Ap Lei Chau Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Happy Horse (AUS) | 7 G | Poor |
Ellis Wong
(10)lbs
|
K L Man | 125 lbs | 49/10 | Won | Soon led - almost 2 lengths clear halfway - shaken up when challenged over 1 1/ 2f out - ridden and drifted right 1f out - pulled out a little more closing stages - stayed on well | |
| 2nd | 6 | Sweet Diamond (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 133 lbs | 9/1 | 1 | Midfield - improved a position after 2f - further headway 2f out - held together under 2f out - shaken up and effort just over 1f out - driven and stayed on final 150yds - went second near finish | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Happy Tango (AUS) | 10 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(5)lbs
|
Y S Tsui | 128 lbs | 56/10 | 0.3 | Rousted along start - raced in second - shaken up 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - unable to get on terms with leader - lost second near finish | |
| 4th | 1 | Ace Talent (NZ) | 6 G | Poor | C Fownes | 135 lbs | 51/10 | .5 | Tracked leaders on inner - pushed along 2f out - ridden and effort over 1f out - soon not clear run - kept on at one pace near finish | ||
| 5th | 7 | Smart Leader (AUS) | 10 G | Poor | W Y So | 132 lbs | 44/1 | 1.25 | Held up in last - ridden 2f out - brought wide entering straight - not quicken immediately - stayed on strongly final 175yds - did well in the circumstances | ||
| 6th | 9 | Goodmanship (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 124 lbs | 41/5 | .5 | Rousted along from stalls - towards rear of midfield - urged along to get a little closer halfway - driven but not quicken 2f out - kept on | ||
| 7th | 5 | Modest Gentleman (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | K W Lui | 133 lbs | 15/1 | .5 | Towards rear - pushed along to get closer over 2f out - edged left and bumped rival over 1f out - no more significant headway - kept on | ||
| 8th | 8 | August Moon (NZ) | 6 G | Poor |
K H Alfred Chan
(5)lbs
|
Jamie Richards | 123 lbs | 16/1 | .75 | Led briefly - soon steadied in midfield on outer - ridden over 2f out - unable to make any telling impression - held when received slight bump over 1f out | |
| 9th | 10 | Great Days (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | P C Ng | 124 lbs | 31/5 | .5 | Chased leaders in touch - nudged along over 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 10th | 12 | Devil And Gold (AUS) | 4 G | Poor |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
C H Yip | 115 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Raced in final trio - ridden 2f out - soon angled off rail - unable to quicken immediately - kept on without making any impression | |
| 11th | 3 | Mr Good Vibes (NZ) | 6 G | Poor | D J Hall | 135 lbs | 48/10F | 1.25 | A fraction slowly away - towards rear early - soon urged along into midfield - ridden and lost ground halfway - no impression thereafter | ||
| 12th | 11 | Dashing Glory (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | Y S Tsui | 120 lbs | 34/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear on inner - improved into midfield after 1f - ridden along over 2f out - unable to quicken - weakened from over 1f out |
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