River Verdon Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Huge Wave (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | Jimmy Ting | 118 lbs | 39/1 | Won | Midfield - ridden 2 1/2f out - driven and took closer order under 2f out - stayed on well final furlong - led 50yds out - driven out | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Never Too Soon (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | D J Hall | 119 lbs | 27/1 | .75 | Held up towards rear - ridden under 2f out - stayed on well final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Rubylot (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | David A Hayes | 119 lbs | 13/5 | 0.1 | Midfield on outside - ridden under 3f out - ridden over 2f out - driven 1 1/2f out - stayed on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 4th | 12 | Beauty Fit (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | J Size | 118 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Raced keenly - prominent - led after 2f - ridden 2f out - driven final furlong - headed 50yds out - no extra closing stages | ||
| 5th | 14 | Winning Data (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 115 lbs | 23/1 | 1.25 | Tracked leaders - ridden and pressed leaders 2f out - driven over 1f out - no extra final 150yds | ||
| 6th | 6 | Beauty Crescent (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | A S Cruz | 127 lbs | 11/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2 1/2f out - kept on final 150yds - nearest finish | ||
| 7th | 5 | Supreme Agility (BRZ) | 5 G | Poor |
Matthew Poon
(2)lbs
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P C Ng | 126 lbs | 70/1 | .5 | Midfield - outpaced from 2f out - kept on final 100yds | |
| 8th | 4 | Top Gun (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | F C Lor | 129 lbs | 11/5F | .5 | Raced keenly - led - headed after 2f - with leader - ridden 2f out - driven final furlong - weakened final 100yds | ||
| 9th | 2 | Galaxy Witness (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | C Fownes | 129 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Started slowly - towards rear - ridden 2f out - kept on steadily final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 10th | 3 | Rising From Ashes (AUS) | 7 G | AVG |
H T Mo
(2)lbs
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C W Chang | 127 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | In touch - ridden 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong | |
| 11th | 13 | Northern Beaches (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | W Y So | 116 lbs | 29/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - ridden 2 1/2f out - switched wide entering straight - driven and kept on steadily final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 12th | 8 | Tourbillon Prince (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | T P Yung | 125 lbs | 83/10 | .5 | In touch - ridden 2 1/2f out - weakened 1 1/2f out | ||
| 13th | 7 | Superb Kid (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | K W Lui | 126 lbs | 15/2 | 1 | Always towards rear |
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