Australia Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Diamond Flare (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | Mark Newnham | 135 lbs | 66/10 | Won | Made all - ridden clear 1 1/2f out - driven final furlong - no extra final 50yds - just held on | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Hercules (AUS) | 8 G | Poor | C H Yip | 133 lbs | 71/10 | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden over 2f out - barged way through gap 1 1/2f out - bumped over 1f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Easy Two (NZ) | 5 G | Poor |
Jerry Chau
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Jimmy Ting | 121 lbs | 32/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden over 2f out - wide entering straight and dropped towards rear - stayed on from 1 1/2f out - nearest finish | |
| 4th | 7 | Modest Gentleman (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | K W Lui | 129 lbs | 31/5 | .5 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out - chased clear leader inside final furlong - kept on well - lost 2 places close home | ||
| 5th | 5 | Crystal Powerful (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | W K Mo | 131 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Midfield - ridden 2f out - involved in some scrimmaging from 1 1/2f out until inside final furlong - kept on final 100yds - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 4 | Valhalla (NZ) | 7 G | AVG | C Fownes | 133 lbs | 12/5F | 1.25 | In touch - ridden and chased leader 2f out - no extra inside final furlong | ||
| 7th | 2 | H Z Tourbillon (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | T P Yung | 135 lbs | 23/1 | .75 | Started slowly - towards rear - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - driven and kept on from over 1f out - never dangerous | ||
| 8th | 6 | Goodmanship (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 129 lbs | 13/1 | 0.3 | Tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - driven over 1f out - weakened final furlong | ||
| 9th | 12 | Noir Rider (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | C W Chang | 118 lbs | 13/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - very wide entering straight - driven and kept on from over 1f out - never dangerous | ||
| 10th | 11 | Super Hornet (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | Jamie Richards | 119 lbs | 49/1 | 1.25 | Always towards rear | ||
| 11th | 10 | Noble Boyz (AUS) | N/A | Poor | K L Man | 120 lbs | 9/1 | 21 | In touch in midfield - outpaced 2 1/2f out - weakened over 1f out - eased final furlong | ||
| 12th | 8 | Dragon Kingdom (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | Y S Tsui | 125 lbs | 12/1 | 9.75 | Chased leader - lost place 2 1/2f out - soon struggling - eased from 1 1/2f out |
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