Venus Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | A Smile Like Yours (NZ) | N/A | AVG | J Size | 120 lbs | 14/5F | Won | Midfield - steady headway from 2 1/2f out - ridden inside 2f out - chased leader entering final furlong - kept on well final furlong - led close home - ridden out | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Jolly Good Heart (AUS) | N/A | Poor | T P Yung | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 0.1 | Led - ridden clear 1 1/2f out - driven final furlong - hard driven final 75yds - no extra and headed close home | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Colonel (NZ) | 9 G | Poor | P F Yiu | 118 lbs | 11/1 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - chased leader - ridden 2f out - kept on well final furlong - every chance closing stages - just held | ||
| 4th | 4 | Compassion Spirit (AUS) | 6 G | Poor |
Jerry Chau
(3)lbs
|
K L Man | 119 lbs | 61/10 | .5 | Midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out - switched off rail 50yds out - nearest finish | |
| 5th | 8 | Party Warrior (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | K W Lui | 120 lbs | 29/10 | 0.1 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2 1/2f out - wide into straight - driven over 1f out - stayed on well final 150yds - nearest finish | ||
| 6th | 2 | Namjong Sings (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | C S Shum | 130 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Towards rear - ridden 2f out - wide into straight - stayed on strongly final 100yds - nearest finish | ||
| 7th | 10 | Jazz Angel (AUS) | N/A | Poor | C Fownes | 119 lbs | 63/10 | 0.1 | Started slowly - raced keenly - towards rear of midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - stayed on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 8th | 9 | Spontaneous (AUS) | N/A | AVG | P O'Sullivan | 120 lbs | 34/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 9th | 3 | Never Too Soon (AUS) | 7 G | Poor |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
D J Hall | 124 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | In touch in midfield - ridden 2f out - outpaced 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong | |
| 10th | 7 | Ever Force (AUS) | N/A | AVG | Y S Tsui | 120 lbs | 44/1 | 1 | Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - weakened final furlong | ||
| 11th | 5 | Equilibrium Turbo (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Richard Gibson | 122 lbs | 49/1 | 1.25 | Missed break and lost about five lengths - always towards rear | ||
| 12th | 11 | Momentum Galaxy (AUS) | N/A | Poor | Jimmy Ting | 119 lbs | 39/1 | 2 | Short of room soon after start - always towards rear |
Happy Valley (HK) Races