Happy Valley results · Wed, 8 Jan 2025
9 races · going GOOD · rail A
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 8 Jan 2025
JUDY'S GREAT R4 at 65.0 · surprise · SPEED DRAGON R9 at 19.0 · surprise · PEGASUS GENERAL R1 at 15.0 · surprise · MIGHTY COMMANDER R3 at 7.9 · HAPPY SOUL R5 at 7.6 · FORTUNE WHISKEY R2 at 6.1 · ETERNAL FORTUNE R8 at 5.4 · HELENE FEELING R7 at 4.9 · FIREFOOT R6 at 2.9
Race 1 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf
Won by PEGASUS GENERAL at 15.0 · 1:42.34 · sectionals 29.28 · 24.90 · 24.50 · 12.27 · 12.23 · 23.66 · 11.83 · 11.83
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | PEGASUS GENERAL (3) | K C Leung | 9 | 133 | 1061 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move 450M, finished off strongly to score by a narrow margin. | |||||||
| 2 | PODIUM (10) | M F Poon | 8 | 129 | 1067 | Midfield | 9.9 |
| Out with rest, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, angled out after passing 400M, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 3 | GALLANT CROWN (5) | E C W Wong | 4 | 125 | 1084 | Leader | 5.2 |
| Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two late. | |||||||
| 4 | CERVIN (1) | K De Melo | 1 | 135 | 1049 | Midfield | 2.7 |
| Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run until approaching final 100M, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 5 | SOLAR GOGO (7) | C L Chau | 2 | 130 | 1191 | Stalker | 37.0 |
| Average to begin, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths or so back, angled out 350M, short of room and hampered near 200M, ran on evenly thereafter. | |||||||
| 6 | SO AWESOME (9) | C Y Ho | 7 | 130 | 1135 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Jumped well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, peaked and raced tight early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 7 | CASA LEGEND (4) | A Hamelin | 6 | 132 | 1176 | Closer | 34.0 |
| Average to begin, raced in midfield on the inside, angled out after passing 400M, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 8 | IVICTORIAM (2) | H Bowman | 12 | 135 | 1112 | Closer | 16.0 |
| Taken back from gate 12, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 9 | RED MAVERICK (12) | A Pouchin | 10 | 119 | 1216 | Stalker | 9.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, angled out 400M, very wide into straight, made little progress in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (8) | L Ferraris | 5 | 130 | 1130 | Closer | 6.8 |
| Slowly away, raced 2 wide at rear, hard ridden after passing 500M, very wide into straight, made no progress in the run home. | |||||||
| 11 | GOLD TACK (6) | B Avdulla | 11 | 132 | 1050 | Midfield | 36.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths or so back, very wide turning in, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| WV-A | TATTENHAM (11) | L Hewitson | — | 129 | — | Midfield | — |
Race 2 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by FORTUNE WHISKEY at 6.1 · 1:09.79 · sectionals 23.62 · 22.88 · 11.11 · 11.77 · 23.29 · 11.55 · 11.74
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | FORTUNE WHISKEY (12) | M F Poon | 2 | 120 | 1122 | Closer | 6.1 |
| Tracked pace. Gave chase to leader from top of home straight and went past final 50m. | |||||||
| 2 | GOLDEN RISE (4) | Z Purton | 5 | 129 | 1020 | Midfield | 2.1 |
| Soon prominent and led outright by halfway. Over two lengths clear 200m out but chased down by winner and passed final 50m. Finished clear of rest. | |||||||
| 3 | EXCELLENT PEERS (6) | A Badel | 12 | 127 | 1170 | Midfield | 32.0 |
| Made headway from rear off bend and stayed on to get up for third late on. No danger to front two. | |||||||
| 4 | STREET CONQUEROR (2) | L Ferraris | 1 | 132 | 1156 | Midfield | 7.9 |
| Raced in touch with leaders. Lacked pace to challenge but stayed on steadily. | |||||||
| 5 | SATIRICAL FAN (1) | E C W Wong | 3 | 127 | 1168 | Leader | 15.0 |
| Unable to quicken off bend after racing close up and no extra final 100m. | |||||||
| 6 | NIGHT PUROSANGUE (7) | K C Leung | 8 | 127 | 1225 | no history | 61.0 |
| One paced from mid-field and never on terms with leaders. | |||||||
| 7 | PRIME MORTAR (3) | B Avdulla | 6 | 131 | 1071 | Stalker | 15.0 |
| Pressed leader off bend after racing prominently but soon no extra and faded. | |||||||
| 8 | SPICY KNUCKLES (10) | M Chadwick | 4 | 123 | 1155 | no history | 32.0 |
| Never better than mid-field. Under pressure from 300m out and little impression. | |||||||
| 9 | SHINE BRIGHT (9) | B Thompson | 7 | 123 | 1055 | no history | 155.0 |
| Pushed along towards rear of mid-field from 400m out and never a factor. | |||||||
| 10 | HAPPY DAY (5) | C Y Ho | 9 | 128 | 1251 | Closer | 37.0 |
| Raced in last place after awkward start and never out of rear. | |||||||
| 11 | LOADED WITH FLUKE (8) | A Pouchin | 11 | 125 | 1119 | no history | 118.0 |
| Always in rear after sluggish start. | |||||||
| 12 | AFFIRM (11) | A Atzeni | 10 | 121 | 1224 | Leader | 4.8 |
| Soon prominent from wide draw but struggling to hold position 400m out and dropped away quickly. Found to be displaying an irregular heart rhythm. | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by MIGHTY COMMANDER at 7.9 · 1:40.53 · sectionals 28.29 · 23.87 · 24.07 · 11.79 · 12.28 · 24.30 · 12.39 · 11.91
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | MIGHTY COMMANDER (2) | H Bowman | 7 | 130 | 1074 | Midfield | 7.9 |
| Sat behind midfield, traveled okay, switched out in the Straight, stayed on well to win. | |||||||
| 2 | THE AZURE (4) | K C Leung | 4 | 127 | 1104 | Midfield | 5.3 |
| Settled midfield, switched out rounding the Turn, lay in near 200M, closed off nicely. | |||||||
| 3 | GOOD LUCK WIN (5) | C L Chau | 1 | 123 | 1076 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Sat in front of midfield, raced keenly in the early stages, hung out rounding the Turn, had every chance (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 4 | APOLAR FIGHTER (8) | A Pouchin | 3 | 120 | 1053 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield, traveled okay, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 5 | U S S CONSTITUTION (10) | B Thompson | 9 | 120 | 1041 | Stalker | 61.0 |
| Settled rear, commenced to improve from 450M, made good progress in the Straight. | |||||||
| 6 | VIVA HUNTER (11) | M Chadwick | 11 | 119 | 1183 | Stalker | 29.0 |
| Settled worse than midfield, raced on the rail, held up until 100M, closed off okay. | |||||||
| 7 | FOREMOST TEDDY (6) | C Y Ho | 2 | 121 | 1208 | Stalker | 6.0 |
| Sat midfield, traveled fairly, weakened inside 100M (Substantial blood in trachea). | |||||||
| 8 | TEAM HAPPY (3) | A Atzeni | 10 | 128 | 1215 | Leader | 39.0 |
| Sat handy, limited response when asked in the Straight, not much impression. | |||||||
| 9 | SUPER BABY (12) | L Hewitson | 5 | 117 | 1187 | Leader | 9.1 |
| Ridden hard to lead, traveled smoothly, until weakened notably near 200M. | |||||||
| 10 | STARMEN (7) | K Teetan | 8 | 121 | 1162 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Settled midfield, raced wide since 700M, never a threat. | |||||||
| 11 | HYPER DRAGON BALL (1) | A Hamelin | 12 | 135 | 1120 | Closer | 72.0 |
| Sat rear, raced rear, failed to respond when asked (Substantial blood in trachea). | |||||||
| 12 | NINJA DERBY (9) | Z Purton | 6 | 120 | 1117 | Leader | 2.9 |
| Jumped awkwardly, tracked leader, weakened entering the Straight (Disappointing Performance, Must BT, See Incident Report). | |||||||
Race 4 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by JUDY'S GREAT at 65.0 · 1:10.65 · sectionals 23.92 · 23.03 · 11.21 · 11.82 · 23.70 · 11.72 · 11.98
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUDY'S GREAT (6) | H T Mo | 9 | 122 | 1095 | Midfield | 65.0 |
| Tracked leaders three wide and keen. Led off bend and ran on well to line to hold on. | |||||||
| 2 | BEAUTY LIGHT (1) | Z Purton | 8 | 135 | 1078 | no history | 2.8 |
| Tracked pace. Chased winner home from 200m out after briefly having to wait for a run on the bend. | |||||||
| 3 | SIGHT HAPPY (4) | K Teetan | 12 | 127 | 1117 | Midfield | 7.0 |
| Held up from wide draw. Made ground widest off bend and ran on strongly final 150m to go close. | |||||||
| 4 | DRACO (11) | C L Chau | 3 | 120 | 1175 | Closer | 3.9 |
| Raced in mid-field. Stayed on under pressure from 200m out and still closing at line. | |||||||
| 5 | SHINKANSEN (12) | A Pouchin | 11 | 120 | 1169 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Raced wide towards rear of mid-field. Stayed on from top of home straight despite tending to hang right. | |||||||
| 6 | THE PRIME (10) | L Hewitson | 4 | 122 | 1111 | Closer | 58.0 |
| In touch with leaders in mid-field. Improved to chase winner from top of home straight but no extra final 100m. | |||||||
| 7 | BULB EMPEROR (8) | A Hamelin | 10 | 123 | 1180 | Midfield | 68.0 |
| Dropped in from high draw. Good run up rail off bend but unable to sustain headway. | |||||||
| 8 | CIRCUS REEL (9) | B Thompson | 1 | 122 | 1177 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| One paced after racing in mid-field and unable to reach leaders. | |||||||
| 9 | LUCKY GENERATIONS (7) | H Bentley | 5 | 124 | 1053 | Midfield | 7.1 |
| Mid-field. Came wide off bend and one paced when short of room 150m out. | |||||||
| 10 | HAPPY TANGO (5) | A Atzeni | 6 | 125 | 1253 | Stalker | 27.0 |
| Started well and disputed lead. Pushed along 300m out and weakened. | |||||||
| 11 | IRON LEGION (3) | M Chadwick | 7 | 128 | 1155 | no history | 26.0 |
| Held up and never involved. Short of room 150m out. | |||||||
| 12 | BRAVE JOY (2) | C Y Ho | 2 | 128 | 1119 | no history | 18.0 |
| Made running until headed 300m out and weakened. | |||||||
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by HAPPY SOUL at 7.6 · 1:10.39 · sectionals 23.66 · 22.81 · 11.17 · 11.64 · 23.92 · 11.93 · 11.99
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | HAPPY SOUL (5) | C Y Ho | 8 | 128 | 1100 | Midfield | 7.6 |
| Began only fairly and bumped, raced at tail, 7 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | CIRCUIT DUFFY (2) | M F Poon | 1 | 134 | 1127 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Shifted out at start and bumped, sat 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, took the lead 150M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 50M. | |||||||
| 3 | KA YING POWER (11) | C L Chau | 12 | 121 | 1102 | Midfield | 39.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home to take a place. | |||||||
| 4 | TALENTS SUPREMO (12) | K Teetan | 9 | 117 | 1138 | Midfield | 16.0 |
| Bumped start, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, there to turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared after passing 200M, finished off well to make frame. | |||||||
| 5 | LAKESHORE HERO (9) | B Avdulla | 5 | 125 | 1055 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, slightly improved along the rail on turn, hard ridden approaching 200M, bumped and unbalanced near 150M, kept on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 6 | SPIRIT OF PEACE (8) | Z Purton | 6 | 128 | 1067 | no history | 1.8 |
| Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, bumped near 150M, cleared 100M, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 7 | HAPPY PARK (4) | A Atzeni | 11 | 133 | 1213 | Leader | 8.5 |
| Jumped well from a wide draw, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 8 | ICONICAL (6) | L Hewitson | 2 | 128 | 1179 | no history | 112.0 |
| Crowded on jumping, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths back turning in, no clear run early in straight, made some progress thereafter. | |||||||
| 9 | LUCKY PLANET (10) | A Pouchin | 4 | 124 | 1064 | Leader | 23.0 |
| Made contact at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | ONE FOR ALL (3) | L Ferraris | 3 | 134 | 1252 | Leader | 19.0 |
| Bumped start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/4L turning in, peaked and headed 150M, weakened thereafter. | |||||||
| 11 | MEGA BONUS (1) | K C Leung | 7 | 135 | 1263 | Leader | 24.0 |
| Away well, tracked leaders, 2 wide, angled out 350M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 12 | LA MOMENTO (7) | M Chadwick | 10 | 128 | 1100 | no history | 53.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced better than midfield but trapped wide, sent forward after entering the back straight, raced in 2nd in the middle stages, peaked on run 400M, weakened early in straight. | |||||||
Race 6 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by FIREFOOT at 2.9 · 1:41.03 · sectionals 28.73 · 24.11 · 24.24 · 12.02 · 12.22 · 23.95 · 11.85 · 12.10
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | FIREFOOT (10) | Z Purton | 6 | 120 | 1146 | Midfield | 2.9 |
| Sat on pace early, moved to outside lead at 800M, kept on well to win. | |||||||
| 2 | AMAZING AWARD (11) | A Atzeni | 9 | 118 | 1044 | Closer | 18.0 |
| Jumped on terms, sat worse than midfield 3 wide, ran on strongly. | |||||||
| 3 | SMART CITY (4) | M F Poon | 3 | 129 | 1118 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Settled midfield 2 wide, closed off nicely. | |||||||
| 4 | YOUTH POWER (9) | M L Yeung | 10 | 123 | 1031 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Sat 3 wide no cover on pace, kept on fairly. | |||||||
| 5 | TRADITION (12) | H Bentley | 11 | 117 | 1056 | Midfield | 27.0 |
| Settled at the rear 3 wide, stayed on fairly. | |||||||
| 6 | HARMONY GALAXY (1) | H Bowman | 7 | 135 | 1033 | Midfield | 4.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, one pace when asked. | |||||||
| 7 | ATOMIC BEAUTY (8) | B Avdulla | 12 | 124 | 1192 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Ridden along early to lead, weakened final furlong. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 8 | ESCAPE ROUTE (5) | A Pouchin | 8 | 128 | 1086 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Settled midfield 3 wide, made little impression. | |||||||
| 9 | SILVER UP (3) | L Ferraris | 2 | 131 | 1136 | Midfield | 6.7 |
| Sat behind the leaders, never ran on. | |||||||
| 10 | S J TOURBILLON (2) | K Teetan | 1 | 135 | 1099 | Midfield | 41.0 |
| Settled behind midfield on the rail, limited response in the Straight. | |||||||
| 11 | TO INFINITY (7) | A Badel | 5 | 127 | 1033 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Sat towards the rear, never a threat (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 12 | PERPETUAL POWER (6) | C L Chau | 4 | 126 | 1074 | no history | 89.0 |
| Sat at the rear, never in contention. | |||||||
Race 7 · · 1800m Turf
Won by HELENE FEELING at 4.9 · 1:49.19 · sectionals 13.83 · 23.09 · 24.69 · 23.69 · 11.67 · 12.02 · 23.89 · 12.07 · 11.82
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | HELENE FEELING (7) | H Bentley | 9 | 117 | 1254 | Midfield | 4.9 |
| Settled towards rear in 9th, gained closer to 7th briefly some 3L off the pace at about 800M, commenced move under pressure wide rounding home bend, carried widest into straight, ran on resolutely to prevail close to home. | |||||||
| 2 | HAPPY TOGETHER (1) | A Badel | 10 | 135 | 1159 | Stalker | 8.0 |
| Settled in rear from a poor draw and waited with, improved one position to 10th over 800M out, commenced run under pressure around home bend going wide for a clear run into straight, ran on without pegging back the winner. | |||||||
| 3 | LA CITY BLANCHE (3) | M Chadwick | 11 | 128 | 996 | Stalker | 24.0 |
| Trailed the field, came under pressure from 700M out given reminders home bend, finished off the race strongly down the centre of the straight to snatch 3rd final strides despite inconvenienced 150M out. | |||||||
| 4 | ENCOUNTERED (4) | K Teetan | 5 | 127 | 1173 | Midfield | 19.0 |
| Settled in last few, finished off the race well inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 5 | MOMENTS IN TIME (6) | H Bowman | 6 | 125 | 1084 | Midfield | 4.1 |
| Jumped awkwardly, refused to settle travelling keenly in 6th some 3L back, allowed to stride forward to lead 600M out, held advantage until swamped 50M out. | |||||||
| 6 | FIVE G PATCH (2) | B Avdulla | 3 | 129 | 1002 | Closer | 15.0 |
| Broke well, settled in midfield, kept on in straight before producing good late impression closing stages. | |||||||
| 7 | STAR CONTACT (11) | L Hewitson | 7 | 116 | 1200 | Stalker | 24.0 |
| Began moderately, shared early pace briefly before gradually restrained to 5th over 2L back in back straight, kept on steadily without quickening in the final stretch. | |||||||
| 8 | FLAMINGO TRILLION (10) | K C Leung | 2 | 117 | 1240 | Leader | 5.3 |
| Held slender lead most of the way setting a steady pace, narrowly headed passing the 700M, renewed effort into straight but unable to peg back the race leader, swamped for a placing inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 9 | MONEY CATCHER (8) | M F Poon | 12 | 115 | 1143 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Began awkwardly from the widest draw, pressed forward to prominent 5th wide without cover, gained further closer to 3rd into back straight, kept on until overhauled inside final 50M. | |||||||
| 10 | WOODFIRE BRO (9) | M L Yeung | 4 | 115 | 1193 | Stalker | 20.0 |
| Chased leaders on rail, came under pressure to hold position rounding home bend, swamped close to home. | |||||||
| 11 | THE GOLDEN SCENERY (5) | A Pouchin | 8 | 127 | 1088 | Midfield | 47.0 |
| Worked his way forward early stages to reach 2-wide 2nd rounding the 1200M bend, came under to hold place 500M out, tight between runners inside final 150M, made no further impression. | |||||||
| 12 | ROMANTIC LAOS (12) | A Atzeni | 1 | 115 | 1165 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Never better than midfield travelling on rails, did not find much room early in straight, made no further impression. | |||||||
Race 8 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by ETERNAL FORTUNE at 5.4 · 1:09.56 · sectionals 23.60 · 22.26 · 10.76 · 11.50 · 23.70 · 11.99 · 11.71
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | ETERNAL FORTUNE (4) | H Bowman | 7 | 127 | 1022 | Stalker | 5.4 |
| Reserved in midfield 4-5Ls off leader, travelled well into straight, quickened to lead inside 200M, dug deep late and held on by diminishing short head. | |||||||
| 2 | SPICY GOLD (8) | A Badel | 3 | 122 | 1224 | Midfield | 2.8 |
| Away well then restrained to sit behind midfield, driven wide passing 400M, closed off well late and was just denied. (Jockey warned for raising his whip arm above shoulder height concluding stages.) | |||||||
| 3 | YOUNG ARROW (12) | H Bentley | 10 | 120 | 1116 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, settled 3-wide towards the rear, swung wide for home before closing off fastest to claim 3rd. Nearest finish. | |||||||
| 4 | HAPPY FAT CAT (9) | A Hamelin | 1 | 121 | 1124 | Stalker | 34.0 |
| Jumped cleanly from draw 1, settled in 3rd behind runaway leaders, poised to strike top of straight, moved up to challenge for lead 250M but run ended close home. | |||||||
| 5 | KYRUS DRAGON (1) | K Teetan | 4 | 133 | 1038 | Closer | 8.1 |
| Jumped only fairly, restrained to race near the rear 7Ls off the pace, stayed on well under big weight. Just missed 4th. (had some difficulty obtaining clear running over the concluding stages) . | |||||||
| 6 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (3) | Z Purton | 2 | 127 | 1104 | Closer | 6.0 |
| Held up behind mid-division, saved ground along the inside and waited with until top of straight, finished off fairly not able to trouble leaders. | |||||||
| 7 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (7) | B Avdulla | 6 | 122 | 1099 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Jumped on terms, settled down midfield 6Ls back and raced 3-wide no cover throughout, lay out on the home turn before closing off mildly in the straight. | |||||||
| 8 | GOLDEN EMPIRE (11) | L Hewitson | 11 | 120 | 1082 | Midfield | 33.0 |
| Taken back to last from wide draw 8-9Ls off pace, had big task in hand 400M, ran past beaten horses but never a serious threat to leaders. | |||||||
| 9 | POWER KOEPP (6) | A Pouchin | 12 | 123 | 1102 | Midfield | 91.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, taken across to the fence and settled towards the rear, had difficulty obtaining clear running 150M but the finishing response was only fair after. | |||||||
| 10 | ALLGREEKTOME (5) | L Ferraris | 8 | 123 | 1272 | Leader | 24.0 |
| Hard pressed to find the front, opened up a 2Ls lead top of straight but couldn't sustain run passing 200M, faded towards the line. | |||||||
| 11 | SUPER JOY N FUN (2) | C L Chau | 9 | 127 | 1108 | Stalker | 9.2 |
| Went forward from wide draw, raced keenly and refused to settle middle stages, in 2nd place home turn, soon weakened on straightening. (Trainer : races best when able to use its natural early pace in races.) | |||||||
| 12 | SERGEANT PEPPER (10) | B Thompson | 5 | 121 | 1175 | Stalker | 114.0 |
| Broke well, in 4th spot chasing leaders, came up empty passing 300M, soon out of contention. | |||||||
Race 9 · Class 3 · 1800m Turf
Won by SPEED DRAGON at 19.0 · 1:49.56 · sectionals 13.57 · 22.44 · 24.38 · 25.28 · 12.53 · 12.75 · 23.89 · 12.16 · 11.73
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | SPEED DRAGON (2) | C Y Ho | 12 | 133 | 1182 | Midfield | 19.0 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 4 to 5 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | CALIFORNIATOTALITY (4) | B Avdulla | 10 | 128 | 1054 | Leader | 4.8 |
| Shifted in at start and bumped, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, same position to turn, took the lead early in straight, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner close home. | |||||||
| 3 | QUANTUM PATCH (8) | M F Poon | 11 | 118 | 1133 | Midfield | 9.8 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the outside, commenced move 450M, very wide turning in, finished off well to take a place. | |||||||
| 4 | NOBLE PURSUIT (1) | H Bowman | 4 | 135 | 1188 | Midfield | 7.0 |
| Taken back to race at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | SIMPLE HEDGE (5) | A Badel | 7 | 122 | 1153 | Midfield | 16.0 |
| Slightly slow out, raced at rear on the inside, moved a bit closer after passing 1200M, raced in midfield on the middle stages, 3 lengths back turning in, finished off well without threatening | |||||||
| 6 | SUPER UNICORN (6) | K C Leung | 8 | 121 | 1093 | Stalker | 4.6 |
| Jumped well, raced 2 wide in midfield, raced keenly in the middle stages, 3 lengths back turning in, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 7 | SAMARKAND (3) | C L Chau | 6 | 129 | 1179 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Clean jump, raced 2 wide better than midfield, commenced move 450M, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 8 | SUNSTRIDER (9) | K Teetan | 5 | 118 | 1108 | Midfield | 9.9 |
| Crowded shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the outside, hard ridden from 450M, very wide into straight, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 9 | COMET SPLENDIDO (7) | H Bentley | 1 | 120 | 1181 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Jumped well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually thereafter. | |||||||
| 10 | DILBAGH (11) | L Hewitson | 3 | 117 | 1061 | Midfield | 21.0 |
| Began well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, steadied and dropped towards rear near 700M, 4 lengths back turning in, one-paced in the run home. | |||||||
| 11 | SURE JOYFUL (12) | M Chadwick | 9 | 117 | 1105 | Stalker | 23.0 |
| Crowded start, raced in midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 12 | TOY SOLTERO (10) | Z Purton | 2 | 120 | 1189 | Midfield | 9.1 |
| Jumped well, took the lead, travelled well to turn, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||