Luard Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Noble Pursuit (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | C Fownes | 133 lbs | 56/10 | Won | In touch - ridden and chased leaders under 2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - led 125yds out - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Sure Joyful (NZ) | 7 G | Poor |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
P F Yiu | 124 lbs | 31/5 | 1.25 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - driven and stayed on well from over 1f out - took 2nd 50yds out - no chance with winner | |
| 3rd | 10 | Atomic Beauty (FR) | 6 G | Poor | A S Cruz | 123 lbs | 77/10 | 0.3 | Chased leader - ridden to lead 1 1/2f out - driven over 1f out - headed 125yds out - kept on - lost 2nd 50yds out | ||
| 4th | 11 | Kyrus Unicorn (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | D J Hall | 121 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Held up towards rear - ridden under 2f out - headway from 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on inside final furlong - not going pace to threaten | ||
| 5th | 1 | Red Majesty (NZ) | 8 G | Poor |
K H Alfred Chan
(5)lbs
|
David A Hayes | 129 lbs | 15/1 | .5 | Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - no extra final 100yds | |
| 6th | 6 | Concerto (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Jimmy Ting | 128 lbs | 13/1 | 0.05 | In touch in midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and kept on at same pace final furlong | ||
| 7th | 5 | Prince Alex (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 130 lbs | 74/10 | .5 | Midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and kept on at same pace final furlong | ||
| 8th | 9 | To Infinity (NZ) | 6 G | AVG |
Angus Chung
(5)lbs
|
Jamie Richards | 119 lbs | 11/1 | 0.05 | Held up towards rear - ridden over 2f out - stayed on final furlong - never dangerous | |
| 9th | 3 | Snowalot (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 131 lbs | 17/2 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - stayed on final 150yds - never dangerous | ||
| 10th | 12 | Amazing Boy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | C W Chang | 120 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Held up towards rear - switched wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - short of room final 50yds - never dangerous | ||
| 11th | 8 | Turin Warrior (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | K L Man | 126 lbs | 26/5F | 1.25 | Midfield - ridden under 2f out - weakened final furlong | ||
| 12th | 4 | Super Baby (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | Mark Newnham | 131 lbs | 21/1 | 2.5 | Led - ridden and headed 1 1/2f out - weakened final furlong |
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