Hoi Lai Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Crimson Flash (AUS) | 3 G | Good | Mark Newnham | 130 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Prominent - pressed leader 2f out - led just under 1 1/2f out - ridden inside final furlong - always doing enough close home | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Storm Rider (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | David A Hayes | 129 lbs | 13/5 | .75 | Midfield - driven just under 2f out - ridden and progress over 1f out - chased eventual winner inside final furlong - kept on but always held | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Storming Dragon (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | Jamie Richards | 124 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Outpaced in rear early - progress 2 1/2f out - ridden over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 4th | 4 | Nordic Dragon (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | C S Shum | 127 lbs | 58/10 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - driven over 1 1/2f out - progress between rivals entering final furlong - kept on under pressure but not pace to seriously contend | ||
| 5th | 1 | Lucky Eight (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 131 lbs | 10/1 | 1.75 | In touch - driven over 1 1/2f out - kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong | ||
| 6th | 8 | Star Satyr (AUS) | 4 G | AVG |
Angus Chung
(3)lbs
|
A S Cruz | 119 lbs | 89/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - shuffled back to last halfway - driven just under 2f out - ran on inside final furlong | |
| 7th | 6 | Wukong Jewellery (NZ) | 3 G | Poor | J Size | 124 lbs | 13/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - driven 2f out - limited response - kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong | ||
| 8th | 11 | King Eccellente (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | Douglas Whyte | 120 lbs | 64/1 | .75 | Midfield - effort on outer 1 1/2f out - no impression when ridden entering final furlong | ||
| 9th | 9 | Ballistic Win (NZ) | 4 G | AVG | T P Yung | 121 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on passed beaten rivals inside final furlong - never involved | ||
| 10th | 7 | Northern Fire Ball (AUS) | 3 G | AVG |
Jerry Chau
(2)lbs
|
C H Yip | 121 lbs | 9/1 | 0.1 | Prominent - asked for effort over 1 1/2f out - ridden over 1f out - no impression - weakened inside final furlong | |
| 11th | 10 | Sky Cap (AUS) | 3 G | Poor | C Fownes | 121 lbs | 24/1 | 2.25 | Led - pressed 2f out - headed just under 1 1/2f out - soon no extra and weakened |
Happy Valley (HK) Races