Pottinger Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Chateauneuf (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | David A Hayes | 117 lbs | 27/20F | Won | Led - headed after 150yds - tracked leaders - ridden and chased leader under 2f out - driven and kept on strongly final furlong - led 100yds out - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Scotch Tycoon (AUS) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Newnham | 120 lbs | 12/1 | 1.75 | Led after 150yds - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven final furlong - headed 100yds out - no extra final 50yds | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Wings Of War (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Douglas Whyte | 131 lbs | 66/10 | .5 | Towards rear of midfield - switched wide entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - finished well | ||
| 4th | 9 | Righteous Arion (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | A S Cruz | 121 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | Held up towards rear - ridden under 2f out - wide entering straight - driven and stayed on from over 1f out - nearest finish | ||
| 5th | 6 | Golden Empire (FR) | 7 G | AVG | K W Lui | 123 lbs | 11/1 | 0.05 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 6th | 5 | Super Joy N Fun (NZ) | 4 G | AVG |
Jerry Chau
(2)lbs
|
T P Yung | 126 lbs | 76/10 | 1 | Midfield - wide entering straight and lost place - ridden and effort over 1f out - no further impression final furlong | |
| 7th | 8 | Parterre (SAF) | 8 G | Poor | W Y So | 122 lbs | 69/1 | .5 | In touch in midfield - ridden 2f out - driven over 1f out - no extra final 100yds | ||
| 8th | 1 | Reward Smile (GB) | 4 G | AVG | J Size | 135 lbs | 17/5 | 1.25 | Held up towards rear - ridden 1 1/f out - kept on final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 9th | 7 | Sovereign Fund (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | C W Chang | 123 lbs | 17/1 | 1 | Started slowly - recovered and raced in midfield - ridden under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 10th | 3 | Equatorial (USA) | 4 G | AVG | P C Ng | 129 lbs | 116/1 | 1.75 | Started slowly - always in rear | ||
| 11th | 12 | Sergeant Pepper (AUS) | 7 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(3)lbs
|
Y S Tsui | 114 lbs | 90/1 | 0.05 | Chased leader - ridden under 2f out - weakened over 1f out | |
| 12th | 4 | Happy Fat Cat (AUS) | 6 G | AVG |
Ellis Wong
(7)lbs
|
W K Mo | 121 lbs | 37/1 | 1.25 | In touch on outside - outpaced 1 1/2f out - weakened over 1f out - eased final 100yds |
Happy Valley (HK) Races