Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	1	ELEGANT LIFE (J366)	L. Ferraris	C. Fownes	40	135	13	15	9		0:56:63	7-7-1	12.97 21.70 21.96
2	9	MACANESE MASTER (J532)	Y. L. Chung	Y. S. Tsui	32	125	9	5.3	11	1.25	0:56:81	2-2-2	12.53 21.62 22.66
3	6	KING ALLOY (K099)	R. Kingscote	K. H. Ting	36	131	10	6.3	12	1.25	0:56:84	1-1-3	12.49 21.62 22.73
4	8	ALWAYS MY FOLKS (J345)	Z. Purton	C. S. Shum	34	129	8.8	6.5	8	1.75	0:56:90	6-3-4	12.81 21.50 22.59
5	7	ROBOT KNIGHT (H464)	K. Teetan	K. L. Man	36	131	12	11	7	2.75	0:57:07	5-5-5	12.77 21.74 22.56
6	10	MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352)	M. Chadwick	C. H. Yip	23	118	5.5	6.2	5	3	0:57:09	8-8-6	12.97 21.82 22.30
7	5	SPICY SPANGLE (J087)	H. Bowman	W. K. Mo	37	132	8	8.5	6	3	0:57:12	3-4-7	12.61 21.74 22.77
8	4	NEBRASKAN (J304)	D. B. McMonagle	John Size	38	133	6.5	11	4	3.5	0:57:19	4-6-8	12.73 21.90 22.56
9	2	HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER (J002)	A. Badel	A. S. Cruz	38	133	15	19	1	4.75	0:57:37	9-10-9	13.09 22.10 22.18
10	12	CAMP FIRE (J259)	M. L. Yeung	D. Whyte	20	115	39	78	10	7.25	0:57:79	12-12-10	13.21 22.26 22.32
11	11	SPORTIC WARRIOR (J385)	H. T. Mo	C. W. Chang	22	115	49	99	2	7.75	0:57:85	10-9-11	13.13 21.86 22.86
12	3	ISLAND BREEZES (J479)	C. L. Chau	P. C. Ng	38	131	5.9	7.8	3	7.75	0:57:88	11-11-12	13.17 22.30 22.41

Sire:Smart Missile

Breed of the Winning Horse:ELEGANT LIFE

Dam:Rainbow

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	1	155
place	1	41.5
	9	22.5
	6	24.5
forecast	1-9	1079
quinella	1-9	493.5
quinella place	1-9	164.5
	1-6	178
	6-9	78.5
tierce	1-9-6	8683
trio	1-6-9	1326
first 4	1-6-8-9	2082
quartet	1-9-6-8	52157

Recap by phillip woo

Elegant Life had a one-off trip just worse than midfield and after straightening with with one wider out he took control 100m out for a first win at his 18th local start. Macanese Master stayed on nicely for second after rushing forward three wide to sit outside the leader King Alloy from gate 11. It was a solid effort following wins in two of three starts. Punted late King Alloy knocked up late for third after setting a solid pace leading approaching the first bend from gate 12. He's a winner in waiting with placings in back- to-back Valley sprints. Well fancied Always My Folks kept on well for fourth after sitting wide without cover near the front from gate eight. He's given a decent sight in both Valley 1,000m runs. Robot Knight kept plugging away for fifth after a one-off trip from better than midfield. It was another honest effort at his first start over the Valley 1,000m. Modest Gentlemen got going late down the outside to finish next best after making his run four back on the fence. Early favourite Island Breezes never landed a blow settling near the rear despite gate three. It was an out-of-character effort.

Racing Incident Report

Race One : (506) - CONDUIT HANDICAP - Class 5 - 1000Meters

Horse No 1 ELEGANT LIFE (J366) L Ferraris Bumped near the 900 Metres.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 2 HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER (J002) A Badel Bumped on jumping.

Near the 900 Metres became unbalanced when bumped by SPORTIC WARRIOR.

Horse No 3 ISLAND BREEZES (J479) C L Chau Near the 900 Metres made contact with SPORTIC WARRIOR.

Approaching the 800 Metres was steadied when crowded between SPORTIC WARRIOR and MODEST GENTLEMAN which, after being taken in by ROBOT KNIGHT (K Teetan), then shifted in and away from that runner.

Whilst the Stewards acknowledged that K Teetan had corrected his mount, he was advised to exercise more care.

C L Chau stated that after settling back in the field as expected his mount found it difficult to make up ground in the Home Straight which he attributed to the rail being in the C+3 position.

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

Horse No 4 NEBRASKAN (J304) D B McMonagle Bumped at the start.

Horse No 5 SPICY SPANGLE (J087) H Bowman Jumped only fairly.

R Kingscote (KING ALLOY) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that near the 200 Metres he allowed his mount to shift in when not clear of SPICY SPANGLE, resulting in SPICY SPANGLE being crowded for room and having to be checked.

After assessing the carelessness grade 1 and the consequences grade 2 and having regard to his very good record, the Stewards determined the appropriate penalty to be a reprimand.

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

Horse No 6 KING ALLOY (K099) R Kingscote R Kingscote pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge for causing interference near the 200 Metres (see SPICY SPANGLE).

Horse No 7 ROBOT KNIGHT (H464) K Teetan Jumped awkwardly.

Taken out slightly near the 900 Metres and was bumped.

Horse No 8 ALWAYS MY FOLKS (J345) Z Purton Near the 900 Metres was bumped by ROBOT KNIGHT when that runner was taken out slightly by SPICY SPANGLE.

Near the 100 Metre was bumped.

Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event.

Horse No 9 MACANESE MASTER (J532) Y L Chung Near the 100 Metres made contact with ALWAYS MY FOLKS when taken out by KING ALLOY.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 10 MODEST GENTLEMAN (G352) M Chadwick Bumped at the start.

Momentarily crowded near the 800 Metres.

Had difficulty obtaining clear running between the 400 Metres and the 300 Metres when being shifted to the outside of ELEGANT LIFE.

Horse No 11 SPORTIC WARRIOR (J385) H T Mo Bumped on jumping.

Near the 900 Metres NEBRASKAN (D B McMonagle) shifted in when not quite clear, resulting in ISLAND BREEZES being taken in onto SPORTIC WARRIOR.

As a consequence SPORTIC WARRIOR then shifted in and away from ISLAND BREEZES and became unbalanced when it made contact with HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER.

D B McMonagle was advised to ensure that he is two lengths clear when shifting ground.

Crowded near the 800 Metres.

Horse No 12 CAMP FIRE (J259) M L Yeung When being shifted behind ELEGANT LIFE near the 900 Metres shifted in and was steadied to avoid that runner.

M L Yeung stated that he was given no specific instructions but when a number of runners to his inside showed good pace and he was concerned he would have not obtained cover he elected to ride the horse in a conservative manner in the early stages to avoid covering additional ground.