Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	7	RED HARE KING (H188)	M. Chadwick	A. S. Cruz	65	122	4	2.9	4		1:41:13	6-6-4-1	53.13 24.18 23.82
2	2	WINNING DRAGON (E461)	B. Avdulla	A. S. Cruz	78	135	18	19	9	N	1:41:20	8-8-9-2	53.41 24.38 23.41
3	1	GALLANT WAKING (G165)	H. Bowman	K. W. Lui	78	135	6.7	12	7	0.50	1:41:23	9-9-7-3	53.53 23.98 23.72
4	8	ALL BEAUTY (E355)	K. C. Leung	F. C. Lor	63	120	7.2	7.4	2	0.50	1:41:24	1-1-1-4	52.57 24.46 24.21
5	6	LUCKY EIGHT (G204)	H. Bentley	P. F. Yiu	66	123	13	11	8	1	1:41:31	2-2-2-5	52.69 24.46 24.16
6	5	STAR CONTACT (E472)	C. L. Chau	D. A. Hayes	67	122	15	16	5	1.5	1:41:37	5-5-6-6	53.13 24.38 23.86
7	4	QUANTUM PATCH (H166)	Z. Purton	P. C. Ng	73	130	4.7	4.9	6	2	1:41:44	7-7-8-7	53.25 24.50 23.69
8	9	CHARITY BINGO (H254)	A. Badel	C. S. Shum	62	119	10	6.1	1	2.25	1:41:49	3-3-3-8	52.81 24.46 24.22
9	3	ROCKET SPADE (G170)	L. Ferraris	C. Fownes	77	134	5.8	10	3	4.75	1:41:91	4-4-5-9	52.97 24.50 24.44

Sire:So You Think

Breed of the Winning Horse:RED HARE KING

Dam:Fragrance

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	7	29.5
place	7	14
	2	50
	1	32.5
forecast	7-2	363
quinella	2-7	262
quinella place	2-7	90
	1-7	57.5
	1-2	217.5
tierce	7-2-1	2460
trio	1-2-7	585
first 4	1-2-7-8	953
quartet	7-2-1-8	14242
4th double	(5-7)	$75.5
4th double consulation	(5-2)	$115.5
1st treble	(4/5/7)	$772.0
1st treble consulation	(4/5/2)	$748.0
2nd double trio	(1,5,6/1,2,7)	$10575.0

Recap by phillip woo

Favourite Red Hare King settled wide without cover in midfield and just beat stablemate Winning Dragon after hitting the front in the closing stages. It was his second Valley 1,650m win this term and first in the grade. He's racing well after placing in two prior starts in Class Three. Winning Dragon ran on nicely near the inside to finish a close second after he was ridden for luck from a wide draw. He was able to back up a recent win. Gallant Waking surged late to take third after a patient ride two from the rear. He always does his best work late. All Beauty weakened late after dictating the run from gate two. The change in tactics backfired. Lucky Eight gradually faded after stalking the pace from a wide draw. He doesn't quite get the 1,650m. Star Contact finished next best after getting badly held up for a run until the 100m. He should have finished closer. Quantum Patch only beat a couple after straightenening for home in last. It was an out-of-character performance. Charity Bingo faded after getting all favours in the box seat. He struggled yet again returning to Class Three following a win.

Racing Incident Report

Race Five : (479) - NEW LANTAO BUS HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1650Meters

Horse No 1 GALLANT WAKING (G165) H Bowman Bumped at the start.

Horse No 2 WINNING DRAGON (E461) B Avdulla When questioned, B Avdulla stated that from the outside barrier he was asked to ride WINNING DRAGON in a conservative manner in the early stages.

He said after commencing reasonably well, he initially ascertained whether there was a midfield position available with cover, but when caught wide, he elected to shift WINNING DRAGON across behind runners in the early stages which resulted in the horse settling at the tail of the field.

Trainer A S Cruz confirmed the instructions issued.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 3 ROCKET SPADE (G170) L Ferraris A veterinary inspection immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea.

Before being allowed to race again, ROCKET SPADE will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

Horse No 4 QUANTUM PATCH (H166) Z Purton Shifted out on jumping, made contact with GALLANT WAKING and then became unbalanced.

A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.

Horse No 5 STAR CONTACT (E472) C L Chau Jumped awkwardly and then shortly after the start was hampered when crowded between RED HARE KING and QUANTUM PATCH.

When questioned, C L Chau stated that his instructions were to hold an on-pace position, but after jumping awkwardly, STAR CONTACT settled further back than intended.

When questioned regarding his riding in the Home Straight, C L Chau stated that after following CHARITY BINGO, when that runner shifted away from the rail, he then immediately elected to improve to that runner's inside.

He said as he commenced to do so, CHARITY BINGO then shifted in towards the running rail, but as he was committed to the inside of the heels of CHARITY BINGO, he was unable to shift out to secure clear running.

He added as a result between the 250 Metres and the 100 Metres he raced tight to the inside of CHARITY BINGO where he had difficulty obtaining clear running through that stage of the event.

After considering his explanations, the Stewards found the tactics adopted by Jockey Chau were reasonable in the circumstances.

Horse No 7 RED HARE KING (H188) M Chadwick Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 8 ALL BEAUTY (E355) K C Leung When questioned regarding his riding out over the concluding stages, K C Leung stated that his mount lay in inside the 100 Metres which resulted in him changing his whip to his right hand.

He said over the concluding stages his whip accidentally made contact with B Avdulla, the rider of WINNING DRAGON, which resulted in him losing control of his whip.

He added as a result he attempted to regain control of his whip, but was unable to do so and dropped it passing the winning post.

Whilst the Stewards were satisfied that K C Leung's action in attempting to regain control of his whip was an instinctive one, he was nevertheless advised, wherever possible, he should ensure that his focus remains on riding his mounts out to the finish of the event.

After the race, K C Leung stated that his instructions were to hold a handy position, but in the early stages when RED HARE KING did not continue forward, ALL BEAUTY was able to lead without being pressured to do so.