Sweet Orange Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Flamingo Trillion (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | F C Lor | 129 lbs | 108/10 | Won | Led - headed after 4f - led 2f out - ridden under 2f out - driven and kept on well final furlong - edged right and pressed final 100yds - just held on | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Romantic Laos (NZ) | 7 G | AVG | W K Mo | 127 lbs | 54/10 | 0.05 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden under 2f out - driven and kept on strongly from over 1f out - short of room 1f out - pressed winner final 100yds - just held | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Hameron (GB) | 6 G | Poor | K W Lui | 133 lbs | 66/10 | .75 | Midfield - ridden and chased leaders under 2f out - driven over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - short of room final 100yds - not quite able to challenge | ||
| 4th | 1 | Awesome Fluke (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 135 lbs | 51/10 | .75 | In touch - ridden to lead 4f out - headed 2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven over 1f out - no extra final 100yds | ||
| 5th | 3 | Supreme Agility (BRZ) | 5 G | Poor | P C Ng | 132 lbs | 13/5F | 0.1 | Midfield - took closer order over 2f out - wide entering straight - slightly hampered when ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 6 | Perfect Team (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | C Fownes | 127 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Held up towards rear - ridden and headway from under 2f out - kept on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 7th | 8 | Samarkand (NZ) | 7 G | AVG |
Jerry Chau
(2)lbs
|
David A Hayes | 125 lbs | 8/1 | 1 | Started slowly - in rear - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final 150yds - nearest finish | |
| 8th | 12 | G Liner (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Jamie Richards | 116 lbs | 21/1 | 2 | In touch - ridden 2f out - driven over 1f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 9th | 11 | Escape Route (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
J Size | 114 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - driven over 1f out - weakened final 100yds | |
| 10th | 10 | Romantic Charm (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | C S Shum | 117 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Always towards rear | ||
| 11th | 9 | Ivy League (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Douglas Whyte | 125 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Always towards rear | ||
| 12th | 4 | Rising From Ashes (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | C W Chang | 130 lbs | 34/1 | 56 | Midfield - pushed along and lost place 3f out - soon struggling - eased 2f out - virtually pulled up |
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