Needle Hill Handicap (Div II) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Champion Instinct (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | D J Hall | 131 lbs | 51/20F | Won | In touch - tracked leaders over 2f out - pressed leaders going well 1 1/2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - kept on strongly - in command closing stages - readily | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Awesome Treasure (NZ) | 8 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 127 lbs | 81/10 | 2 | Led - headed after 1f - chased leader - ridden to lead 1 1/2f out - headed 1f out - driven final 150yds - no extra final 50yds | ||
| 3rd | 12 | New Power (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | C W Chang | 120 lbs | 54/10 | .75 | Tracked leaders - not clear run from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 4th | 7 | Giant Leap (AUS) | 5 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
P F Yiu | 126 lbs | 32/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - not going pace to threaten | |
| 5th | 1 | Super Goldi (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | F C Lor | 135 lbs | 32/5 | 0.1 | Held up towards rear - ridden 2f out - not clear run inside final furlong - stayed on final 100yds - nearest finish | ||
| 6th | 9 | Packing Brilliant (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | K W Lui | 128 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden and kept on at same pace from 2f out | ||
| 7th | 3 | Setanta (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Mark Newnham | 131 lbs | 13/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - stayed on final furlong - not going pace to threaten | ||
| 8th | 6 | Great Spirit (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | C H Yip | 129 lbs | 26/5 | 0.1 | Midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and brief effort 1 1/2f out - no further impression final furlong | ||
| 9th | 10 | Super Glory (AUS) | 4 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(5)lbs
|
P C Ng | 123 lbs | 9/1 | 1.5 | Led after 1f - ridden 2f out - headed 1 1/2f out - driven and weakened final furlong | |
| 10th | 5 | Excellent Daddy (AUS) | 8 G | Poor | T P Yung | 129 lbs | 53/1 | 0.3 | Held up towards rear - ridden 2f out - driven and some headway 1 1/2f out - no extra final 150yds | ||
| 11th | 4 | Jolly Companion (AUS) | 6 G | Poor |
Jerry Chau
(2)lbs
|
K L Man | 128 lbs | 13/1 | 1 | Midfield - ridden and in touch 2f out - weakened final furlong | |
| 12th | 8 | Joyful Supreme (NZ) | 4 G | Poor |
H T Mo
(2)lbs
|
Y S Tsui | 126 lbs | 178/1 | 4.5 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - weakened final furlong |
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