Cotton Tree Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | C P Brave (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | P F Yiu | 134 lbs | 11/5 | Won | Towards rear of midfield - ridden and good headway from 2f out - quickened to lead 1f out - kept on strongly final furlong - readily | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Swan Bay (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | W Y So | 124 lbs | 41/5 | 1.75 | Held up in rear - switched wide entering straight - ridden 2f out - stayed on well from 1 1 1/2f out - hung right entering final furlong - took 2nd 100yds out - no impression on winner | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Romantic Charm (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | C S Shum | 126 lbs | 9/1 | 2.5 | Started slowly - slowly into stride - recovered and raced in midfield - ridden 3f out - driven and kept on final furlong - snatched 3rd close home | ||
| 4th | 10 | Kimberley (BRZ) | 5 G | Poor | Jamie Richards | 120 lbs | 71/1 | 0.3 | Led - ridden 2 1/2f out - driven when pressed under 2f out - headed 1f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 5th | 7 | U S S Constitution (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | J Size | 124 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | In touch - ridden and chased leaders over 2f out - driven and no extra final furlong | ||
| 6th | 8 | Aestheticism (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | P C Ng | 122 lbs | 6/4F | 0.05 | Held up towards rear - wide entering straight - ridden and some headway from 2f out - no further impression final furlong | ||
| 7th | 9 | Golden Samurai (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | K W Lui | 121 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | Held up towards rear - ridden 2f out - not clear run and switched inside final furlong - kept on at same pace | ||
| 8th | 3 | Enigma (ITY) | 4 G | Poor | A S Cruz | 131 lbs | 58/1 | .75 | Tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened from 1 1/2f out | ||
| 9th | 4 | All Is Good (AUS) | 5 G | AVG |
Jerry Chau
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K W Lui | 128 lbs | 50/1 | 4.25 | Chased leader - ridden over 2f out - driven and briefly pressed leader inside 2f out - weakened quickly 1 1/2f out | |
| 10th | 2 | Silver King (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | F C Lor | 134 lbs | 44/5 | 34 | Midfield on outside - ridden under 3f out - lost place 2f out - soon beaten and eased |
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