Pollock Handicap (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Winning Steps (AUS) | 6 G | AVG |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
|
P C Ng | 119 lbs | 114/10 | Won | Towards rear of midfield - good headway on wide outside from under 3f out - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - driven to lead inside final furlong - kept on well - driven out | |
| 2nd | 14 | Legion Of Merit (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | W Y So | 115 lbs | 25/1 | .75 | In touch - tracked leaders 3 1/2f out - short of room when ridden 2f out - driven to lead briefly 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on well | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Chateau Le Peche (NZ) | 4 G | Poor | Jimmy Ting | 123 lbs | 44/1 | .5 | Bunny hopped leaving stalls and started slowly - recovered and raced in midfield - took closer order from 2 1/2f out - not clear run over 2f out - ridden 2f out - kept on final 100yds - nearest finish | ||
| 4th | 5 | Sharpen Bright (NZ) | 6 G | AVG | D J Hall | 126 lbs | 42/10 | .5 | Held up in rear pair - ridden 3f out - switched wide entering straight - stayed on well from 1 1/2f out - nearest finish | ||
| 5th | 4 | Satirical Glory (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 127 lbs | 4/1J | 1.75 | Led - headed after 1 1/2f - chased leader - ridden to lead 2f out - driven over 1f out - headed 1f out - weakened final 100yds | ||
| 6th | 3 | Darci Joy (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | P F Yiu | 131 lbs | 4/1J | .75 | Towards rear of midfield - clipped heels and stumbled 2 1/2f out - ridden 2f out - kept on well from 1 1/2f out - no further impression final 150yds | ||
| 7th | 1 | Escape Route (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | J Size | 135 lbs | 78/10 | .5 | In touch in midfield - ridden and headway to track leaders 2 1/2f out - every chance when slightly hampered under 2f out - no extra final furlong | ||
| 8th | 9 | Me Time (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 123 lbs | 44/5 | 1 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 3 1/2f out - switched wide entering straight - kept on at same pace from 2f out | ||
| 9th | 13 | Flying Silver (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Angus Chung
(5)lbs
|
C S Shum | 112 lbs | 29/1 | 2.75 | Held up towards rear - hampered and stumbled badly 2 1/2f out - ridden and no impression from 2f out | |
| 10th | 12 | Sunny Baby (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 119 lbs | 98/1 | 5 | Held up in rear - ridden 3 1/2f out - kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out - never in contention | ||
| 11th | 11 | Fruity Warrior (NZ) | 4 G | Poor | C Fownes | 119 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Tracked leaders - ridden 3f out - lost place over 2f out - soon driven and beaten | ||
| 12th | 2 | Solar Gogo (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | D J Hall | 134 lbs | 73/1 | 3 | Midfield - ridden over 2f out - lost place under 2f out - soon beaten and eased | ||
| 13th | 6 | Special Hedge (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | T P Yung | 125 lbs | 13/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - led after 1 1/2f - ridden and headed 2f out - soon beaten - eased from 1 1/2f out |
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