Ashley Handicap (3yo+) (Dirt)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Precision Goal (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | David A Hayes | 127 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Chased leaders in third - 9 lengths behind halfway - improved from 3f out - shaken up 2f out - driven and stayed on strongly final 150yds - led near finish | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Yoda's Choice (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | P C Ng | 135 lbs | 41/10 | 0.2 | Led - increased lead halfway - reduced advantage 3f out - ridden and kicked again 2f out - began to tire final 150yds - headed final strides | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Yeaboi (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | C H Yip | 120 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Raced in last - pushed along 3f out - switched left and driven 2f out - stayed on strongly from 1f out - went third final 75yds - nearest finish | ||
| 4th | 9 | Joyful Champion (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
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C W Chang | 116 lbs | 54/10 | 2.75 | Mid-division - nudged along halfway - hard ridden from over 2f out - kept on steadily from over 1f out - went fourth close to finish | |
| 5th | 4 | Verbier (FR) | 5 G | Poor | C Fownes | 130 lbs | 47/10 | .5 | Chased leaders in midfield - shaken up and improved 3f out - ridden and effort 2f out - unable to sustain challenge - lost two positions final 110yds | ||
| 6th | 2 | Family Fortune (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | C Fownes | 134 lbs | 56/10 | .75 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 3f out - switched left 2f out - driven and kept on from over 1f out - never threatened | ||
| 7th | 8 | Leather Master (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | K L Man | 119 lbs | 81/10 | 8.75 | Raced in final duo - nudged along to keep in touch before halfway - ridden and dropped to last 3f out - minor late headway from 1f out | ||
| 8th | 3 | Sterling Wongchoy (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 134 lbs | 33/1 | 7 | Midfield - pushed along 3f out - unable to make any telling impression - kept on at one pace until eased | ||
| 9th | 6 | California Icon (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | A S Cruz | 124 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Close-up on inner - outpaced halfway - improved again 3f out - ridden and no extra 2f out - soon weakened | ||
| 10th | 10 | Magic Traveller (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | W Y So | 117 lbs | 37/1 | 22 | Slowly away - soon recovered to race in midfield - ridden shortly after halfway - never able to land a blow |
Sha Tin (HK) Races