Happy Valley results · Wed, 2 Apr 2025
9 races · going GOOD TO FIRM · rail C+3
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 2 Apr 2025
GIANT LEAP R4 at 12.0 · surprise · GOLDEN DARCI R2 at 9.6 · CRYSTAL POWERFUL R5 at 8.7 · KAHOLO ANGEL R9 at 7.2 · TOP TIME R6 at 6.7 · JUMBO LEGEND R3 at 5.4 · HIGHLAND RAHY R1 at 4.2 · DRAGON FOUR SEAS R7 at 3.2 · AESTHETICISM R8 at 2.2
Race 1 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by HIGHLAND RAHY at 4.2 · 1:38.42 · sectionals 27.62 · 23.08 · 24.12 · 12.02 · 12.10 · 23.60 · 11.60 · 12.00
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | HIGHLAND RAHY (3) | L Hewitson | 2 | 132 | 1175 | Leader | 4.2 |
| Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on very well to the line and scored. | |||||||
| 2 | HARMONY GALAXY (5) | B Avdulla | 5 | 129 | 1041 | Stalker | 4.5 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 6 lengths or so back, commenced move 550M, 4-1/2L back turning in, finished off strongly to take 2nd, nearest on line. | |||||||
| 3 | PRESTIGE GOOD (1) | R Kingscote | 10 | 135 | 1109 | Stalker | 9.3 |
| Moderately away from a wide draw, sent forward to race in 2nd, a length back on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 4 | MIDORI FUJI (4) | K Teetan | 7 | 130 | 1107 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Taken back to race 2 wide towards rear, commenced move 500M, 6 lengths or so back turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 5 | U S S CONSTITUTION (12) | A Atzeni | 1 | 116 | 1030 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Began only fairly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 6 | WAH MAY WAI WAI (7) | Y L Chung | 4 | 121 | 1052 | Leader | 11.0 |
| Bumped start, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, no extra final 100M. | |||||||
| 7 | CAPITAL LEGEND (2) | H Bowman | 11 | 134 | 1131 | Stalker | 15.0 |
| Bumped start, taken back to race at tail, 12 lengths or so back, closer on turn but still 7-1/2L back, made some headway in straight. | |||||||
| 8 | VIVA CHALEUR (10) | Z Purton | 8 | 122 | 1075 | Midfield | 4.0 |
| Taken back to race at rear, 7-1/2L back on turn, very wide into straight, made minor progress in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 9 | CELESTIAL HARMONY (6) | B Thompson | 3 | 128 | 1012 | Closer | 45.0 |
| Bumped start, raced slightly better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 150M, weakened gradually thereafter. | |||||||
| 10 | GALLANT CROWN (11) | K C Leung | 12 | 121 | 1069 | Leader | 35.0 |
| Bumped start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 2 to 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. | |||||||
| 11 | TO INFINITY (9) | A Badel | 9 | 123 | 1048 | Midfield | 43.0 |
| Taken back to race behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. | |||||||
| 12 | JOYOUS LILY (8) | M F Poon | 6 | 123 | 942 | Midfield | 99.0 |
| Out in line, raced 2 wide in midfield, unable to maintain position after passing 500M, showed no response in straight, finished last. | |||||||
Race 2 · Class 5 · 1200m Turf
Won by GOLDEN DARCI at 9.6 · 1:10.05 · sectionals 23.58 · 22.53 · 10.90 · 11.63 · 23.94 · 11.76 · 12.18
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | GOLDEN DARCI (3) | J Orman | 12 | 133 | 1111 | Midfield | 9.6 |
| Taken well behind from the widest draw and waited with, trailed the field and one of the widest into straight, ran on strongly down the centre of the track to snatch victory final strides. | |||||||
| 2 | WIND SPEEDER (12) | M L Yeung | 1 | 115 | 1061 | Midfield | 5.7 |
| Broke well from the one draw sharing early pace, gradually shifted some 2L back to 5th, became 2nd still some 2L back rounding home bend, hit the front inside the 100M only to be caught final strides. | |||||||
| 3 | RAGNARR (6) | H Bowman | 5 | 131 | 1061 | Midfield | 8.8 |
| Amongst leaders early stages 4-wide, gained 1L advantage over 800M out one off the rail before home bend, kicked further clear approaching home turn but unable to sustain effort and headed inside the 100M. | |||||||
| 4 | WOODFIRE CHAMP (11) | K C Leung | 11 | 127 | 1032 | Leader | 54.0 |
| Soon dropped to last few despite given reminders after beginning from a poor draw, remained well behind into straight, ran on well to narrowly miss 3rd at the finish. | |||||||
| 5 | HOSS (9) | K Teetan | 4 | 128 | 1123 | Midfield | 4.6 |
| Slowly away dropping to last few despite ridden along, hampered on rail 950M out, commenced move 450M out saving ground into straight, fought on steadily between runners but ran out of room closing stages. | |||||||
| 6 | WINNING HEART (8) | A Badel | 6 | 129 | 1146 | Stalker | 9.1 |
| Amongst leaders early 5-wide, shifted over 2L back to 6th after crowded onto first turn, drifted slightly further off the pace 3-wide 700M out, widest runner in last few turning in for home, fought on steadily without threatening. | |||||||
| 7 | TALENTS SUPREMO (5) | Z Purton | 10 | 132 | 1111 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Slightly slow out settling towards rear, making steady headway when inconvenienced 600M out, continued to sneak up to 3L 3rd on rail into straight, faded inside final 150M. | |||||||
| 8 | EVER SMART (7) | H Bentley | 9 | 130 | 1149 | Stalker | 9.8 |
| Ridden along to share early pace in a line of 8, soon taken some 5L back to 8th behind midfield in back straight, baulked behind runners in last few early in home straight and checked 200M out, made up some late ground. | |||||||
| 9 | LUCKY GENERATIONS (1) | L Ferraris | 3 | 135 | 1073 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| Amongst leaders briefly before taken back to midfield before first turn, shared 6th some 4L back in back straight, baulked for a run early in home straight and checked 200M out, fought on well to the line. | |||||||
| 10 | ISLAND GOLDEN (4) | M Chadwick | 2 | 133 | 1092 | Midfield | 27.0 |
| Ridden forward 2-wide amongst leaders, settled over 1L back from the 800M, hampered 600M out and gave ground steadily. | |||||||
| 11 | SPEEDY SMARTIE (10) | B Avdulla | 8 | 128 | 1123 | Stalker | 7.4 |
| Shared early pace 5-wide, gradually shifted over 1L back remaining very wide in back straight, over 3L back in 4th 3-wide rounding home bend, soon faded in straight. | |||||||
| 12 | SWEET DIAMOND (2) | B Thompson | 7 | 134 | 1194 | Leader | 21.0 |
| Ridden forward to share early pace 4-wide, gradually shifted over 1L back remaining 4-wide in back straight, weakened noticeably under pressure home bend. (Blood in trachea) | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 3 · 2200m Turf
Won by JUMBO LEGEND at 5.4 · 2:14.18 · sectionals 14.10 · 23.20 · 24.48 · 24.50 · 24.52 · 12.24 · 12.28 · 23.38 · 12.10 · 11.28
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | JUMBO LEGEND (10) | H Bentley | 3 | 119 | 1131 | Closer | 5.4 |
| Settled worse than midfield, traveled smoothly, responded nicely when asked. | |||||||
| 2 | FALLON (5) | B Thompson | 5 | 126 | 1099 | Midfield | 3.5 |
| Settled behind midfield, traveled keenly in the early stages, made good progress in the Straight. | |||||||
| 3 | CHARITY GAIN (8) | L Hewitson | 6 | 121 | 1084 | Midfield | 3.5 |
| Jumped only fairly, sat rear, traveled okay at rear, made some ground over the concluding stages. | |||||||
| 4 | SHARPEN BRIGHT (9) | K Teetan | 9 | 120 | 1018 | Leader | 4.6 |
| Sat handy, traveled fairly, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 5 | ALLCASH (7) | A Hamelin | 4 | 122 | 1002 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Sat handy, minor progress made when asked. | |||||||
| 6 | SENOR TOBA (2) | A Atzeni | 8 | 135 | 1146 | Closer | 16.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, sat towards rear, could not be quickened. | |||||||
| 7 | MEGA FORCE (6) | K C Leung | 2 | 123 | 1169 | no history | 58.0 |
| Settled midfield, one pace to the finish, not much impression made. | |||||||
| 8 | MONEY CATCHER (1) | D McDonogh | 7 | 135 | 1138 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Chased the leader, traveled fairly, gave ground quickly inside 100M. | |||||||
| 9 | AGENDA (4) | M F Poon | 1 | 129 | 1111 | no history | 49.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield, held up for clear running entering the Straight, never a threat. | |||||||
| 10 | MONDIAL (3) | L Ferraris | 10 | 131 | 1115 | no history | 36.0 |
| Ridden along to lead, traveled fairly, weakened notably passing 200M (Rider dropped rein). | |||||||
Race 4 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by GIANT LEAP at 12.0 · 1:09.67 · sectionals 23.97 · 22.62 · 11.08 · 11.54 · 23.08 · 11.56 · 11.52
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | GIANT LEAP (3) | R Kingscote | 7 | 134 | 1091 | Leader | 12.0 |
| Chased leader. Upsides from 200m line and got on top final 50m. | |||||||
| 2 | NEBRASKAN (8) | H Bowman | 6 | 128 | 1027 | Stalker | 2.3 |
| Started well and made running. Challenged by winner 200m out and mastered only late on. Clear of rest. | |||||||
| 3 | HAPPY TRIO (5) | H Bentley | 11 | 133 | 1074 | Midfield | 28.0 |
| Held up. Stayed on final 200m and made up several places, unable to reach front two. | |||||||
| 4 | INNO CENTURY (11) | A Atzeni | 2 | 125 | 1060 | Leader | 14.0 |
| Tracked leading pair. Driven off bend. Stuck to task but unable to quicken. | |||||||
| 5 | EVERSTAR (1) | K Teetan | 10 | 135 | 1144 | Midfield | 36.0 |
| Held up last. Stayed on down the outside home straight and never nearer. | |||||||
| 6 | FLYING WROTE (4) | C L Chau | 12 | 131 | 1102 | Stalker | 13.0 |
| Wide in mid-field. Stayed on for pressure final 200m but not going pace to threaten leaders. | |||||||
| 7 | KA YING POWER (12) | M F Poon | 1 | 120 | 1114 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| Tracked leading pair. One paced under pressure from 200m out until no extra final 50m. | |||||||
| 8 | SWAGGER BRO (2) | L Hewitson | 9 | 135 | 1134 | Closer | 13.0 |
| Waited with in rear. No clear run when trying to improve final 200m and unable to be ridden out. Run best ignored. | |||||||
| 9 | METAL KING (7) | L Ferraris | 8 | 129 | 971 | no history | 74.0 |
| Held up. Only moderate headway home straight and never a threat. | |||||||
| 10 | GROOVY FEELING (6) | B Thompson | 5 | 129 | 1088 | no history | 14.0 |
| Mid-field. Under pressure over 300m out and little impression, short of room final 50m. | |||||||
| 11 | REWARDING TWINKLE (10) | M Chadwick | 4 | 124 | 1081 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Keen in mid-field. Weakened from 200m out. | |||||||
| TNP | HAPPY SHOOTER (9) | Z Purton | 3 | 126 | 1253 | Closer | 4.8 |
| Reared as gates opened and got leg caught over side of stall. Took no part. | |||||||
| WV | COLONEL (0) | J Orman | — | 123 | — | Leader | — |
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1000m Turf
Won by CRYSTAL POWERFUL at 8.7 · 56.93 · sectionals 12.69 · 21.59 · 10.57 · 11.02 · 22.65 · 11.38 · 11.27
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | CRYSTAL POWERFUL (11) | A Atzeni | 2 | 121 | 1144 | Stalker | 8.7 |
| Began well, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, similar position on turn, finished off strongly to score by a narrow margin. | |||||||
| 2 | PLENTIFUL (8) | M F Poon | 1 | 126 | 1082 | Stalker | 2.3 |
| Began well from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, no clear run early in straight, cleared approaching 200M, finished off strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin. | |||||||
| 3 | COLOURFUL PRINCE (1) | L Ferraris | 4 | 135 | 1157 | Leader | 13.0 |
| Jumped well, raced prominently on the inside, shared lead on turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two final 75M. | |||||||
| 4 | THUNDER PRINCE (5) | H Bowman | 8 | 132 | 1072 | Midfield | 11.0 |
| Began only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back on turn, made good progress in straight to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | COUNTRY DANCER (10) | K Teetan | 11 | 122 | 1146 | Midfield | 9.9 |
| Crowded and blundered shortly after start, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. | |||||||
| 6 | ALL'S WELL (6) | B Thompson | 9 | 127 | 1077 | no history | 20.0 |
| Shifted out at start and made contact, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 lengths or so back turning in, finished off strongly to be nearest on line. | |||||||
| 7 | HAPPY UNITED (4) | B Avdulla | 7 | 132 | 1154 | Stalker | 18.0 |
| Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, shared lead on turn, peaked and headed 250M, weakened gradually close home. | |||||||
| 8 | SERGEANT PEPPER (3) | J Orman | 6 | 133 | 1165 | Stalker | 21.0 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, bumped near 600M, 3 lengths back turning in, kept on same pace in straight. | |||||||
| 9 | HEROIC MASTER (2) | Z Purton | 10 | 135 | 1080 | Closer | 6.0 |
| Bumped on the hindquarters on jumping, raced behind midfield on the outside, crowded near 700M, 4-1/2L back turning in, kept on evenly in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | DECRELOT (12) | M L Yeung | 3 | 117 | 1159 | Midfield | 51.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, crowded near 600M, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 11 | SUNNY GALAXY (7) | C L Chau | 5 | 125 | 1081 | no history | 24.0 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, no clear run final 150M. | |||||||
| 12 | E UNIVERSE (9) | K De Melo | 12 | 123 | 1032 | Leader | 28.0 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced 3 wide in midfield, bumped near 600M, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. | |||||||
Race 6 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by TOP TIME at 6.7 · 1:39.47 · sectionals 27.32 · 23.34 · 24.77 · 12.36 · 12.41 · 24.04 · 12.25 · 11.79
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | TOP TIME (7) | K De Melo | 3 | 127 | 1020 | Closer | 6.7 |
| Jumped nicely, settled midfield 2 wide, angled out rounding Home Turn, closed off well to score. | |||||||
| 2 | SOARING BRONCO (11) | K C Leung | 9 | 121 | 1116 | Stalker | 9.5 |
| Sat worse than midfield 3 wide with cover, stayed on nicely. | |||||||
| 3 | AMAZING AWARD (8) | K Teetan | 7 | 124 | 1060 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Settled behind midfield 2 wide, no clear run middle of the Straight, ran on okay. | |||||||
| 4 | HAPPY DAILY (3) | Y L Chung | 6 | 130 | 1075 | Midfield | 29.0 |
| Settled towards the rear on the rail, held up early part of the Straight, closed off okay. | |||||||
| 5 | FOREMOST TEDDY (2) | M F Poon | 4 | 119 | 1222 | Stalker | 23.0 |
| Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, kept on. | |||||||
| 6 | RED MAJESTY (5) | M L Yeung | 1 | 130 | 1225 | Leader | 9.6 |
| Settled midfield on the rail, held up most of the Straight, never seriously tested. | |||||||
| 7 | GOR MO TUEN (9) | C L Chau | 11 | 122 | 1006 | Midfield | 116.0 |
| Slow to jump, sat last, stayed on fairly. | |||||||
| 8 | COURIER MAGIC (12) | B Thompson | 2 | 118 | 1107 | Closer | 3.7 |
| Settled worse than midfield on the rail, failed to obtain clear running, never been fully tested. | |||||||
| 9 | THE HEIR (6) | B Avdulla | 8 | 130 | 1170 | Midfield | 11.0 |
| Sat behind the leaders, got bumped heavily at 200M, gave ground soon after. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 10 | SMART FIGHTER (4) | M Chadwick | 12 | 131 | 1153 | Stalker | 38.0 |
| Ridden along early to lead, weakened final 250M. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 11 | VIVA GRACIOUSNESS (1) | Z Purton | 10 | 135 | 1092 | Leader | 3.2 |
| Sat outside the leader, weakened and faded in the Straight. (See Incident Report) (Performance disappointing, must trial) | |||||||
| 12 | SANTORINI (10) | A Atzeni | 5 | 122 | 1072 | Leader | 92.0 |
| Caught 3 wide no cover midfield, gave ground from the 600M. | |||||||
| WV | COMET SPLENDIDO (0) | H Bowman | — | 134 | — | Midfield | — |
Race 7 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by DRAGON FOUR SEAS at 3.2 · 1:09.63 · sectionals 24.05 · 22.31 · 10.89 · 11.42 · 23.27 · 11.65 · 11.62
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | DRAGON FOUR SEAS (1) | H Bowman | 6 | 135 | 1190 | Leader | 3.2 |
| Held up not far off the pace on rail, travelled some 2L back in 3rd from 600M out, hit the front from tiring leader 100M out, held on well. | |||||||
| 2 | NEW POWER (9) | M L Yeung | 4 | 122 | 1102 | Midfield | 7.6 |
| Broke well before gradually drifting back to 2L 5th, slightly further away from pace in 6th when tempo quickened in back straight, shifted wide into home straight, ran on well under pressure to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 3 | FAIRY HORSE (11) | M Chadwick | 12 | 116 | 1120 | Closer | 13.0 |
| Settled well back from the widest draw, wide rounding home bend and widest into straight, ran on well down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 4 | MEGA BONUS (5) | R Kingscote | 1 | 129 | 1276 | Leader | 8.4 |
| Soon took up running from the one draw and led until finding no extra inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 5 | SHINKANSEN (12) | K Teetan | 7 | 116 | 1158 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Settled just worse than midfield in 9th, did not find much room early in straight and switched in for a run 200M out, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 6 | STAR BROSE (6) | Z Purton | 11 | 128 | 1187 | no history | 31.0 |
| Dropped to last after sluggish start, trailed the field into straight, ran on well between runners inside final 100M to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 7 | PRIME MORTAR (3) | B Avdulla | 8 | 134 | 1056 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Improved steadily from a poor draw to join race leader 3-wide over 900M out, became 2-wide inside the 800M, unable to sustain effort and faded inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 8 | ACCOLADE START (10) | M F Poon | 3 | 120 | 1044 | Stalker | 13.0 |
| Broke well but soon lost position despite ridden along, hampered on rail 1050M out dropping to midfield, renewed effort entering home straight, kept on steadily under pressure without threatening. | |||||||
| 9 | SHOTGUN (8) | L Ferraris | 5 | 128 | 1089 | no history | 57.0 |
| Settled in last few on rail, saved ground turning in for home, kept on steadily but swamped closing stages. | |||||||
| 10 | HAPPY PARK (4) | Y L Chung | 2 | 129 | 1217 | Leader | 4.4 |
| Began well from a low draw settling one-out-one-back in 3rd and 4th, came under pressure when drifted over 2L back onto home bend, weakened out of contention after straightening. (Blood in trachea) | |||||||
| 11 | SAVVY TWINKLE (7) | A Badel | 9 | 125 | 1093 | Stalker | 39.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly from a poor draw settling 3-wide towards rear, improved to 7th briefly 700M out but soon dropped back to 8th approaching home bend, kept on under pressure from wide into straight until the 100M. | |||||||
| 12 | MOTOMAN (2) | J Orman | 10 | 134 | 1174 | Stalker | 31.0 |
| Wide without cover in midfield early stages, gained steadily to within 3L of pace in 5th 3-wide over 900M out, came under pressure in a similar position rounding home bend, soon weakened after straightening. | |||||||
| WV | ISLAND BUDDY (0) | A Atzeni | — | 124 | — | Leader | — |
Race 8 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf
Won by AESTHETICISM at 2.2 · 1:38.59 · sectionals 28.50 · 23.27 · 23.24 · 11.39 · 11.85 · 23.58 · 11.83 · 11.75
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | AESTHETICISM (6) | Z Purton | 2 | 121 | 1069 | Closer | 2.2 |
| Bumped on jumping, reserved behind midfield, switched wide to commence his run 500M, quickened impressively to lead mid-straight. Won going away. | |||||||
| 2 | DEFINITIVE (4) | K Teetan | 7 | 124 | 1094 | Stalker | 6.1 |
| Tracked leader, moved up vying for the lead entering home turn, took over top of straight, ran home well but no match for winner's finishing kick final 200M. | |||||||
| 3 | LOVERO (2) | Y L Chung | 11 | 128 | 1153 | Leader | 44.0 |
| Chased leaders in 4th spot, remained close enough turning for home, kept on steadily final 300M to take 3rd. | |||||||
| 4 | HAMERON (3) | R Kingscote | 1 | 129 | 1040 | Midfield | 20.0 |
| Settled down midfield along the inside, held up 400-200M, was commencing to finish off the race but again disappointed for clear running near 50M. Could do better. | |||||||
| 5 | CHAIN OF GOLD (7) | K C Leung | 10 | 121 | 1026 | Midfield | 22.0 |
| Jumped only fairly and from wide draw soon taken back to near last, swung wide on straightening before closing off nicely to claim 5th, not beaten far by 3rd and 4th. | |||||||
| 6 | LEAN HERO (5) | L Hewitson | 8 | 122 | 1120 | Stalker | 22.0 |
| Bumped on jumping, settled towards the rear 7Ls back, brought widest on straightening, made some progress over final 300M without posing serious threat. | |||||||
| 7 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (9) | A Badel | 9 | 118 | 1092 | Closer | 31.0 |
| Taken across behind runners early stages, raced as the back-marker 8-9Ls off the pace, had some work to do 400M, stayed on without threat to leaders. | |||||||
| 8 | MIGHTY COMMANDER (10) | A Atzeni | 4 | 116 | 1036 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Restrained to race in midfield, raced keenly middle stages and refused to settle, moved closer to leaders home turn but ran home only one-paced. | |||||||
| 9 | IVY LEAGUE (8) | H Bentley | 3 | 119 | 1241 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Knuckled over at the start, from draw 3 moved up to track leaders, stayed in touch throughout but lacked a finishing response in the straight, weakened final 100M. | |||||||
| 10 | M UNICORN (1) | H Bowman | 5 | 135 | 1219 | Midfield | 4.5 |
| Behind midfield early, commenced to race keenly 1000M and allowed to stride forward, caught wide no cover outside leaders before weakening passing 250M. | |||||||
| 11 | DEVAS TWELVE (11) | M L Yeung | 6 | 115 | 1091 | Stalker | 64.0 |
| Soon crossed to the lead, pressed by rivals 700M, soon gave ground on straightening, weakened to last. | |||||||
Race 9 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by KAHOLO ANGEL at 7.2 · 1:09.31 · sectionals 23.94 · 22.61 · 11.10 · 11.51 · 22.76 · 11.33 · 11.43
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | KAHOLO ANGEL (1) | A Atzeni | 4 | 133 | 1145 | Midfield | 7.2 |
| Average to begin, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off strongly to score by a head. | |||||||
| 2 | HAPPY FAT CAT (5) | A Hamelin | 9 | 130 | 1100 | Leader | 20.0 |
| Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner late. | |||||||
| 3 | VICTORY SKY (11) | K C Leung | 1 | 121 | 1167 | Stalker | 4.3 |
| Began well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place. | |||||||
| 4 | NORDIC DRAGON (6) | H Bowman | 7 | 129 | 1147 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Taken back to race behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | KING OF FIGHTERS (7) | B Avdulla | 2 | 128 | 1138 | Stalker | 2.6 |
| Moderately away, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 6 | FIND MY LOVE (8) | J Orman | 11 | 125 | 1170 | Stalker | 31.0 |
| Moderately away from a wide draw, unable to slot in, trapped 3 wide with no cover in midfield, there to turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 7 | BEAUTY INFINITY (3) | R Kingscote | 3 | 131 | 1149 | Midfield | 8.3 |
| Away well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, angled out 350M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually close home. (Blood in trachea.) | |||||||
| 8 | KING MILES (9) | L Hewitson | 12 | 124 | 1144 | Midfield | 27.0 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear, 6 lengths or so back turning in, unable to obtain clear run until approaching final 50M, made some progress thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 9 | WRITTEN CASA (12) | K Teetan | 8 | 121 | 1143 | Midfield | 81.0 |
| Taken back to race 2 wide at rear, steadied near 900M, found rail approaching 800M, saved ground on turn, passed some tired runners in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | TAI VICTORY (10) | L Ferraris | 5 | 124 | 1066 | no history | 70.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 lengths or so back turning in, no clear run early in straight, one-paced thereafter. | |||||||
| 11 | ROMANTIC SON (4) | H Bentley | 10 | 131 | 1145 | Stalker | 35.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the outside, 6 lengths or so back, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 12 | VIEW OF THE WORLD (2) | Z Purton | 6 | 132 | 1078 | Stalker | 9.9 |
| Away with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, travelled keenly and shifted out abruptly near 900M, 3 wide in the middle stages, made no progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||