Lau Shui Heung Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Golden Friendship (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | Jimmy Ting | 134 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Early speed from wide draw - raced in third - ridden 1 1/2f out - led 1f out - ran on strongly inside final furlong - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Sky Song (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | C Fownes | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - ridden over 1 1/2f out - ran on from 1f out - took second inside final 55yds - no chance with winner | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Ever Smart (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | F C Lor | 115 lbs | 41/10 | 0.1 | Prominent on inner - ridden 1 1/2f out - challenged briefly 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - dropped to third inside final 55yds | ||
| 4th | 2 | Island Breezes (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | P C Ng | 135 lbs | 14/1 | 0.2 | Awkward start - in rear - ridden over 1 1/2f out - switched to inner and ran on from 1f out - nearest finish | ||
| 5th | 4 | Happy Boys (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | Mark Newnham | 134 lbs | 37/10 | 0.3 | Raced in mid-division - minor headway travelling well 2f out - ridden over 1 1/2f out - every chance - kept on at one pace inside final furlong | ||
| 6th | 1 | General Smart (AUS) | 3 G | Poor | C S Shum | 135 lbs | 59/1 | .5 | Slightly slow to stride - outpaced early and raced in last - pushed along 3f out - ridden 2f out - ran on well between rivals from over 1f out - nearest finish | ||
| 7th | 8 | Happy Horse (AUS) | 7 G | Poor |
Ellis Wong
(5)lbs
|
K L Man | 124 lbs | 43/10 | .5 | Quick to stride - led 1f - tracked leader - ridden 1 1/2f out - no impression - one pace inside final furlong | |
| 8th | 10 | Camp Fire (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 120 lbs | 31/1 | .5 | Early speed - led after 1f - ridden 1 1/2f out - headed 1f out - no extra - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 9th | 7 | Cheer For South (AUS) | 5 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(2)lbs
|
F C Lor | 128 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Raced in mid-division - ridden 1 1/2f out - keeping on at one pace when short of room inside final 110yds - soon eased | |
| 10th | 9 | Santorini (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | W Y So | 127 lbs | 63/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - switched to outer and ridden 1 1/2f out - no impression - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 11th | 5 | Rich Horse (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | D J Hall | 132 lbs | 76/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - ridden on inner and every chance 1 1/2f out - never going pace to get competitive | ||
| 12th | 11 | Happy Tango (AUS) | 10 G | Poor | Y S Tsui | 118 lbs | 23/1 | 2 | Towards rear of mid-division - ridden 2f out - no impression - bumped under 1f out - not recover - eased inside final 165yds |
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