Broom Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Watch Buddy (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 131 lbs | 226/10 | Won | Soon led - headed after 1 1/2f out - dropped to midfield halfway - ridden 1 1/2f out - not clear run and lost place over 1f out - driven and stayed on well final furlong - led close home | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Armour Eagle (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Jamie Richards | 118 lbs | 15/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out - not clear run inside final furlong - driven and stayed on final 100yds - nearest finish | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Young Arrow (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 119 lbs | 57/1 | 0.1 | In touch in midfield - ridden and chased leaders under 2f out - driven to lead 1f out - kept on well until no extra closing stages - headed and dropped to third close home | ||
| 4th | 4 | California Touch (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | W K Mo | 128 lbs | 37/10 | 0.3 | Midfield - dropped towards rear of midfield halfway - wide entering straight - ridden under 2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 4th | 10 | Righteous Arion (AUS) | 5 G | AVG |
Angus Chung
(3)lbs
|
A S Cruz | 117 lbs | 54/10 | 0 | Held up towards rear - switched very wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on well final furlong - nearest finish | |
| 6th | 1 | Nordic Dragon (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | C S Shum | 135 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Held up towards rear - pushed wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 7th | 8 | Mighty Commander (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | C Fownes | 120 lbs | 17/1 | .5 | Held up towards rear - took closer order halfway - ridden and good headway on inside 1 1/2f out - kept on well final furlong - not clear run final 50yds | ||
| 8th | 7 | Healthy Healthy (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | P C Ng | 121 lbs | 17/10F | 0.3 | In touch - led after 1 1/2f - headed over 3f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - driven and headed 1f out - weakened and lost several places final 50yds | ||
| 9th | 3 | Astrologer (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | K L Man | 129 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | Towards rear of midfield - switched wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - not clear run from over 1f out until well inside final furlong - pushed along and kept on final 50yds - too much to do | ||
| 10th | 5 | Golden Empire (FR) | 7 G | AVG | K W Lui | 128 lbs | 23/1 | .75 | Quickly away - prominent - tracked leaders after 2f out - ridden 2f out - no extra and eased final furlong | ||
| 11th | 6 | Lucky Archangel (AUS) | 7 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
F C Lor | 121 lbs | 50/1 | 1.5 | In touch on outside - forward move to lead over 3f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong | |
| 12th | 9 | Natural High (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | D J Hall | 120 lbs | 125/1 | 4.25 | Prominent - ridden over 2f out - lost place 1 1/2f out - weakened final furlong - eased final 100yds |
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