wide behind midfield, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, kept on same pace in straight. | |||||||
| 8 | THE GOOD DEAL (5) | A Atzeni | 12 | 131 | 1136 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Moderately away from the widest draw, taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 4 lengths or so back on turn, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 9 | HAPPILY FRIENDS (11) | M Chadwick | 10 | 120 | 1094 | Leader | 18.0 |
| Out with rest, taken back to race at rear on the outside, 5-1/2L back turning in, passed some tired runners in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | CRAIG'S MASTER (8) | A Hamelin | 4 | 123 | 1059 | Stalker | 35.0 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced prominently, 2 wide, a length back turning in, inconvenienced early in straight, weakened thereafter. | |||||||
| 11 | MULTIMORE (6) | H T Mo | 1 | 127 | 1224 | Leader | 8.9 |
| Began smartly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, no clear run early in straight, failed to make any progress thereafter. | |||||||
| 12 | SIX BEST FRIENDS (10) | Y L Chung | 9 | 116 | 1136 | Leader | 31.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly, unable to slot in, trapped very wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back turning in, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. | |||||||
Race 2 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by CORDYCEPS ONE at 5.4 · 1:40.34 · sectionals 27.71 · 23.71 · 24.46 · 12.31 · 12.15 · 24.46 · 12.10 · 12.36
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | CORDYCEPS ONE (5) | E C W Wong | 11 | 118 | 1084 | Leader | 5.4 |
| Soon led from wide draw and was allowed an uncontested lead, kicked strongly passing 400M under 10lb claimer, drew well clear mid-straight and was never challenged in the run home. | |||||||
| 2 | BRAVE WITNESS (9) | K Teetan | 6 | 120 | 1067 | Stalker | 4.6 |
| Tracked leader, bustled along 450M but couldn't get closer to the eventual winner, fought hard and held on for 2nd. | |||||||
| 3 | FRUITY WARRIOR (10) | L Hewitson | 1 | 119 | 1102 | Midfield | 6.5 |
| Tracked the pace on inside, lacked the dash to challenge leader passing 300M, kept battling to the line to hold 3rd. | |||||||
| 4 | RUNNING BOY (8) | C Y Ho | 5 | 122 | 1064 | Closer | 45.0 |
| Chased leaders early before settling down in a position ahead of midfield, worked home steadily final 300M but was always held by first few. | |||||||
| 5 | SETANTA (6) | L Ferraris | 3 | 128 | 1178 | Closer | 4.4 |
| In midfield, held his position 7th entering home turn, fought on mildly passing 300M but found wanting closing stages. | |||||||
| 6 | VOLCANIC SPARK (3) | H Bentley | 7 | 133 | 1093 | Midfield | 6.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly, settled towards the rear further back than intended for cover, made limited progress on straightening, never in the hunt. | |||||||
| 7 | CHEONG FAT (12) | M L Yeung | 4 | 117 | 1139 | Closer | 12.0 |
| Held up behind midfield 6Ls back, came home fairly, never likely to feature. (Lame next day.) | |||||||
| 8 | D STAR (1) | Y L Chung | 12 | 130 | 1057 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| From wide draw shifted across behind runners and taken back to last 10Ls off the pace early stages, had some work to do 400M but got home only fairly. Never involved. | |||||||
| 9 | ABSOLUTE SUNSHINE (7) | C L Chau | 9 | 123 | 1108 | Stalker | 37.0 |
| Commenced only fairly then dropped back to near last early stages, about 8Ls to make up 400M, lacked a kick in the straight. (Jockey lost whip 100M.) | |||||||
| 10 | DRAGON PRIDE (11) | B Thompson | 10 | 118 | 1115 | Midfield | 50.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, given a waiting ride towards the rear, had the task ahead top of straight, failed to finish off. | |||||||
| 11 | NOT A FEW (4) | A Atzeni | 2 | 130 | 1042 | Midfield | 39.0 |
| Restrained in midfield 4Ls off the pace, similar position at the turn but couldn't go on with it, weakened rapidly final 200M. | |||||||
| 12 | EXCEL WONGCHOY (2) | A Badel | 8 | 134 | 1120 | Stalker | 30.0 |
| Unable to slot in from draw 8, caught wide no cover chasing leaders for the majority of race, couldn't keep up 500M, weakened and finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf
Won by DRAGON DELIGHT at 6.5 · 1:41.62 · sectionals 27.64 · 24.43 · 24.56 · 12.15 · 12.41 · 24.99 · 12.43 · 12.56
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | DRAGON DELIGHT (6) | E C W Wong | 7 | 114 | 1119 | Stalker | 6.5 |
| Ridden along to chase the leader 2 wide, traveled comfortably, made good ground over the final 50M, kept on well to win. | |||||||
| 2 | BIG TWO (5) | H Bowman | 4 | 129 | 1151 | Stalker | 2.8 |
| Settled in front of midfield, raced keenly in the early stages, responded okay when asked inside 100M, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 3 | MASTER OF LUCK (2) | B Avdulla | 10 | 134 | 1129 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, sat towards rear on the rail, was held up rounding the Turn, closed off okay. | |||||||
| 4 | HANG'S CHOICE (12) | M L Yeung | 2 | 115 | 1095 | Midfield | 40.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield, traveled smoothly, kept on well until no extra to hold 4th. | |||||||
| 5 | HAPPIHOOD (9) | L Hewitson | 3 | 118 | 1112 | Stalker | 49.0 |
| Sat worse than midfield, traveled okay, made some progress inside 150M, one pace thereafter. | |||||||
| 6 | MIGHTY STAR (10) | K Teetan | 9 | 116 | 1107 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Sat towards rear, minor progress made in the early Straight, one pace to the finish. | |||||||
| 7 | RATTAN WORLD (4) | A Hamelin | 11 | 131 | 1081 | Midfield | 27.0 |
| Settled behind midfield, traveled fairly, limited response when asked. | |||||||
| 8 | YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (1) | Z Purton | 12 | 135 | 1078 | Closer | 12.0 |
| Sat rear, commenced to improve approaching 600M, could not make up ground entering the Straight (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 9 | PRESTIGE MOOCHI (7) | B Thompson | 5 | 123 | 1047 | Midfield | 26.0 |
| Settled midfield, traveled fairly, no clear run until near 200M, no impression. | |||||||
| 10 | DRAGON KINGDOM (8) | M Chadwick | 1 | 118 | 1148 | Leader | 24.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly, ridden hard to lead, weakened entering the Straight, never a threat. | |||||||
| 11 | EAGLE RUN (11) | Y L Chung | 6 | 110 | 1149 | Leader | 3.3 |
| Settled midfield, switched out and rolled forward to chase the leader passing 1000M, raced wide thereafter, gave ground over the concluding stages (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 12 | V LOVE YOU (3) | C L Chau | 8 | 130 | 1069 | Stalker | 76.0 |
| Settled midfield, raced wide throughout, weakened and fade notably rounding the Turn (Unacceptable Performance, Must BT). | |||||||
Race 4 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by MEGA BONUS at 12.0 · 1:10.97 · sectionals 23.23 · 23.64 · 11.53 · 12.11 · 24.10 · 11.86 · 12.24
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | MEGA BONUS (1) | A Hamelin | 8 | 135 | 1261 | Leader | 12.0 |
| Jumped well from middle draw to share lead before taking leader's back on rail at 800. Came off fence on point of turn, took lead at 150m and fought on strongly to win. | |||||||
| 2 | EMBRACES (4) | C L Chau | 5 | 125 | 1057 | no history | 10.0 |
| Jumped on terms but soon drifted back to be ninth on the fence. Held up slightly when trying to improve approaching 800m. Closed quickly last 100m when in clear ground to take second. | |||||||
| 3 | SPEEDY CHARIOT (11) | A Atzeni | 1 | 119 | 1119 | Midfield | 5.4 |
| Ridden along from rails draw to hold forward position, but had to ease first turn, settling fifth the rail. Came to centre of track on straightening and ran on strongly to take third. | |||||||
| 4 | KOWLOON EAST STAR (10) | H Bentley | 10 | 120 | 1248 | Leader | 31.0 |
| Went forward to dispute lead taking over and crossing to rail at 800m. Headed at 150m, fought on but swamped last 20m to just miss placings. | |||||||
| 5 | FLYING WROTE (5) | Y L Chung | 2 | 122 | 1113 | no history | 8.3 |
| Ridden hard from the gates to hold forward position. Inconvenienced on first turn. Chased along to be third the fence, stayed on well for fifth after laying in first half of straight. | |||||||
| 6 | HOSS (8) | K Teetan | 11 | 124 | 1104 | Closer | 20.0 |
| Lacked early speed, settling near the rear. Ridden along before the turn and ran on fairly near the rail to be closest on the line. | |||||||
| 7 | SUPER EAGLE (9) | L Hewitson | 6 | 121 | 1092 | Stalker | 12.0 |
| Jumped quickly but soon three wide coming to first turn, ridden along to be one off the rails at 800m. Brought three wide to challenge on straightening but soon one paced to the line. | |||||||
| 8 | DOUBLE BINGO (3) | L Ferraris | 4 | 129 | 1080 | no history | 3.8 |
| Even start, settling midfield one-off fence. Travelled well to turn, coming to centre of track, slight bump 200m. Stayed on last 150m. | |||||||
| 9 | SUPER SIXTY (6) | C Y Ho | 3 | 127 | 1034 | no history | 5.1 |
| Jumped evenly, settling slightly worst than midfield one-off fence. Eased slightly coming to 800m as pace slackened. Ran home fairly down middle of track. | |||||||
| 10 | COUNTRY DANCER (12) | A Badel | 12 | 118 | 1109 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Slow to move and held up before crossing to rail to be last. Ridden along near rails from top of straight, one paced last 200m. | |||||||
| 11 | THE AZURE (7) | K C Leung | 7 | 127 | 1081 | no history | 37.0 |
| Caught three wide early, before dropping into moving line, one-off fence worse than midfield. Went forward three wide again from 800m, shifted out on point of turn, no impression and well beaten. | |||||||
| 12 | GOLDEN TITLE (2) | K De Melo | 9 | 132 | 1152 | Midfield | 102.0 |
| Jumped fairly but soon in rear division, three wide with cover. Widest on corner and eased slightly at top of straight, failed to make ground. | |||||||
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by BEAUTY DESTINY at 5.9 · 1:10.66 · sectionals 24.03 · 22.55 · 11.09 · 11.46 · 24.08 · 11.46 · 12.62
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | BEAUTY DESTINY (10) | Z Purton | 4 | 122 | 1209 | Stalker | 5.9 |
| Made contact shortly after start, raced prominently on the outside, shared lead from 450M, kicked clear early in straight, kept on well to the line, won by 1/2L. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 2 | LYRICAL MOTION (3) | E C W Wong | 1 | 122 | 1080 | Stalker | 3.5 |
| Began well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, finished off well to take 2nd. | |||||||
| 3 | SHINKANSEN (9) | K De Melo | 8 | 123 | 1135 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, closed off well to take a place. | |||||||
| 4 | DIAMOND FLARE (4) | A Badel | 3 | 130 | 1278 | Leader | 3.2 |
| Made contact shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, shared lead with rival from 450M, peaked and headed early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 5 | CLEAR COURAGE (5) | L Hewitson | 2 | 129 | 1201 | no history | 56.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, kept on same pace thereafter. | |||||||
| 6 | EASY SNIP (2) | C L Chau | 5 | 130 | 1208 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Out in line, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back turning in, one-paced in the run home. | |||||||
| 7 | GOLDEN LINK (6) | K C Leung | 7 | 129 | 1074 | Midfield | 8.4 |
| Began well, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover, slightly better than midfield, very wide into straight, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. | |||||||
| 8 | TATTENHAM (11) | K Teetan | 10 | 121 | 1126 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back on turn, made no impression in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 9 | SWEET SMILE (7) | H Bowman | 11 | 129 | 1032 | no history | 57.0 |
| Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | MISTER FOX (8) | L Ferraris | 6 | 127 | 1071 | Midfield | 185.0 |
| Taken back to race behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, made no progress in straight. | |||||||
| 11 | YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (1) | Y L Chung | 12 | 130 | 994 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Moderately away from the widest draw, taken back to race at rear on the outside, still well back on turn, failed to close off in straight. | |||||||
| 12 | MAXIMIZE HEART (12) | M Chadwick | 9 | 117 | 1036 | Closer | 80.0 |
| Began fairly, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. | |||||||
Race 6 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by JUMBO LEGEND at 9.5 · 1:40.78 · sectionals 27.74 · 23.94 · 24.01 · 11.96 · 12.05 · 25.09 · 12.53 · 12.56
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | JUMBO LEGEND (4) | C Y Ho | 11 | 131 | 1097 | Midfield | 9.5 |
| Settled towards the rear 2 wide, switched out to 3 wide at 800M to improve, closed off strongly, got up in the final stride. | |||||||
| 2 | JOYFUL PROSPERITY (10) | K Teetan | 1 | 119 | 1081 | Midfield | 4.3 |
| Sat box-seat, travelled smoothly throughout, hit the front at 100M, just can't hold off the winner. | |||||||
| 3 | PACKING WISHER (7) | C L Chau | 4 | 121 | 1089 | Stalker | 9.5 |
| Tracked leader 2 wide, kept on nicely in the Straight. | |||||||
| 4 | TO INFINITY (11) | Y L Chung | 9 | 111 | 1021 | Midfield | 47.0 |
| Settled worse than midfield 2 wide, made good ground near the rail. | |||||||
| 5 | NORTHERN BEAST (9) | A Badel | 10 | 120 | 1113 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Caught 3 wide no cover throughout the early and middle stages, challenged the leader at 550, kept on until weakened final 100M. | |||||||
| 6 | KASA PAPA (6) | H Bowman | 8 | 126 | 1133 | Midfield | 3.5 |
| Jumped slowly, sat the rear, stayed on fairly. (Blood in trachea) | |||||||
| 7 | HARRY'S HERO (8) | M Chadwick | 3 | 122 | 1066 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Settled midfield on the rail, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 8 | FIGHTING MACHINE (3) | Z Purton | 12 | 131 | 1066 | Closer | 10.0 |
| Settled at the rear on the rail, made some late ground, not tested. | |||||||
| 9 | WINNING SEVEN (12) | A Atzeni | 5 | 116 | 1112 | Midfield | 16.0 |
| Sat in front of midfield 2 wide, made no impression. | |||||||
| 10 | GALLANT CROWN (5) | K C Leung | 6 | 126 | 1079 | Leader | 13.0 |
| Broke well and showed good early speed to lead, under pressure at 400M, limited response. | |||||||
| 11 | KYEEMA (2) | B Thompson | 2 | 132 | 967 | Midfield | 38.0 |
| Raced behind the leaders, never impress. | |||||||
| 12 | APOLAR FIGHTER (1) | E C W Wong | 7 | 124 | 1034 | Closer | 85.0 |
| Settled behind midfield on the rail, under pressure from 700M, weakened quickly and faded. | |||||||
| WV | TOP TOP TEA (0) | --- | — | 121 | — | Stalker | — |
Race 7 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by COPARTNER PRANCE at 3.4 · 1:10.40 · sectionals 23.59 · 23.08 · 11.19 · 11.89 · 23.73 · 11.67 · 12.06
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | COPARTNER PRANCE (6) | Z Purton | 6 | 122 | 1096 | Leader | 3.4 |
| Tracked leaders, commenced move approaching home turn, hit the front upon straightening and soon drew clear. | |||||||
| 2 | NEVER TOO SOON (5) | K De Melo | 5 | 123 | 1118 | Midfield | 18.0 |
| Settled behind midfield, obtained clear run shortly after straightening, finished off race strongly inside final 150 metres. | |||||||
| 3 | KA YING CHEER (11) | A Atzeni | 8 | 116 | 1215 | Leader | 2.6 |
| Well there 3-wide, drifted backward gradually in back straight reaching 4th leaving 700 metres, renewed effort entering home straight but failed to quickened to threaten. | |||||||
| 4 | BEAUTY INFINITY (3) | B Avdulla | 1 | 125 | 1133 | Stalker | 3.6 |
| Never far off on rail, came under pressure after straightening, kept on at the same pace without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | HAPPY UNITED (4) | A Hamelin | 4 | 124 | 1116 | Stalker | 33.0 |
| Broke well holding slender lead most of the way until headed on straightening, soon weakened. | |||||||
| 6 | CONTI CONTI (7) | M Chadwick | 2 | 118 | 1188 | no history | 158.0 |
| Travelled in midfield, found nothing under pressure in straight. | |||||||
| 7 | ASTROLOGER (2) | K Teetan | 7 | 132 | 1178 | Midfield | 47.0 |
| Prominent early, gradually drifted backward towards rear 3-wide, remained in similar position into straight, ran home one-paced. | |||||||
| 8 | FASHION LEGEND (8) | B Thompson | 3 | 118 | 1047 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Crowded after awkward start, soon recovered to midfield between 7th and 5th with rails run, ridden into straight but could find nothing. | |||||||
| 9 | CALIFORNIA CIBLE (10) | Y L Chung | 11 | 111 | 1208 | Midfield | 59.0 |
| Nearly unseated rider at start, trailed the field most of the way to straight, ran past well-beaten horses only. | |||||||
| 10 | MAGIC PHOENIX (9) | M L Yeung | 9 | 118 | 1215 | Stalker | 78.0 |
| Began fairly from a poor draw settling wide without cover in midfield, remained similar and widest into home straight, soon faded under pressure. | |||||||
| 11 | CELESTIAL COLOURS (1) | H Bowman | 10 | 135 | 1142 | Leader | 14.0 |
| Soon taken back to last few from a poor draw, remained well behind to straight, never seen with a chance. | |||||||
Race 8 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf
Won by YELLOWFIN at 4.4 · 1:40.33 · sectionals 27.50 · 23.66 · 24.56 · 12.35 · 12.21 · 24.61 · 12.14 · 12.47
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | YELLOWFIN (3) | L Hewitson | 4 | 132 | 1199 | Leader | 4.4 |
| Soon led and dictated the race, skipped away early straight, was challenged by a rival late stages but had enough in reserves to hold on. | |||||||
| 2 | ROMANTIC LAOS (10) | K C Leung | 1 | 119 | 1143 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Chased leaders on inside, little change at the home turn, tried hard to close the gap on winner but came up short. | |||||||
| 3 | GALAXY WITNESS (1) | H Bowman | 3 | 135 | 1236 | Closer | 6.8 |
| Jumped only fairly, settled towards the rear 7-8Ls behind leader, driven nearing 400M, came with a good run from well back to get 3rd without reaching first two. | |||||||
| 4 | IVY LEAGUE (6) | K De Melo | 10 | 123 | 1235 | Stalker | 20.0 |
| Hampered on jumping then taken back to near the rear, 5Ls to make up 400M, stayed on moderately to claim a distant 4th. | |||||||
| 5 | CHARITY BINGO (11) | Y L Chung | 11 | 112 | 1054 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Unable to slot in, raced wide no cover in midfield, struggled to make an impression over final 300M, held ground to the line. | |||||||
| 6 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (7) | M Chadwick | 6 | 121 | 1027 | Midfield | 7.3 |
| Chased leaders before falling back to a position ahead of midfield, worked home only fairly final 300M. No threat to leaders. | |||||||
| 7 | WINNING DRAGON (2) | B Avdulla | 8 | 134 | 1064 | Stalker | 29.0 |
| Caught wide early before crossing to race outside leader, couldn't go on passing 300M, faded towards the finish. | |||||||
| 8 | FALLON (5) | H Bentley | 9 | 128 | 1106 | Closer | 22.0 |
| Began awkwardly, settled down midfield 5Ls off the pace, gave limited response on straightening and couldn't get into the finish. | |||||||
| 9 | RED MAJESTY (9) | K Teetan | 5 | 118 | 1217 | Leader | 13.0 |
| Slow to begin, settled behind midfield further back than intended, hard driven 450M but made no impression in the run home. | |||||||
| 10 | ONLY U (12) | B Thompson | 2 | 117 | 1102 | Midfield | 75.0 |
| Jumped fairly, adopted a midfield position 5Ls on settling, struggled to keep up from 500M, already beaten when eased down in the home straight. (Unacceptable Performance.) | |||||||
| 11 | SIMPLY MAVERICK (4) | Z Purton | 7 | 131 | 1201 | Stalker | 2.9 |
| Obtained an on-pace position, under the pump 500M, fell away sharply early straight and eased over final 200M. (Jockey : didn't handle the 'Good to Yielding' track conditions) | |||||||
| 12 | SUMMIT IMPACT (8) | A Atzeni | 12 | 120 | 1035 | Midfield | 200.0 |
| From wide draw dropped back to race in last, came under serious pressure home turn, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance.) | |||||||
Race 9 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by COLOURFUL EMPEROR at 3.9 · 1:09.93 · sectionals 23.32 · 22.56 · 11.04 · 11.52 · 24.05 · 11.87 · 12.18
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | COLOURFUL EMPEROR (1) | Y L Chung | 6 | 130 | 1042 | Leader | 3.9 |
| Began smartly, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back on turn, hit the front 200M, kept on very well to the line, easily scored. | |||||||
| 2 | SOLAR PARTNER (3) | H Bentley | 5 | 123 | 1220 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Began well, positioned 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, easy run to turn, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. | |||||||
| 3 | CALIFORNIA TOUCH (6) | M Chadwick | 2 | 119 | 1240 | Stalker | 5.2 |
| Away well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L on turn, peaked and headed 200M, ran on evenly to the line, lost second close home. | |||||||
| 4 | KAHOLO ANGEL (2) | E C W Wong | 11 | 120 | 1119 | Stalker | 4.6 |
| Moderately away from gate 11, raced at rear on the outside, 8 lengths back on turn, commenced move 350M, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home to be nearest on line. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 5 | ACT OF FAITH (5) | A Hamelin | 8 | 119 | 1055 | Midfield | 34.0 |
| Commenced well, raced in midfield on the outside, 5 lengths back on turn, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 6 | HAPPY TRIO (7) | L Hewitson | 4 | 118 | 1046 | Stalker | 13.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield early, found rail near 600M, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 7 | MY FLYING ANGEL (11) | A Badel | 10 | 116 | 1085 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Bumped start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. | |||||||
| 8 | ARMOUR EAGLE (4) | Z Purton | 3 | 122 | 1168 | Midfield | 5.2 |
| Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 9 | LIGHTNING BOLT (8) | K Teetan | 7 | 118 | 1151 | Closer | 19.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced towards rear, 7 lengths back on turn, failed to close off in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | FORTUNE WHISKEY (9) | B Thompson | 1 | 117 | 1082 | Closer | 139.0 |
| Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, peaked on turn, weakened early in straight, eased final 150M. | |||||||
| 11 | FLOOF (10) | A Atzeni | 9 | 116 | 1031 | no history | 22.0 |
| Bumped start and unbalanced, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. | |||||||