Salisbury Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | My Wish (AUS) | 4 G | Good | Mark Newnham | 131 lbs | 39/20F | Won | Tracked leaders - smooth headway from 2f out - shaken up and led 1 1/2f out - readily asserted 1f out - kept on well - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Steps Ahead (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | K W Lui | 130 lbs | 58/10 | 1.25 | Raced in midfield - nudged along at intervals - ridden 2f out - switched left over 1f out - headway to go second entering final furlong - ran on but no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Magnificent Nine (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | J Size | 122 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Midfield on inner - switched off rail approaching straight - held together when not clear run 2f out - ridden and stayed on strongly from 1f out - went third final 150yds | ||
| 4th | 1 | Gracious Express (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 135 lbs | 11/1 | 2.25 | Chased leaders - shaken up 2f out - unable to quicken immediately - kept on steadily from 1f out without threatening | ||
| 5th | 2 | Huge Wave (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | Jimmy Ting | 132 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - urged along over 3f out - switched left over 2f out - soon driven and no immediate response - some headway over 1f out - unable to sustain effort near finish | ||
| 6th | 8 | Geneva (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | D J Hall | 126 lbs | 21/10 | .75 | Steadied in rear - minor headway around rivals 3f out - received slight bump over 2f out - ridden and not quicken 2f out - kept on | ||
| 7th | 13 | Super Goldi (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | F C Lor | 120 lbs | 156/1 | 0.1 | Mid-division - briefly waiting for room 2f out - ridden and not speed to challenge over 1f out - kept on without threatening | ||
| 8th | 10 | Aeroinvincible (NZ) | 5 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
P C Ng | 121 lbs | 23/1 | 0.3 | Broke fast and led - headed before halfway - ridden and effort over 1f out - quickly outpaced by eventual winner - weakened late on | |
| 9th | 6 | Spanish Flame (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | W Y So | 128 lbs | 97/1 | .5 | Settled in rear - some progress on home turn - driven and no more significant headway from 2f out - one pace closing stages | ||
| 10th | 7 | Definitive (NZ) | 4 G | AVG | David Eustace | 127 lbs | 123/1 | 1 | Settled towards rear on inner - ridden along 3f out - unable to pick up - kept on at one pace | ||
| 11th | 5 | Storm Rider (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | David A Hayes | 129 lbs | 15/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of mid-division - got a little closer 3f out - ridden and no further progress 2f out - no extra inside final furlong | ||
| 12th | 9 | He Was Me (AUS) | 5 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(3)lbs
|
A S Cruz | 121 lbs | 167/1 | 4.75 | Raced in second half of field - ridden and dropped to last over 3f out - never a factor | |
| 13th | 12 | Polaris (AUS) | 4 G | Poor |
Britney Wong
(10)lbs
|
K L Man | 111 lbs | 116/1 | 0.3 | A little slowly into stride - soon went forward - led just before halfway - 2 lengths clear turning for home - ridden and headed 1 1/2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong | |
| 14th | 14 | Top Peak (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | T P Yung | 120 lbs | 109/1 | 7.5 | Prominent from wide draw - soon steadied in mid-division - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - dropped away over 1f out |
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