Begonia Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Jumbo Legend (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | C Fownes | 127 lbs | 108/10 | Won | Towards rear - dropped to last halfway - driven 2f out - raced wide entering straight - ridden and ran on strongly inside final furlong - led last stride | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Woodfire Bro (NZ) | 7 G | AVG | C W Chang | 127 lbs | 23/1 | 0.1 | Prominent - driven over 2f out - ridden to challenge just inside final furlong - led final 150yds - challenged close home - headed last stride | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Cambridge (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | P C Ng | 126 lbs | 27/10F | .75 | Midfield - effort on outer over 1 1/2f out - progress over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not quite match pace of front pair | ||
| 4th | 4 | Embraces (NZ) | 4 G | AVG |
Jerry Chau
(2)lbs
|
W K Mo | 126 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - effort on outer over 1 1/2f out - soon ridden - ran on well inside final furlong - not quite pace to seriously contend | |
| 5th | 3 | Bravehearts (ARG) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Newnham | 129 lbs | 89/10 | 0.3 | In rear - gained a place halfway - driven 2f out - progress over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - not quite pace to seriously challenge | ||
| 6th | 10 | Winning Wing (NZ) | 4 G | AVG |
H T Mo
(2)lbs
|
K W Lui | 117 lbs | 18/5 | 0.3 | In touch - pushed along 2 1/2f out - ridden over 1f out - soon bumped rival - kept on inside final furlong | |
| 7th | 11 | Star Mac (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 115 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Towards rear of midfield - driven 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong but never going pace to seriously threaten | ||
| 8th | 8 | Beauty Alliance (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | J Size | 126 lbs | 77/10 | 0.1 | Prominent - joined leader before halfway - driven to lead over 1f out - soon ridden - challenged and headed final 150yds - soon no extra | ||
| 9th | 2 | Sharpen Bright (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | D J Hall | 116 lbs | 26/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - ridden 2 1/2f out - weakened under pressure inside final furlong | ||
| 10th | 5 | Flamingo Trillion (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | F C Lor | 127 lbs | 11/1 | 0.1 | Disputed lead early - led after 2 1/2f out - joined before halfway - asked to quicken 2 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 11th | 12 | Packing Hurricane (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Angus Chung
(2)lbs
|
David Eustace | 113 lbs | 34/1 | 2.5 | In touch - asked for effort on outer over 2f out - bumped and lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong | |
| 12th | 1 | Noisy Boy (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | C H Yip | 134 lbs | 15/1 | 1.75 | Disputed lead early - settled in third - asked for effort 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong |
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