Russell Handicap (Div II) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Gold Gold Baby (AUS) | 6 G | Good | K W Lui | 129 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Outpaced and in rear - ridden inside 2f out - stayed on strongly final furlong - driven final 100yds - led close home - readily | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Xponential (AUS) | 8 G | AVG | Douglas Whyte | 130 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Very quickly away and led - headed after 1f - ridden 1 1/2f out - led over 1f out - driven and kept on well inside final furlong - headed close home | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Winning Icey (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | C Fownes | 132 lbs | 11/10F | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - steady headway from 2f out - wide into straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on from over 1f out - pressed leaders final 150yds - kept on | ||
| 4th | 4 | Beauty Glory (GB) | 6 G | AVG | A S Cruz | 131 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | In touch in midfield - ridden and chased leaders inside 2f out - driven and kept on same pace final furlong | ||
| 5th | 8 | Red Desert (GER) | 7 G | Poor | J Size | 124 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden inside 2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 7 | Namjong Sings (AUS) | 7 G | Poor |
Jerry Chau
(2)lbs
|
C S Shum | 126 lbs | 45/1 | 1 | Started slowly - towards rear - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on well final 150yds - not going pace to threaten | |
| 7th | 2 | Heroic Master (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | F C Lor | 133 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - towards rear - switched wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 8th | 10 | Hero Star (AUS) | 9 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
K L Man | 119 lbs | 47/1 | 0.3 | Tracked leaders - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and every chance inside final furlong - weakened final 100yds | |
| 9th | 9 | Roman Turbo (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | D J Hall | 123 lbs | 49/10 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden and effort 1 1/2f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 10th | 1 | Shining Gem (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | P F Yiu | 135 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | Started slowly - soon outpaced and behind - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - never in contention | ||
| 11th | 12 | Eight Trigrams (AUS) | 8 G | Poor |
H T Mo
(2)lbs
|
Y S Tsui | 117 lbs | 111/1 | 2.75 | Led after 1f - ridden 1 1/2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened | |
| 12th | 11 | Trader (AUS) | N/A | Poor | P C Ng | 120 lbs | 17/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - stumbled after 2f - ridden 2f out - weakened from 1 1/2f out - eased inside final furlong |
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