Australia Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | The Azure (NZ) | 4 G | AVG | F C Lor | 135 lbs | 57/20F | Won | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - good headway from 1 1/2f out - driven to lead inside final furlong - held on well when pressed final 100yds - readily | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Invincible Missile (AUS) | 9 G | Poor | C Fownes | 128 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Held up towards rear - ridden over 2f out - very wide entering straight - driven and stayed on well from over 1f out - pressed winner final 100yds - just held | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Kasa Papa (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | A S Cruz | 135 lbs | 39/10 | 3.25 | Reared as stalls opened and started very slowly - towards rear - ridden under 2f out - wide entering straight - driven and stayed on final furlong - took third close home - no threat to front pair | ||
| 4th | 7 | Manythanks Forever (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | W Y So | 125 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Tracked leaders - ridden over 2f out - driven and led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 100yds | ||
| 5th | 9 | Cool Blue (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | W K Mo | 121 lbs | 18/1 | 0.05 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - not clear run over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - not going pace to threaten | ||
| 6th | 8 | Winning Seven (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 123 lbs | 36/5 | 0.05 | Held up towards rear - ridden 2f out - wide entering straight - bumped and briefly unbalanced 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final furlong | ||
| 7th | 11 | Superb Move (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | C H Yip | 119 lbs | 18/1 | 1 | Midfield - ridden 2f out - driven and effort over 1f out - not clear run and lost place entering final furlong - no extra final 150yds | ||
| 8th | 5 | Flying Romantic (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | D J Hall | 130 lbs | 53/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - ridden and some headway 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 9th | 4 | Super Glory (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | P C Ng | 131 lbs | 15/1 | 4.75 | Led - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened quickly final furlong | ||
| 10th | 12 | Sunny Shines (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
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David Eustace | 115 lbs | 48/10 | 2.75 | In touch - ridden 2 1/2f out - not clear run over 1f out - weakened quickly final furlong | |
| 11th | 10 | Red Maverick (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | Y S Tsui | 119 lbs | 11/1 | 4.25 | Chased leader - ridden under 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out - eased final 150yds |
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