Venus Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Crystal Powerful (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | W K Mo | 130 lbs | 41/5 | Won | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - driven and stayed on strongly final furlong - led 50yds out - soon in command - readily | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Circuit Splendor (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | T P Yung | 118 lbs | 76/10 | 1.25 | Chased leader - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - headed 50yds out - soon held | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Happily Friends (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | W Y So | 125 lbs | 13/1 | .5 | Tracked leaders - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on well final furlong - not quite able to challenge | ||
| 4th | 4 | Island Surprise (NZ) | 6 G | Poor | K L Man | 132 lbs | 25/1 | 0.05 | Midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on well final furlong - not able to challenge | ||
| 5th | 9 | Fighting Star (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | C H Yip | 125 lbs | 2/1F | 1.25 | Midfield - ridden and headway 1 1/2f out - chased leaders entering final furlong - no extra final 100yds | ||
| 6th | 8 | Great Days (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | P C Ng | 130 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In touch in midfield - ridden over 2f out - chased leaders under 2f out - driven over 1f out - no extra final 100yds | ||
| 7th | 5 | Rattan World (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | Jamie Richards | 132 lbs | 57/10 | .75 | Started slowly - towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and good headway from 1 1/2f out - not clear run and snatched up 150yds out - switched and kept on again final 50yds - too much to do | ||
| 8th | 1 | Alloy King (AUS) | 8 G | Poor | Jimmy Ting | 135 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Held up towards rear - ridden 2f out - kept on final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 9th | 3 | Charming Steed (FR) | 6 G | Poor | C Fownes | 132 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden over 2f out - kept on steadily final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 10th | 12 | Noir Rider (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | C W Chang | 118 lbs | 26/1 | 0.05 | Very slowly into stride - towards rear - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 11th | 7 | Fingers Crossed (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | Mark Newnham | 130 lbs | 17/1 | .5 | Led - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and headed over 1f out - weakened quickly final furlong | ||
| 12th | 2 | Wind Speeder (AUS) | 7 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(5)lbs
|
Y S Tsui | 130 lbs | 31/1 | .5 | Always towards rear |
Happy Valley (HK) Races