Class 4 - 1650M - C
Course: HV Cloudy Going: g/f
Finish Time: 1:39:05
Sectional Time: 27.57 22.80 24.82 23.86
| Place | Horse No | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Rate | Weight | ON | RD | Draw | Margin | Time | In Running | Section Time |
| 1 | 11 | CALIFORNIA MOXIE (J131) | Y. L. Chung | A. S. Cruz | 41 | 113 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1:39:05 | 9-9-1-1 | 51.65 23.54 23.86 | |
| 2 | 8 | SOARING BRONCO (J162) | K. C. Leung | P. C. Ng | 48 | 123 | 5 | 5.5 | 3 | 2.75 | 1:39:50 | 2-2-3-2 | 50.65 24.66 24.19 |
| 3 | 7 | CELESTIAL PATCH (K151) | A. Hamelin | D. Eustace | 48 | 123 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 3.5 | 1:39:61 | 11-11-11-3 | 52.01 24.10 23.50 |
| 4 | 3 | TURIN WARRIOR (G150) | L. Ferraris | K. L. Man | 57 | 132 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 4.75 | 1:39:82 | 10-10-9-4 | 51.73 24.10 23.99 |
| 5 | 6 | LESLIE (E471) | M. F. Poon | C. W. Chang | 50 | 125 | 5.6 | 10 | 1 | 5.25 | 1:39:90 | 5-4-4-5 | 50.93 24.58 24.39 |
| 6 | 4 | FLYING WROTE (J290) | H. Bowman | A. S. Cruz | 55 | 130 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 7.75 | 1:40:29 | 7-7-7-6 | 51.45 24.30 24.54 |
| 7 | 1 | THESIS (H111) | J. Orman | Y. S. Tsui | 60 | 135 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 8.5 | 1:40:41 | 6-6-6-7 | 51.21 24.42 24.78 |
| 8 | 12 | LUCKY BANNER (G354) | A. Atzeni | C. Fownes | 40 | 116 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1:40:49 | 1-1-2-8 | 50.37 24.86 25.26 |
| 9 | 5 | FIGOPUMPKIN (K137) | K. Teetan | John Size | 50 | 125 | 35 | 99 | 10 | 10.5 | 1:40:73 | 12-12-12-9 | 52.13 23.98 24.62 |
| 10 | 9 | OWNERS' PRAISE (H047) | H. Bentley | W. Y. So | 47 | 122 | 22 | 42 | 8 | 11.75 | 1:40:93 | 8-8-8-10 | 51.49 24.30 25.14 |
| 11 | 10 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | M. L. Yeung | D. A. Hayes | 42 | 117 | 23 | 68 | 6 | 13.75 | 1:41:24 | 4-5-10-11 | 51.01 24.98 25.25 |
| 12 | 2 | WRITTEN CASA (J305) | Z. Purton | J. Richards | 58 | 133 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 1:41:45 | 3-3-5-12 | 50.81 24.78 25.86 |
| Pool | Winning Combination | Dividend (HK$) |
| win | 11 | 50 |
| place | 11 | 18.5 |
| 8 | 17.5 | |
| 7 | 99.5 | |
| forecast | 11-8 | 288 |
| quinella | 8-11 | 145 |
| quinella place | 8-11 | 49 |
| 7-11 | 346 | |
| 7-8 | 334 | |
| tierce | 11-8-7 | 9832 |
| trio | 7-8-11 | 1956 |
| first 4 | 3-7-8-11 | 7387 |
| quartet | 11-8-7-3 | 107750 |
| 2nd double | (9-11) | $1155.5 |
| 2nd double consulation | (9-8) | $127.0 |
| 1st double trio | (4,9,11/7,8,11) | $88397.0 |
Recap by phillip woo
Sensationally backed California Moxie circled the field from the near the rear 650m out to lead and proved too smart to make it back-to-back wins and a first in this grade from 17 starts. Soaring Bronco kept on gamely for second after handing up the lead to the late-fancied Lucky Banner 1,000m out. He continues to race very well without winning in this grade. Celestial Patch came from last and widest out for third. It was a vastly improved effort with a switch to the Valley and gear change after showing nothing in three 1,400m starts. Turin Warrior wove a run to take fourth after getting held up for a run until the 250m travelling two from the rear. He's always a chance in this grade over the Valley 1,650m. Leslie whacked on one-paced after a prominent run along the inside. It was an OK effort in a rare appearance at the Valley. Flying Wrote ran on without threatening after a one-off trip from behind midfield. He couldn't back up a troubled fourth last start. Favourite Thesis only plodded when asked for an effort after a one-off trip from midfield. It was a disappointing run carrying top weight.