Wai Yip Handicap (Div I) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Charity Bingo (GB) | 2 G | AVG | C S Shum | 133 lbs | 19/4 | Won | Held up towards rear - shaken up and got closer with 2f to run - challenged wide - driven and improved from 1 1/2f out - rapid headway from 150yds out - led final strides | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Red Majesty (NZ) | 8 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 132 lbs | 49/10 | 0.3 | Prominent - soon won battle for early lead - ridden 2f out - kicked clear approaching final furlong - 3 lengths clear 1f out - reduced advantage final 150yds - headed close to line | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Atomic Beauty (FR) | 6 G | Poor | A S Cruz | 123 lbs | 21/10F | 2 | Chased leaders into first turn - steadied in mid-division - ridden and headway on outer 2f out - unable to match eventual winner from 1f out - stayed on | ||
| 4th | 7 | To Infinity (NZ) | 6 G | AVG |
Angus Chung
(5)lbs
|
Jamie Richards | 119 lbs | 19/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - headway on rail 2f out - ridden along over 1f out - improved into share of second entering final furlong - no extra close to finish | |
| 5th | 6 | Cheong Fat (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | C W Chang | 124 lbs | 77/10 | 0.3 | Steadied start - raced in final trio - pushed along 3f out - no immediate impression - switched to outer turning for home - kept on steadily from 1f out - nearest finish | ||
| 6th | 1 | Hero Blues (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 135 lbs | 31/1 | 1 | Broke well and briefly led - soon settled just behind leaders on inner - asked for more 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - kept on at once pace | ||
| 7th | 9 | Aromatica (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | W Y So | 122 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Midfield on inner - took keen hold - travelled well but in need of racing room 2f out - ridden and not quicken over 1f out - kept on at one pace | ||
| 8th | 4 | Invincible Missile (AUS) | 9 G | Poor | C Fownes | 131 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Slowly away - raced in rear of mid-division - ridden 2f out - soon not the clearest of runs - switched right and appeared to stumble momentarily over 1f out - no further impression | ||
| 9th | 10 | The Concentration (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | P F Yiu | 122 lbs | 75/1 | 1.5 | Prominent early strides - soon settled in fourth - ridden along 3f out - lost positions over 1f out - no extra | ||
| 10th | 12 | Red Maverick (AUS) | 5 G | Poor |
H T Mo
(2)lbs
|
Y S Tsui | 114 lbs | 108/1 | 7.5 | Went forward from wide draw - soon pressed leader - ridden 3f out - outpaced from 2f out - weakened over 1f out | |
| 11th | 5 | Tiger And Gold (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | C H Yip | 128 lbs | 38/1 | 1 | Took keen hold and raced awkwardly - towards rear - ridden over 3f out - quickly lost ground over 2f out - soon beaten | ||
| 12th | 11 | Club Soda (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | J Size | 119 lbs | 61/10 | 1.25 | Prominent early - soon taken back into midfield - ridden along over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - weakened approaching final furlong |
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