Central Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Noble Pursuit (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | C Fownes | 129 lbs | 12/5F | Won | Towards rear of midfield - forward move to track leaders 3 1/2f out - ridden and pressed leaders 1 1/2f out - driven inside final furlong - led 75yds out - asserting closing stages - readily | ||
| 2nd | 12 | I Can (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | P C Ng | 117 lbs | 22/5 | - | Raced keenly in midfield - forward move to dispute lead 3 1/2f out - ridden and outright leader over 1f out - driven final 125yds - headed 50yds out - no extra closing stages | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Chain Of Gold (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | W K Mo | 125 lbs | 49/10 | - | Held up towards rear - forward move into midfield 3 1/2f out - ridden and in touch 2f out - not clear run and switched wide 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on well final furlong - not able to challenge | ||
| 4th | 11 | Red Majesty (NZ) | 8 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 118 lbs | 13/1 | - | In touch - dropped to midfield 3 1/2f out - ridden under 2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 5th | 9 | Glorious Journey (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | F C Lor | 121 lbs | 21/1 | - | Held up in rear - headway on wide outside into midfield 2 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 3 | Samarkand (NZ) | 7 G | AVG | David A Hayes | 130 lbs | 31/5 | - | Chased leader - dropped to fourth 3f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - no extra final 100yds | ||
| 7th | 10 | Greenwich (NZ) | 5 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
P C Ng | 116 lbs | 11/1 | - | Prominent - wide around first turn - led after 2f - disputed lead from 3 1/2f out - ridden over 2f out - driven and headed over 1f out - weakened final 125yds | |
| 8th | 7 | Solar Partner (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 125 lbs | 25/1 | - | Midfield - dropped towards rear 3f out - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - kept on final furlong - not going pace to threaten | ||
| 9th | 2 | Hameron (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(3)lbs
|
K W Lui | 132 lbs | 16/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - short of room and dropped to rear 2 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - never dangerous | |
| 10th | 5 | Ivy League (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Jerry Chau
(2)lbs
|
Douglas Whyte | 124 lbs | 11/1 | - | Midfield - dropped towards rear 2 1/2f out - ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out - weakened inside final furlong | |
| 11th | 1 | California Voce (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | A S Cruz | 135 lbs | 32/1 | - | Always towards rear | ||
| 12th | 8 | Eighteen Palms (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | C S Shum | 121 lbs | 34/1 | - | Led - headed after 2f - tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened 1 1/2f out - eased inside final furlong |
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