Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	9	BRILLIANT LIFE (E396)	C. Y. Ho	C. H. Yip	51	128	5.2	3.8	6		0:56:92	3-1-1	13.20 21.00 22.72
2	14	SPEEDY FORTUNE (H097)	S. De Sousa	John Size	42	119	6	5.4	10	3.5	0:57:49	5-5-2	13.40 21.12 22.97
3	2	VICTORY SCHOLARS (E091)	Y. L. Chung	C. Fownes	58	128	7.8	7	3	4.25	0:57:59	6-3-3	13.40 21.08 23.11
4	8	SWEET BRIAR (H044)	H. N. Wong	K. W. Lui	52	126	24	57	5	4.25	0:57:62	9-8-4	13.56 21.12 22.94
5	4	EQUILIBRIUM TURBO (E195)	Z. Purton	R. Gibson	52	129	3.5	3.3	14	4.75	0:57:67	10-6-5	13.56 21.04 23.07
6	5	HEALTHY HEALTHY (H203)	K. C. Leung	P. C. Ng	52	129	10	7.5	11	6	0:57:87	8-10-6	13.52 21.20 23.15
7	7	SPEEDY CHARIOT (H193)	K. Teetan	D. Whyte	52	129	31	25	13	6	0:57:87	11-11-7	13.60 21.20 23.07
8	6	SPARKLING DOLPHIN (C332)	V. Borges	Y. S. Tsui	52	129	16	39	8	6.75	0:58:02	1-2-8	13.08 21.16 23.78
9	12	HAPPY HORSE (H061)	C. L. Chau	K. L. Man	47	122	61	97	9	8	0:58:22	2-4-9	13.16 21.32 23.74
10	1	TEAM SPIRIT (B230)	C. Wong	D. A. Hayes	58	130	20	33	2	9	0:58:36	4-7-10	13.28 21.36 23.72
11	11	DASHING TRIUMPH (G341)	H. T. Mo	L. Ho	48	123	18	49	4	9.25	0:58:39	13-13-11	13.84 21.12 23.43
12	10	REGENCY STAR (E399)	A. Hamelin	C. S. Shum	51	128	48	99	7	10	0:58:52	7-9-12	13.40 21.32 23.80
13	13	GENEROUS FRIEND (G439)	R. Maia	C. H. Yip	46	123	66	99	12	10.25	0:58:58	12-14-13	13.68 21.36 23.54
14	3	FORTE (D498)	A. Badel	D. A. Hayes	55	132	16	30	1	17.75	0:59:75	14-12-14	13.84 21.08 24.83

Sire:Power

Breed of the Winning Horse:BRILLIANT LIFE

Dam:Marching On

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	9	38.5
place	9	17
	14	17
	2	22
forecast	9-14	209
quinella	9-14	127
quinella place	9-14	53.5
	2-9	60.5
	2-14	56
3 pick 1 (Composite Win)	A1	17.5
tierce	9-14-2	1447
trio	2-9-14	268
first 4	2-8-9-14	2534
quartet	9-14-2-8	31451
3rd double	(7-9)	$334.0
3rd double consulation	(7-14)	$37.0
2nd double trio	(4,7,8/2,9,14)	$14338.0

Recap by phillip woo

Well-fancied late Brilliant Life drew clear to win with plenty in hand after claiming the lead near the 400m out following a speed-tracking run. It was clearly his best run to date trying the straight 1,000m for the first time from 12 local starts. Speedy Fortune found one too good after a handy run near the stands side. He proved a second last start was not a fluke. Victory Scholars plugged away for a placing following a speed-chasing run near the far side. He's racing well at both tracks without winning. Sweet Briar ran on reasonably well to fill the frame from behind midfield on the far side from a tricky gate. It was a pleasing debut performance. Favourite Equilibrium Turbo ran on steadily to finish next best after steadying off heels 350m out travelling midfield near the grandstand side. Healthy Healthy ran on steadily after making his run from behind midfield in the centre of the track. He went all right on debut. Speedy Chariot ran on without threatening after making his run three from the rear. It was a better effort second-up with a step back in distance but he'll need more time and experience.

Racing Incident Report

Race Four: (542) - NAM CHUNG RIVER HANDICAP - Class 4 - 1000Meters

On arrival at the Start, it was noted that SPEEDY CHARIOT had lost its right front plate.

This plate was refitted.

SPEEDY CHARIOT was examined by the Veterinary Officer who said in his opinion it was suitable to race.

DASHING TRIUMPH jumped awkwardly, shifted out and made contact with the hindquarters of SWEET BRIAR, resulting in both runners becoming unbalanced.

FORTE jumped awkwardly and lost ground.

SPARKLING DOLPHIN jumped awkwardly.

HEALTHY HEALTHY jumped awkwardly and then shortly after the start was crowded by SPEEDY FORTUNE which shifted out, resulting in HEALTHY HEALTHY making contact with the hindquarters of GENEROUS FRIEND.

Passing the 800 Metres, HEALTHY HEALTHY, which was having its first race start and inclined to race ungenerously, was steadied when crowded for room between SPEEDY FORTUNE which shifted in slightly and REGENCY STAR (A Hamelin) which shifted out slightly.

A Hamelin was advised to exercise more care.

Approaching the 400 Metres, EQUILIBRIUM TURBO was hampered when racing in restricted room between SPEEDY FORTUNE and HEALTHY HEALTHY which shifted out slightly.

When questioned regarding his riding of SPEEDY CHARIOT, K Teetan stated that from a wide barrier Trainer D J Whyte asked him to ride SPEEDY CHARIOT in a conservative manner in the early stages and find cover as it was dropping back in distance from its first race start whereby SPEEDY CHARIOT had raced in an on-pace position and was left without a finishing effort.

He said after beginning well he was able to follow the favourite in the event, EQUILIBRIUM TURBO, whereby SPEEDY CHARIOT travelled well.

He added that near the 400 Metres he became momentarily held up on the heels of EQUILIBRIUM TURBO before shifting to the inside and obtaining clear running after which SPEEDY CHARIOT ran on strongly.

When questioned if there was an opportunity to hold a more forward position in the early stages, K Teetan stated that given his instructions he felt he would have had to make too much use of SPEEDY CHARIOT to hold a more forward position and therefore he was content to follow EQUILIBRIUM TURBO.

Mr Whyte confirmed the instructions were to find cover as SPEEDY CHARIOT gave ground after racing on pace at its first race start.

The Stewards found the tactics adopted by Jockey Teetan were reasonable in the circumstances.

After the race, Z Purton could offer no excuse for the performance of EQUILIBRIUM TURBO.

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

A veterinary inspection of FORTE immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of mucus in its trachea and also found the horse to be a "roarer??which had previously been reported.

EQUILIBRIUM TURBO, BRILLIANT LIFE and SPEEDY FORTUNE were sent for sampling.