Middle Gap Handicap (Div II) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Atomic Beauty (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
K H Alfred Chan
(5)lbs
|
A S Cruz | 117 lbs | 47/1 | Won | Towards rear of midfield - smooth headway on wide outside from under 3f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on well final furlong - led 100yds out - driven out | |
| 2nd | 3 | Satirical Glory (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 131 lbs | 47/10 | 1 | Tracked leaders - pushed along and chased leader over 2f out - ridden 2f out - driven and every chance from over 1f out - not pace of winner final 75yds | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Forever Glorious (GB) | 7 G | Poor | K W Lui | 128 lbs | 17/2 | .5 | Led - ridden under 2f out - driven and raced awkwardly over 1f out - headed 100yds out - no extra final 50yds | ||
| 4th | 2 | Concerto (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Jimmy Ting | 132 lbs | 15/1 | .75 | In touch in midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and good headway from over 1f out - pressing leaders when hampered and squeezed out 125yds out - kept on final 100yds | ||
| 5th | 4 | Aromatica (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | W Y So | 129 lbs | 26/1 | .75 | Held up towards rear - ridden and headway from under 2f out - driven and kept on well from over 1f out - not going pace to threaten | ||
| 6th | 10 | Daily Trophy (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | C Fownes | 122 lbs | 44/5 | .5 | Midfield - ridden and headway to chase leaders 2f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 7th | 1 | Golden Link (NZ) | 6 G | Poor | P F Yiu | 134 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - pushed along and lost place 2f out - wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 8th | 7 | Podium (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | C W Chang | 128 lbs | 11/1 | 0.05 | Held up towards rear - ridden over 2f out - kept on from 1 1/2f out - never dangerous | ||
| 9th | 9 | Yee Cheong Warrior (AUS) | 7 G | Poor |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
D J Hall | 122 lbs | 15/2 | .75 | Midfield - ridden 2f out - outpaced and no impression from 1 1/2f out | |
| 10th | 6 | River Alwen (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | P C Ng | 128 lbs | 11/5F | 1.25 | Towards rear of midfield - very wide entering straight and dropped towards rear - ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out (ran in HK races as Happy Angel) | ||
| 11th | 11 | Right Honourable (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Mark Newnham | 122 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Always towards rear - very wide entering straight | ||
| 12th | 8 | Ho Ho Star (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | C H Yip | 124 lbs | 34/1 | 24.75 | Prominent - very wide around first turn - ridden and lost place 2 1/2f out - soon struggling - eased over 1f out |
Happy Valley (HK) Races