Spoonbill Handicap (Div I) (3yo+) (Dirt)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Yeah Buddy (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | W K Mo | 133 lbs | 69/10 | Won | Prominent - shuffled back slightly before halfway - progress to chase leader over 1 1/2f out - soon driven - led final 75yds - kept on strongly | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Patch Of Watch (AUS) | 6 G | Poor |
Britney Wong
(10)lbs
|
K L Man | 117 lbs | 13/10F | 1.25 | Tracked leader - led over 2f out - driven 1 1/2f out - hard pressed inside final furlong - headed final 75yds | |
| 3rd | 8 | Flying Phantom (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | J Size | 127 lbs | 83/10 | 2.75 | Towards rear - asked for effort 2 1/2f out - soon ridden - ran on inside final furlong - never going pace to challenge front pair | ||
| 4th | 3 | Modest Gentleman (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | C H Yip | 133 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear early - race prominently on inner before halfway - driven 2f out - soon ridden - no extra inside final furlong | ||
| 5th | 7 | Falcon Court (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | David A Hayes | 129 lbs | 61/10 | 0.3 | Midfield - driven on inner over 2f out - kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong | ||
| 6th | 12 | Wind Speeder (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Y S Tsui | 116 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden on outer over 2f out - moderate progress inside final furlong - never involved | ||
| 7th | 6 | The Khan (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Angus Chung
(3)lbs
|
C Fownes | 129 lbs | 71/10 | .75 | Slow into stride - in rear - gained a place before halfway - asked for effort 2f out - some minor progress inside final furlong | |
| 8th | 4 | The Prime (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | Jamie Richards | 133 lbs | 31/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - driven on inner 2f out - limited response - kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong - never involved | ||
| 9th | 1 | Glorious Expert (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | D J Hall | 135 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | Midfield early - race prominently before halfway - driven on outer over 2f out - unable to quicken - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 10th | 11 | Cool Blue (NZ) | 7 G | Poor | W Y So | 116 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - dropped to last before halfway - driven 2 1/2f out - no impression - never a factor | ||
| 11th | 2 | Romantic Novelist (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 134 lbs | 73/1 | 3.75 | Led - headed over 2f out - soon struggling to go pace and weakened | ||
| 12th | 10 | Super Joy (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | C W Chang | 123 lbs | 56/1 | .5 | Towards rear - driven over 2 1/2f out - dropped to rear just under 2f out - never a factor |
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