Happy Valley results · Wed, 9 Jul 2025
9 races · going GOOD TO FIRM · rail A
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 9 Jul 2025
LUCKY TWENTY R4 at 61.0 · surprise · ACE POWER R7 at 46.0 · surprise · RED MAJESTY R5 at 16.0 · surprise · SHINKANSEN R2 at 13.0 · surprise · VICTOR THE RAPID R3 at 13.0 · surprise · JUMBO LEGEND R8 at 11.0 · surprise · SOVEREIGN FUND R9 at 8.8 · NOTTHESILLYONE R1 at 5.2 · WHIZZ KID R6 at 4.4
Race 1 · Class 5 · 1000m Turf
Won by NOTTHESILLYONE at 5.2 · 56.69 · sectionals 12.58 · 21.44 · 10.34 · 11.10 · 22.67 · 11.26 · 11.41
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | NOTTHESILLYONE (4) | H Bowman | 2 | 127 | 1073 | Midfield | 5.2 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared 200M, finished off well, led close home. | |||||||
| 2 | ACE TALENT (11) | K Teetan | 3 | 123 | 1050 | Leader | 2.8 |
| Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead near 800M, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home. (Lame right front leg next day morning.) | |||||||
| 3 | MODEST GENTLEMAN (6) | A Atzeni | 9 | 125 | 1044 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. | |||||||
| 4 | GLORIOUS EXPERT (9) | H Bentley | 7 | 124 | 1135 | Stalker | 21.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 3 wide in midfield, wider turning in, made some progress in straight. | |||||||
| 5 | DOUBLE SHOW (12) | L Ferraris | 10 | 121 | 1213 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Moderately away from a wide draw, raced in midfield on outer, no cover throughout, made minor progress in straight. | |||||||
| 6 | COLONEL (1) | E C W Wong | 11 | 128 | 1175 | Leader | 31.0 |
| Jumped well from a wide draw, took the early lead, headed near 800M, 2nd on turn, 3/4L turning in, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 7 | YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (8) | K C Leung | 1 | 125 | 1000 | Midfield | 9.0 |
| Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide on turn, unable to obtain clear run until final 100M, made minor progress thereafter. | |||||||
| 8 | HAPPY TANGO (10) | J Orman | 6 | 124 | 1250 | Leader | 7.8 |
| Away well, raced prominently, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross near 600M, 2 lengths back turning in, angled out 350M, peaked early in straight, kept on same pace to the line. | |||||||
| 9 | NOBLE GO (2) | Z Purton | 5 | 133 | 1134 | Stalker | 15.0 |
| Out with rest, raced in midfield on inner, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, no clear run near 150M, weakened gradually close home. | |||||||
| 10 | SO AWESOME (7) | M Chadwick | 8 | 125 | 1113 | Stalker | 13.0 |
| Away with them, raced 3 wide with cover behind midfield, travelled keenly in the early stages, steadied near 600M, very wide turning in, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 11 | KA YING POWER (3) | M F Poon | 4 | 128 | 1107 | Stalker | 20.0 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide towards rear, wider turning in, made no impression in the run home. | |||||||
| 12 | SUPER ELITE (5) | K De Melo | 12 | 126 | 1098 | Stalker | 41.0 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, very wide into straight, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
Race 2 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf
Won by SHINKANSEN at 13.0 · 1:39.57 · sectionals 27.69 · 23.88 · 24.21 · 12.14 · 12.07 · 23.79 · 11.71 · 12.08
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | SHINKANSEN (6) | H Bowman | 4 | 131 | 1146 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Made all, just held off challenges under pressure. | |||||||
| 2 | FOREMOST TEDDY (8) | J Orman | 1 | 127 | 1192 | Stalker | 3.7 |
| Settled just off the pace, switched out to challenge into straight holding every chance but unable to peg back the winner throughout. | |||||||
| 3 | COURIER MAGIC (3) | E C W Wong | 9 | 129 | 1095 | Midfield | 6.1 |
| Held up in last few travelling keenly early, gained slightly closer to 9th early in back straight, obtained a run over 200M out, ran on well to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 4 | WINDICATOR FAMILY (4) | M F Poon | 3 | 134 | 984 | Midfield | 5.2 |
| Settled over 3L back in 5th dropping to midfield rounding final bend, produced some late impression in home straight. | |||||||
| 5 | BEAU GOSSE (12) | K Teetan | 5 | 115 | 1115 | Stalker | 6.8 |
| Chased leader to straight, faded gradually. | |||||||
| 6 | TRADITION (10) | M Chadwick | 2 | 122 | 1067 | Midfield | 11.0 |
| Slightly slow out settling in midfield on rail, saved ground turning in for home, kept on one pace in the run to the line. | |||||||
| 7 | YEABOI (9) | Y L Chung | 6 | 121 | 1141 | Closer | 36.0 |
| Never better than midfield, kept on steadily in straight. | |||||||
| 8 | PODIUM (7) | L Ferraris | 12 | 130 | 1041 | Midfield | 40.0 |
| Settled 3-wide in last few from the widest draw, swung widest into home straight, ran on well past well-beaten horses in the run to the line. | |||||||
| 9 | MEDIC ELITE (11) | A Atzeni | 11 | 118 | 1107 | Stalker | 45.0 |
| Settled wide without cover behind midfield, dropped back rounding home bend, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| 10 | CERVIN (2) | K De Melo | 8 | 134 | 1055 | Stalker | 21.0 |
| Settled mainly in 4th over 2L back wide without cover, faded out of contention into straight. | |||||||
| 11 | GOR MO TUEN (1) | C L Chau | 10 | 133 | 1033 | Closer | 108.0 |
| Always well back, saved ground turning in for home, never seen with a chance. | |||||||
| 12 | ESCAPE ROUTE (5) | Z Purton | 7 | 132 | 1075 | Midfield | 6.9 |
| Settled mainly 3-wide in midfield, shifted ground approaching home turn and was eased out of contention. (Jockey reported horse hung out and a difficult ride.) | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by VICTOR THE RAPID at 13.0 · 1:09.44 · sectionals 23.32 · 22.54 · 10.90 · 11.64 · 23.58 · 12.01 · 11.57
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | VICTOR THE RAPID (8) | C L Chau | 8 | 125 | 1032 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, settled worse than midfield, traveled smoothly, dashed on inside 150M. | |||||||
| 2 | TACTICAL COMMAND (5) | A Badel | 10 | 130 | 1107 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Sat rear, traveled strongly, made good ground under whip. | |||||||
| 3 | NEBRASKAN (10) | Z Purton | 7 | 122 | 1026 | Leader | 4.1 |
| Ridden along to lead, traveled nicely, kept on well to hold 3rd. | |||||||
| 4 | SKY SONG (11) | E C W Wong | 1 | 115 | 1139 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Sat on pace, hung in rounding the Turn, ran on evenly. | |||||||
| 5 | DREAMING WINNER (9) | A Atzeni | 3 | 123 | 1133 | Midfield | 37.0 |
| Settled midfield, held up between 400M to 250M, closed off okay. | |||||||
| 6 | SPEEDY TRIDENT (4) | H T Mo | 2 | 129 | 1001 | Closer | 124.0 |
| Sat worse than midfield on the rail, switched out rounding the Turn, briefly held up until 150M, not fully tested. | |||||||
| 7 | MEOWTH (3) | L Ferraris | 6 | 131 | 1094 | Stalker | 7.8 |
| Jumped awkwardly, settled midfield, was checked when being crossed near 150M, closed off fairly | |||||||
| 8 | RUN YES RUN (12) | B Thompson | 12 | 115 | 1082 | Stalker | 196.0 |
| Sat towards rear, had difficulty obtaining clear running in the Straight, held up again over the concluding stages. | |||||||
| 9 | JOLLY RULER (1) | A Hamelin | 4 | 135 | 1186 | Midfield | 4.7 |
| Settled handy, traveled okay, failed to respond when asked (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 10 | CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (2) | M Chadwick | 5 | 134 | 1090 | Midfield | 7.9 |
| Settled handy, raced wide and without cover, did not finish off after being crowded near 150M (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 11 | FLOWING RICHES (7) | M L Yeung | 11 | 128 | 1124 | no history | 4.9 |
| Settled in front of midfield, raced wide and without cover, not much impression made (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 12 | BUNTA BABY (6) | K C Leung | 9 | 128 | 1231 | Stalker | 20.0 |
| Chased the leader, weakened notably in the Straight, finished last. | |||||||
| WV | MING SUPREME (0) | C L Chau | — | 125 | — | no history | — |
Race 4 · Class 4 · 1000m Turf
Won by LUCKY TWENTY at 61.0 · 56.92 · sectionals 12.59 · 21.38 · 10.11 · 11.27 · 22.95 · 11.27 · 11.68
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | LUCKY TWENTY (4) | J Orman | 11 | 128 | 1066 | no history | 61.0 |
| Showed good pace to lead from wide draw, headed entering home straight, battled back well to regain lead 50m out. | |||||||
| 2 | HARMONY FIRE (6) | L Ferraris | 3 | 126 | 1119 | Stalker | 5.0 |
| Prominent, led into home straight, headed and no extra 50m out. | |||||||
| 3 | DAY DAY VICTORY (10) | A Badel | 4 | 120 | 1157 | Stalker | 3.5 |
| In touch, chased leaders from 300m out, stayed on. | |||||||
| 4 | HAPPY UNITED (2) | Y L Chung | 10 | 128 | 1132 | Stalker | 13.0 |
| Mid-field, stayed on final 200m, unable to reach leaders. | |||||||
| 5 | HAPPY BOYS (9) | Z Purton | 12 | 122 | 1031 | Closer | 9.3 |
| Held up from wide draw, unable to get a run from 300m out to 200m out, stayed on well once clear. | |||||||
| 6 | KING VICTOR (7) | K C Leung | 8 | 126 | 996 | no history | 20.0 |
| Held up, stayed on but lacked pace to reach leaders. | |||||||
| 7 | CRYSTAL POWERFUL (3) | A Atzeni | 6 | 128 | 1162 | Stalker | 9.7 |
| In touch with leaders, one paced under pressure and unable to challenge. | |||||||
| 8 | POWER SUMMIT (5) | K Teetan | 2 | 128 | 1010 | no history | 35.0 |
| Slowly away and outpaced in rear, stayed on into mid-division final 200m. | |||||||
| 9 | LEAN MASTER (1) | H Bentley | 7 | 134 | 1111 | Leader | 4.0 |
| Mid-field, wide from halfway, under pressure over 300m out, weakened. | |||||||
| 10 | THOUSAND CUPS (8) | M L Yeung | 9 | 126 | 1048 | no history | 47.0 |
| Tracked pace, weakened 300m out. | |||||||
| 11 | DIVINE MOONLIGHT (11) | B Thompson | 1 | 118 | 1021 | Stalker | 75.0 |
| Mid-division, pushed along 300m out, soon dropped away. | |||||||
| 12 | FORTUNE RACER (12) | K De Melo | 5 | 119 | 988 | Leader | 14.0 |
| Mid-field, unable to hold position and dropped back to rear entering home straight, soon well held. | |||||||
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by RED MAJESTY at 16.0 · 1:39.16 · sectionals 27.48 · 24.08 · 23.66 · 11.97 · 11.69 · 23.94 · 12.02 · 11.92
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | RED MAJESTY (10) | A Hamelin | 5 | 123 | 1228 | Leader | 16.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide better than midfield, commenced move 400M, finished off very strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | MIGHTY STEED (8) | Y L Chung | 7 | 125 | 992 | Stalker | 4.7 |
| Bumped heavily 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 final 50M. | |||||||
| 3 | CAPITAL LEGEND (1) | E C W Wong | 3 | 130 | 1162 | Midfield | 4.1 |
| Away well, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place without threatening. | |||||||
| 4 | SMART CITY (9) | K Teetan | 8 | 126 | 1118 | Stalker | 7.9 |
| Bumped heavily shortly after start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, weakened gradually close home. (Lost left front plate.) | |||||||
| 5 | PRINCE ALEX (3) | H Bowman | 1 | 130 | 1097 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Made contact shortly after start, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths back, 2 wide from 350M, no clear run early in straight, cleared after passing 200M, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 6 | JUMBO FORTUNE (12) | B Thompson | 2 | 116 | 1342 | Midfield | 3.9 |
| Made contact shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out 350M, 4-1/2L back turning in, made some progress in straight. | |||||||
| 7 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (2) | M Chadwick | 10 | 132 | 1041 | Stalker | 15.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made minor progress in straight. | |||||||
| 8 | MEEPMEEP (11) | Z Purton | 9 | 121 | 1076 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Shifted in at start, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6-1/4L back turning in, no clear run early in straight, cleared 150M, kept on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 9 | TURIN WARRIOR (6) | L Ferraris | 6 | 128 | 1117 | Midfield | 26.0 |
| Made contact shortly after start, raced in midfield on outer, no cover for the majority of the race, 4 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. | |||||||
| 10 | ACROSS DA UNIVERSE (7) | J Orman | 4 | 127 | 1160 | Stalker | 53.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, raced 2 wide in midfield, 4 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. | |||||||
| 11 | SMART TRIO (4) | K C Leung | 12 | 129 | 1033 | Stalker | 88.0 |
| Moderately away from the widest draw, raced behind midfield on outer, very wide into straight, failed to make any progress in straight. | |||||||
| 12 | OUR LUCKY GLORY (5) | H Bentley | 11 | 128 | 1035 | Midfield | 29.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
Race 6 · Class 3 · 1000m Turf
Won by WHIZZ KID at 4.4 · 56.69 · sectionals 12.42 · 20.63 · 9.85 · 10.78 · 23.64 · 11.59 · 12.05
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | WHIZZ KID (3) | H Bentley | 4 | 133 | 1169 | Leader | 4.4 |
| Settled midfield 2 wide with cover, angled wide entering the Straight, stayed on well to score. | |||||||
| 2 | CANDLELIGHT DINNER (6) | M L Yeung | 2 | 119 | 1125 | Leader | 4.8 |
| Tracked leader on the rail, kept on well but headed near the final 50M. | |||||||
| 3 | LOOKING BRIGHT (9) | M F Poon | 10 | 117 | 1127 | no history | 38.0 |
| Settled behind midfield 3 wide with cover, had some difficulty securing clear running in the Straight but ran on well when clear in the final 100M to take third (see Incident Report). | |||||||
| 4 | FRIENDS OF SHAJING (4) | C L Chau | 3 | 121 | 1138 | no history | 25.0 |
| Sat rear, dropped to last on the turn, ridden along in the Straight and produced a strong finish in the final 100M. | |||||||
| 5 | SUPERB CAPITALIST (2) | M Chadwick | 7 | 134 | 1157 | Leader | 5.5 |
| Urged along at the start, but caught 3 wide with cover, had every chance in the Straight but was one-paced to the finish. | |||||||
| 6 | HEALTHY HEALTHY (5) | A Atzeni | 1 | 122 | 1165 | Midfield | 9.9 |
| Settled rear of midfield on the rail, ridden along in the Straight but never dangerous. | |||||||
| 7 | THOUSAND SPIRIT (8) | A Badel | 8 | 119 | 1048 | no history | 23.0 |
| Settled at the rear on the rail, outpaced early, switched wide in the Straight and kept on only fairly. | |||||||
| 8 | SIR CHARGE (7) | K Teetan | 11 | 119 | 1129 | no history | 68.0 |
| Settled at the rear, had difficulty securing clear running in the Straight but made good progress when clear in the final 100M. | |||||||
| 9 | YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (1) | L Ferraris | 9 | 135 | 1041 | Leader | 7.7 |
| Showed clear intent to lead but was caught very wide from a wide draw, kept on only fairly in the Straight. | |||||||
| 10 | THE ALL OUT (11) | B Thompson | 6 | 115 | 1250 | no history | 7.7 |
| Settled in front of midfield 2 wide with cover, bumped and had difficulty securing clear running in the Straight (see Incident Report). | |||||||
| 11 | PARENTS' LOVE (10) | Y L Chung | 5 | 114 | 1046 | Leader | 8.6 |
| Showed clear intention to lead, weakened quickly in the final 150M and was eased near finish. | |||||||
Race 7 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by ACE POWER at 46.0 · 1:09.49 · sectionals 23.50 · 22.47 · 10.91 · 11.56 · 23.52 · 11.83 · 11.69
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | ACE POWER (11) | L Ferraris | 10 | 122 | 1104 | Midfield | 46.0 |
| Settled at the back from a poor draw and waited with, quickened well between runners in straight to assert authority inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 2 | BIENVENUE (4) | Z Purton | 8 | 131 | 1119 | Stalker | 6.1 |
| Niggled at early settling in rear of midfield, steadied and lost position about 750M out, swung one of the widest into straight, quickened well to hit the front briefly 100M out only to be overshadowed shortly. | |||||||
| 3 | WRITTEN CASA (5) | M Chadwick | 2 | 130 | 1144 | Midfield | 16.0 |
| With leaders early, gradually settled over 2L back in 4th on rail hugging inside rail, held every chance early in straight before finding no extra inside final 100M. | |||||||
| 4 | FORTUNE WHISKEY (3) | E C W Wong | 3 | 128 | 1112 | Midfield | 5.0 |
| One of the best to jump, gradually settled some 3L back in 5th 3-wide, hampered and lost position about 700M out, bumped and unbalanced early in straight, kept on same pace without quickening. | |||||||
| 5 | COUNTRY DANCER (12) | K Teetan | 1 | 119 | 1148 | Midfield | 6.2 |
| Close up on rail early stages, restrained early in back straight dropping to midfield, saved ground turning in for home, checked and unbalanced over 250M out, made no further impression. | |||||||
| 6 | DENFIELD (1) | J Orman | 9 | 135 | 1160 | Midfield | 19.0 |
| Gradually settled wide in last few, swung widest turning in for home, kept on steadily without threatening. | |||||||
| 7 | METAL KING (10) | K C Leung | 11 | 122 | 965 | Midfield | 68.0 |
| Soon taken back from a poor draw, trailed the field into straight saving ground on the rail, baulked for run until 150M out, made up some late ground. | |||||||
| 8 | PRIME MORTAR (6) | Y L Chung | 5 | 125 | 1066 | Stalker | 13.0 |
| Ridden after moderate start but soon dropped to last few, saved ground on the inside turning in for home, did not find much room behind runners early in straight. | |||||||
| 9 | EXCEED THE WISH (8) | A Badel | 6 | 119 | 1017 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Midfield early stages settling towards rear on rail from 850M out, snuck up on the inside turning in for home, making ground when baulked for a run about 150M out, made no further impression. | |||||||
| 10 | VIGOR ELLEEGANT (9) | C L Chau | 12 | 121 | 1183 | Leader | 8.8 |
| Very wide without cover in midfield, allowed to stride forward to 3-wide in 2L 3rd over 800M out, kept on in straight before fading inside final 150M. | |||||||
| 11 | ENJOY GOLF (2) | H Bowman | 4 | 133 | 1165 | Stalker | 5.2 |
| Soon took up running, obtained rails runs into back straight, led until finding no extra inside final 200M. | |||||||
| 12 | HAPPY PARK (7) | A Atzeni | 7 | 126 | 1217 | Stalker | 12.0 |
| Ridden along very wide with leaders after beginning from a poor draw, obtained 2-wide position into back straight, folded up quickly shortly after straightening. | |||||||
| WV | SUMMIT CHEERS (0) | K De Melo | — | 125 | — | Stalker | — |
Race 8 · Class 2 · 1800m Turf
Won by JUMBO LEGEND at 11.0 · 1:48.64 · sectionals 13.58 · 22.64 · 24.47 · 24.65 · 12.43 · 12.22 · 23.30 · 11.78 · 11.52
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | JUMBO LEGEND (6) | H Bowman | 5 | 127 | 1129 | Closer | 11.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly, reserved at the back of the field, still plenty to do home turn, attacked the line strongly closing off final 400M in 22.26s. Got there last stride. | |||||||
| 2 | WOODFIRE BRO (7) | M L Yeung | 7 | 127 | 1192 | Stalker | 24.0 |
| Settled down in a trailing spot behind leaders, unleashed a strong finish passing 300M, led nearing 100M only to be headed by fast finishing winner last stride. | |||||||
| 3 | CAMBRIDGE (9) | Z Purton | 6 | 126 | 1048 | Midfield | 3.7 |
| Restrained in mid-division, raced keenly middle stages, swung wide into straight before keeping on fairly well to take 3rd. | |||||||
| 4 | EMBRACES (4) | C L Chau | 12 | 126 | 1083 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| From the outside draw taken across behind runners, 6Ls towards rear on settling, swung wide into straight then ran on well final 300M. | |||||||
| 5 | BRAVEHEARTS (3) | M Chadwick | 10 | 129 | 1103 | Closer | 9.9 |
| Switched off to race at the rear 7-8Ls back, saved ground along the inside, stayed on steadily final 300M to claim 5th, not beaten far. | |||||||
| 6 | WINNING WING (10) | H T Mo | 3 | 117 | 1170 | Stalker | 4.6 |
| In touch with leaders early stages, drifted back to a position ahead of midfield middle stages, kept on steadily from 300M but always held by leaders | |||||||
| 7 | STAR MAC (11) | K Teetan | 2 | 115 | 1226 | Midfield | 8.0 |
| Reserved towards the rear along the fence, 5Ls off leader home turn, switched wide on straightening to challenge, kept on but lacked a strong finishing response. | |||||||
| 8 | BEAUTY ALLIANCE (8) | A Badel | 9 | 126 | 1178 | Stalker | 8.7 |
| Caught 3-wide until reaching the front 1000M, disputed lead on outside, established narrow lead top of straight, fought hard to 150M couldn't hold off rivals late. | |||||||
| 9 | SHARPEN BRIGHT (2) | M F Poon | 1 | 116 | 1050 | Leader | 27.0 |
| Obtained a midfield spot along the fence, kept to inside on straightening but failed to close off the race. | |||||||
| 10 | FLAMINGO TRILLION (5) | K C Leung | 4 | 127 | 1212 | Leader | 12.0 |
| Went forward as anticipated, was pressured in the lead throughout the race, hard driven to maintain position 400M, no extra mid-straight weakened away. | |||||||
| 11 | PACKING HURRICANE (12) | Y L Chung | 8 | 113 | 1001 | Stalker | 35.0 |
| Caught 3-wide chasing leaders, left with no cover from back straight, going one-paced before being checked 200M, soon left behind by rivals. | |||||||
| 12 | NOISY BOY (1) | L Ferraris | 11 | 134 | 1043 | Stalker | 16.0 |
| Took up a forward position, vied for early lead before easing back near 1000M to track leaders, struggled to keep up top of straight under a big weight, soon weakened out of contention. | |||||||
| WV | C P BRAVE (0) | E C W Wong | — | 128 | — | Midfield | — |
Race 9 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by SOVEREIGN FUND at 8.8 · 1:09.42 · sectionals 23.64 · 22.61 · 11.19 · 11.42 · 23.17 · 11.47 · 11.70
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | SOVEREIGN FUND (8) | K Teetan | 12 | 121 | 1164 | Stalker | 8.8 |
| Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, commenced move 450M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | GRACIOUS EXPRESS (5) | J Orman | 2 | 128 | 1143 | Leader | 6.5 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, finished off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||
| 3 | FUN ELITE (12) | H Bentley | 8 | 118 | 1153 | Leader | 10.0 |
| Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, 2 wide, shared lead with rival turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 4 | WINGS OF WAR (1) | H Bowman | 11 | 135 | 1173 | Midfield | 9.3 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 4 lengths back turning in, finished off well to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | POWER KOEPP (2) | A Badel | 3 | 134 | 1100 | Stalker | 3.6 |
| Away well, tracked leaders on the inside, moved a bit closer on turn, shared lead from 400M, kept on well early in straight, peaked 100M, headed 50M, weakened thereafter. | |||||||
| 6 | VERY GRATEFUL (9) | K C Leung | 4 | 121 | 1121 | no history | 12.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 350M, 3 lengths back turning in, made minor progress in straight. | |||||||
| 7 | BEAUTY INFINITY (6) | M L Yeung | 10 | 125 | 1164 | Stalker | 25.0 |
| Taken back from a wide draw, raced 3 wide behind midfield, 3 lengths back, same margin back turning in, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 8 | GOLDEN EMPIRE (3) | K De Melo | 5 | 129 | 1086 | Stalker | 29.0 |
| Quickly into stride, took the early lead, headed 1100M, raced 3 wide slightly better than midfield, 1-1/2L back turning in, kept on same pace in straight. | |||||||
| 9 | NEVER TOO SOON (11) | M F Poon | 6 | 120 | 1122 | Midfield | 20.0 |
| Began awkwardly, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no clear run 100M, one-paced thereafter. | |||||||
| 10 | NORDIC DRAGON (4) | A Hamelin | 7 | 129 | 1143 | Midfield | 9.0 |
| Away well, raced better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line. | |||||||
| 11 | EVERSTAR (10) | M Chadwick | 1 | 120 | 1153 | Stalker | 7.3 |
| Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, travelled keenly in the middle stages, 1-1/2L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final 100M. (Lame left front leg next day morning.) | |||||||
| 12 | MARVEL AND GOLD (7) | A Atzeni | 9 | 121 | 954 | no history | 67.0 |
| Began fairly, sent forward to race prominently on the outside, unable to maintain position 500M, eased final 350M. (See Racing Incidents.) | |||||||