Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	3	ROYAL PERFORMER (V405)	Z. Purton	C. Fownes	80	129	10	6.3	4		1:37:22	4-4-2-1	50.60 23.59 23.03
2	9	PING HAI TREASURE (B407)	J. Moreira	John Size	71	120	3.6	3.6	13	0.75	1:37:32	7-5-4-2	50.68 23.71 22.93
3	14	HAPPY SEBRING (B189)	K. Teetan	A. S. Cruz	65	114	8.7	4.5	7	0.75	1:37:37	10-10-13-3	51.16 23.91 22.30
4	5	BEAR SLAM (C143)	N. Callan	D. Ferraris	77	126	13	12	9	2	1:37:53	5-6-6-4	50.72 23.83 22.98
5	10	WILLIE WAY (T281)	G. van Niekerk	P. O'Sullivan	70	119	30	54	1	3.75	1:37:81	13-13-11-5	51.40 23.59 22.82
6	12	THUNDER STOMP (V279)	H. T. Mo	Y. S. Tsui	67	113	17	76	3	5.5	1:38:08	2-1-1-6	50.00 24.15 23.93
7	1	NOBLE STEED (A326)	C. Y. Ho	K. W. Lui	84	133	10	13	11	6.75	1:38:29	14-14-10-7	51.48 23.51 23.30
8	2	PEOPLE'S KNIGHT (T305)	R. Bayliss	J. Moore	83	132	7.1	8.8	6	6.75	1:38:31	8-8-8-8	50.92 23.95 23.44
9	13	SPLENDID TIMING (C161)	T. H. So	C. W. Chang	66	113	38	99	14	7	1:38:34	12-12-14-9	51.40 23.75 23.19
10	11	LUCKY TIME (A045)	M. F. Poon	D. Hall	68	114	64	99	12	8	1:38:49	9-9-12-10	51.00 24.07 23.42
11	8	CHEERFUL GIGGLES (B165)	U. Rispoli	A. T. Millard	71	120	22	22	2	9.25	1:38:72	6-7-5-11	50.84 23.71 24.17
12	7	GAMEPLAYER EMPEROR (B207)	K. H. Chan	F. C. Lor	72	111	7.1	6.4	10	11.25	1:39:01	1-2-3-12	50.28 23.99 24.74
13	6	MAGNIFICENT (C121)	H. N. Wong	L. Ho	74	120	22	69	8	14	1:39:47	3-3-7-13	50.48 24.15 24.84
14	4	HANG'S DECISION (T262)	K. C. Leung	W. Y. So	78	127	17	39	5	16.25	1:39:82	11-11-9-14	51.20 23.67 24.95

Sire:Medicean

Breed of the Winning Horse:ROYAL PERFORMER

Dam:Quadri

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	3	63.5
place	3	20.5
	9	17
	14	18
quinella	3-9	145.5
quinella place	3-9	54.5
	3-14	51
	9-14	43
3 pick 1 (Composite Win)	A2	20.5
tierce	3-9-14	1444
trio	3-9-14	200
first 4	3-5-9-14	459
quartet	3-9-14-5	12682
7th double	(7-3)	$601.5
7th double consulation	(7-9)	$65.0

Recap by phillip woo

Well-backed Royal Performer kept on gamely after hitting the front 350m out travelling prominent on the fence to score at only his second start this term for the often-injured performer. Favourite Ping Hai Treasure stayed on very well after getting posted without cover the entire trip sitting midfield. It was a huge run and he likely has more points in hand on this surface. Punted late Happy Sebring ran on strongly one from the right travelling fourth from the rear to finish a close third in his initial run on the dirt. He clearly has ability but is not genuine. Bear Slam came up one-paced over the last 100m following a one-off run better than midfield. The 1,800m seems to suit him better. Willie Way was getting going late without menacing from near the back. He's trying to find a bottom and prefers a longer trip. Noble Steed ran on steadily without ever looking a chance from the rear of the field. He's better on the turf and the big weight did not help.

Racing Incident Report

Race Eight: (600) - SPOONBILL HANDICAP - Class 3 - 1650Meters

HANG'S DECISION began only fairly.

HAPPY SEBRING began only fairly and then became unbalanced when bumped by PEOPLE'S KNIGHT.

From wide barriers, NOBLE STEED and SPLENDID TIMING were shifted across behind runners in the early stages.

PING HAI TREASURE was left racing wide and without cover after the 1200 Metres.

After the 1100 Metres, THUNDER STOMP travelled keenly in the lead.

At the 700 Metres, MAGNIFICENT was checked when unable to improve to the outside of GAMEPLAYER EMPEROR as a result of PING HAI TREASURE improving its position quickly to the outside of MAGNIFICENT.

When MAGNIFICENT was checked, BEAR SLAM, which was following, struck the heels of MAGNIFICENT and was checked.

PEOPLE'S KNIGHT, which was following BEAR SLAM, was also checked in consequence.

When BEAR SLAM clipped the heels of MAGNIFICENT, it shifted out, resulting in LUCKY TIME being hampered and taken wider.

HAPPY SEBRING, which was following LUCKY TIME, was steadied away from the heels of that horse.

SPLENDID TIMING, which was following HAPPY SEBRING, shifted in when awkwardly placed behind that horse and took WILLIE WAY onto NOBLE STEED which was hampered.

A veterinary inspection of GAMEPLAYER EMPEROR immediately following the race did not show any significant findings, however, the horse was unable to be scoped due to being fractious.

ROYAL PERFORMER and PING HAI TREASURE were sent for sampling.