Cotton Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Romantic Son (AUS) | 5 G | AVG | David A Hayes | 123 lbs | 18/5 | Won | Prominent on inner - smooth headway to track leader over 1 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - led 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - readily | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Bundle Of Charm (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | J Size | 128 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | Raced in mid-division - headway travelling well on inner 2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - ran on from over 1f out - challenged briefly under 1f out - kept on inside final furlong without troubling winner | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Silo (AUS) | 4 C | Poor | Jamie Richards | 128 lbs | 79/10 | .5 | Quick to stride - led briefly start - settled to race in mid-division - pushed along and slightly outpaced over 2f out - ridden over 1 1/2f out - ran on from 1f out - took third near finish | ||
| 4th | 7 | Refusetobeenglish | 4 G | Poor | P C Ng | 126 lbs | 38/1 | 0.1 | Slow to stride - shaken up start - towards rear of mid-division - pushed along and minor headway 2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on inside final furlong - nearest finish | ||
| 5th | 5 | Loyal Bright | 4 G | Poor | F C Lor | 127 lbs | 19/10F | .5 | Early speed - led 110yds - prominent - switched wide and ridden 1 1/2f out - every chance and kept on at one pace inside final furlong - no extra near finish | ||
| 6th | 2 | Sovereign Fund (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | C W Chang | 130 lbs | 30/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear of mid-division - pushed along and switched to outer over 1 1/2f out - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on at same pace inside final furlong | ||
| 7th | 11 | Goko Win (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 120 lbs | 19/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of mid-division - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headway on outer over 1f out - kept on at one pace inside final furlong | ||
| 8th | 12 | My Day My Way (AUS) | 4 G | AVG | C S Shum | 120 lbs | 18/1 | 0.1 | Settled to race in last early - minor headway 3f out - ridden and switched to outer 1 1/2f out - kept on from 1f out | ||
| 9th | 1 | Cheaha | 4 G | Poor | A S Cruz | 131 lbs | 66/10 | 2 | Raced in rear on inner - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and switched off rail 1 1/2f out - no impression - one pace inside final furlong | ||
| 10th | 10 | Alsonso (AUS) | 5 G | Poor | Mark Newnham | 121 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Early speed led after 110yds - ridden 1 1/2f out - headed 1f out - no extra - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 11th | 6 | Giant Leap (AUS) | 5 G | AVG |
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P F Yiu | 121 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Early speed - prominent - ridden in third 1 1/2f out - no impression - outpaced and weakened inside final furlong | |
| 12th | 8 | Captain Link | 4 G | Poor | W Y So | 123 lbs | 105/1 | 5.25 | Raced in rear - outpaced and pushed along over 3 1/2f out - soon dropped to last - ridden 2f out - no impression - weakened and eased inside final furlong |
Happy Valley (HK) Races