Ngau Chi Wan Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Nordic Dragon (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | C S Shum | 128 lbs | 31/20F | Won | Led after 1f - headed 3f out - led 2 1/2f out - ridden 2f out - kept on strongly and gradually drew clear from 1 1/2f out - readily | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Melbourne Hall (GB) | 7 G | Poor | D J Hall | 127 lbs | 11/1 | 3.25 | Held up towards rear - headway into midfield 2 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - took 2nd 50yds out - no chance with winner | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Shining Fortune (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | J Size | 124 lbs | 53/10 | .5 | Held up towards rear - ridden inside 2f out - wide into straight - driven and stayed on well final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 4th | 9 | Shadow Runner (NZ) | N/A | Poor | Jamie Richards | 128 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Led - headed after 1f - with leader - steadied and in touch halfway - ridden inside 2f out - driven and kept on same pace final 150yds | ||
| 5th | 2 | Twitch (NZ) | 8 G | Poor | C Fownes | 133 lbs | 22/5 | 0.1 | Midfield - ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out - not going pace to threaten | ||
| 6th | 4 | Hercules (AUS) | 8 G | Poor | C H Yip | 130 lbs | 22/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - stayed on final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 7th | 6 | Brave Star (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | K W Lui | 129 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - forward move to lead 3f out - headed 2 1/2f out - ridden inside 2f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 8th | 11 | E Rainbow (AUS) | N/A | Poor | David A Hayes | 126 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | Started slowly - soon recovered and raced in midfield - tracked leaders 2 1/2f out - ridden inside 2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 9th | 3 | Gang Of Brothers (AUS) | N/A | Poor | P C Ng | 132 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Tracked leaders - ridden inside 2f out - weakened final furlong | ||
| 10th | 5 | Sweet Diamond (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 130 lbs | 66/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear of midfield - wide into straight - outpaced 1 1/2f out - weakened final furlong | ||
| 11th | 8 | Plenty Plenty (AUS) | 5 G | Poor |
Jerry Chau
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T P Yung | 126 lbs | 102/1 | 30 | Midfield - lost place after 2f - struggling and lost touch from halfway - virtually pulled up |
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