Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	3	COLONEL (D090)	L. Ferraris	P. F. Yiu	37	133	5.2	3.9	3		1:10:68	1-1-1	24.00 23.29 23.39
2	7	YOUNG HORIZON (G272)	K. C. Leung	D. A. Hayes	36	132	9.6	5	2	SH	1:10:70	4-4-2	24.52 23.25 22.93
3	10	VIVA A LA (G282)	A. Badel	K. L. Man	24	120	7.3	5.2	6	0.50	1:10:79	2-2-3	24.20 23.33 23.26
4	2	WIND SPEEDER (E281)	C. L. Chau	Y. S. Tsui	38	132	12	14	7	1	1:10:86	5-5-4	24.76 23.21 22.89
5	12	NOIR RIDER (E138)	M. L. Yeung	C. W. Chang	16	115	11	24	4	3.5	1:11:26	3-3-5	24.44 23.33 23.49
6	1	RATTAN WORLD (G384)	A. Hamelin	J. Richards	39	135	7.9	7.6	1	5.5	1:11:56	6-7-6	25.04 23.41 23.11
7	9	H Z TOURBILLON (E149)	H. Bentley	T. P. Yung	34	130	17	30	12	5.5	1:11:58	12-12-7	25.76 23.41 22.41
8	6	NORDIC COMBINED (G015)	Z. Purton	W. Y. So	36	132	10	10	5	7	1:11:79	10-11-8	25.52 23.45 22.82
9	11	DEVIL AND GOLD (G443)	B. Thompson	C. H. Yip	21	117	11	20	8	7	1:11:82	8-9-9	25.28 23.49 23.05
10	5	DAILY TROPHY (H283)	E. C. W. Wong	C. Fownes	36	122	16	24	9	7.5	1:11:89	7-6-10	25.04 23.37 23.48
11	4	SONIC BOOM (H144)	H. Bowman	K. H. Ting	37	133	11	18	10	9	1:12:13	9-8-11	25.40 23.25 23.48
12	8	GENERAL ACE (G425)	K. De. Melo	K. W. Lui	35	131	9.5	18	11	10.25	1:12:31	11-10-12	25.64 23.29 23.38

Sire:Ferlax

Breed of the Winning Horse:COLONEL

Dam:Outrageous Fortune

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	3	39
place	3	17
	7	16.5
	10	19
forecast	3-7	205
quinella	3-7	112
quinella place	3-7	44
	3-10	43
	7-10	56.5
tierce	3-7-10	808
trio	3-7-10	191
first 4	2-3-7-10	625
quartet	3-7-10-2	11271

Recap by phillip woo

Firming favourite Colonel scooted to the lead from gate three and just held off the late surge of Young Horizon for a fifth career win and fourth over the Valley 1,200m. The well-backed Young Horizon made it close on the wire after a prominent run on the fence. It was a return to form at his second run in the grade. Viva A La had his chance but came up one-paced over the last 100m after tracking the speed on the fence. It was another honest effort. Wind Speeder ran on steadily after settling one off the fence in midfield but just missed a placing. He's finished in the mix in three of five starts following a downgrade and should find his mark soon in this class. Noir Rider just plodded when asked for an effort after chasing the speed one off the rail in third. Rattan World ran on without threatening after travelling on the fence behind midfield. He needs a stronger pace and is more effective at Sha Tin. H Z Tourbillon came from last to finish next best. It was a typical performance. Nordic Combined got into the act travelling second last. He's not genuine and wasn't suited by the race tempo.

Racing Incident Report

Race One : (475) - KWOON CHUNG MOTORS HANDICAP - Class 5 - 1200Meters

Horse No 1 RATTAN WORLD (G384) A Hamelin After the race, A Hamelin could offer no excuse for his mount's disappointing performance which was under pressure from the 500 Metres.

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

Horse No 3 COLONEL (D090) L Ferraris Over the concluding stages lay in, resulting in its rider L Ferraris having to stop riding and change his whip to his right hand approaching the winning post.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 4 SONIC BOOM (H144) H Bowman Shortly after the start was crowded by DAILY TROPHY which shifted out despite the efforts of its rider.

Was then shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Horse No 6 NORDIC COMBINED (G015) Z Purton Jumped only fairly and then was crowded shortly after the start.

Approaching the 250 Metres was disappointed for clear running to the inside of SONIC BOOM which shifted in slightly.

Was then shifted out where it secured clear running approaching the 200 Metres.

Approaching the 150 Metres was shifted to the outside of DAILY TROPHY to secure clear running.

After the race, Z Purton reported that his mount was not suited by the early and middle stages of the event being run outside of standard time which resulted in NORDIC COMBINED having difficulty making up ground from back in the field.

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

Horse No 7 YOUNG HORIZON (G272) K C Leung Shortly after the start was crowded by COLONEL which shifted in before being corrected by its rider.

Making the first turn raced tight to the inside of NOIR RIDER.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 8 GENERAL ACE (G425) K De Melo From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Near the 1000 Metres lay in and was steadied when it was placed close to the heels of SONIC BOOM.

After the race, K De Melo could offer no excuse for his mount's disappointing performance.

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

The performance of GENERAL ACE was considered to be disappointing as compared to its previous race start.

Before being allowed to race again, GENERAL ACE will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

Horse No 9 H Z TOURBILLON (E149) H Bentley Jumped awkwardly and then from the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

Horse No 10 VIVA A LA (G282) A Badel Jumped only fairly and then raced in restricted room to the inside of WIND SPEEDER for some distance shortly after the start.

Over the concluding stages raced tight to the inside of COLONEL which shifted in before being corrected by its rider L Ferraris.

Horse No 11 DEVIL AND GOLD (G443) B Thompson Near the 400 Metres lay in, made contact with the running rail and became unbalanced.

A veterinary inspection immediately following the race found that horse to have sustained a small abrasion to its left hind fetlock.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 12 NOIR RIDER (E138) M L Yeung In the early stages lay in.