Edinburgh Handicap (Div II) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Beauty Destiny (AUS) | 5 G | Good | F C Lor | 134 lbs | 19/5 | Won | Held up towards rear - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on strongly final furlong - led 125yds out - soon clear and in command - very readily | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Telecom Power (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | Y S Tsui | 122 lbs | 11/1 | 2.75 | Midfield on outside - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - took second 100yds out - no chance with winner | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Racingrace (NZ) | 4 G | Poor | D J Hall | 125 lbs | 41/5 | .5 | In touch - hung left entering straight - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on well final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 4th | 12 | Wood On Fire (NZ) | 9 G | AVG | C W Chang | 117 lbs | 7/1 | 0.1 | Quickly away - headed after 100yds - tracked leaders - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on well final furlong - not going pace to challenge | ||
| 5th | 10 | Glory B (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | Douglas Whyte | 121 lbs | 36/5 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - not clear run and switched 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 6th | 7 | Fortune Whiskey (NZ) | 4 G | Poor |
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David Eustace | 122 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Held up towards rear - ridden 2f out - very wide entering straight - driven and stayed on well final furlong - nearest finish | |
| 7th | 11 | Speedy Smartie (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | T P Yung | 119 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Chased leader - ridden under 2f out - driven and challenged over 1f out - led narrowly 150yds out - headed 125yds out - soon no weakened | ||
| 8th | 4 | Lightning Bolt (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | C S Shum | 129 lbs | 27/10F | 1 | In touch in midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - brief effort 1f out - no extra inside final furlong | ||
| 9th | 2 | Lyrical Motion (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | C Fownes | 133 lbs | 32/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - driven and kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out - eased final 75yds | ||
| 10th | 3 | Colonel (NZ) | 9 G | Poor | Mark Newnham | 130 lbs | 48/10 | 0.1 | Ridden along to lead after 100yds - ridden 1 1/2f out - driven and headed 150yds out - weakened quickly final 100yds | ||
| 11th | 5 | Carryon Smiling (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | W Y So | 127 lbs | 76/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and dropped towards rear over 2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 12th | 8 | Invincible Delight (AUS) | 4 F | Poor | J Size | 123 lbs | 120/1 | 5.25 | In touch in midfield - ridden over 2f out - outpaced under 2f out - weakened and eased final furlong |
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