Venus Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | King Eccellente (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | Douglas Whyte | 134 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Held up towards rear - ridden under 2f out - switched wide entering straight - driven and stayed on strongly final furlong - led close home - readily | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Super Sixty (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | C Fownes | 120 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - good headway from 1 1/2f out - hung right over 1f out - led 100yds out - soon driven - headed close home | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Club Ace (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | J Size | 128 lbs | 11/1 | 1.25 | In touch - ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - pressed leaders 100yds out - no extra final 50yds | ||
| 4th | 2 | Beauty Thunder (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | W K Mo | 134 lbs | 112/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden under 2f out - kept on well final furlong - no going pace to challenge | ||
| 5th | 4 | Bits Superstar (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | P C Ng | 132 lbs | 97/1 | 1 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - stayed on final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 9 | Parents' Love (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | A S Cruz | 123 lbs | 23/10 | .5 | Chased leader - ridden to lead 1 1/2f out - headed 100yds out - weakened quickly final 75yds | ||
| 7th | 11 | Wisdom Star (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | Jamie Richards | 122 lbs | 85/1 | 1 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - driven 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 8th | 8 | Happy Tango (AUS) | 10 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
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Y S Tsui | 123 lbs | 21/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - ridden 2 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - never in contention | |
| 9th | 1 | Lean Master (GB) | 4 G | AVG | C H Yip | 135 lbs | 9/2 | 0.05 | In touch - ridden 1 1/2f out - weakened gradually final furlong | ||
| 10th | 10 | Notthesillyone (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | Mark Newnham | 122 lbs | 26/1 | 0.3 | Very quickly away and led - ridden and headed 1 1/2f out - driven final furlong - weakened final 100yds | ||
| 11th | 6 | Chill Master (AUS) | 3 G | Poor | K L Man | 128 lbs | 88/1 | 1.75 | Short of room and dropped to rear soon after start - ridden unbalanced after 2f - ridden and no impression from over 2f out | ||
| 12th | 5 | Ka Ying Resilience (AUS) | 3 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 131 lbs | 7/5F | .5 | In touch in midfield - ridden and brief effort 1 1/2f out - weakened over 1f out - eased final furlong |
Happy Valley (HK) Races