Place	Horse No	Horse Name	Jockey	Trainer	Rate	Weight	ON	RD	Draw	Margin	Time	In Running	Section Time
1	2	NICHOLSON RETURNS (E452)	Z. Purton	D. Hall	56	134	4.4	4.7	3		2:01:58	7-7-7-6-1	73.80 23.44 24.34
2	9	SHARPEN BRIGHT (H276)	L. Ferraris	D. Hall	45	123	10	15	6	3.25	2:02:11	9-9-9-8-2	74.12 23.52 24.47
3	4	ROMANTIC FANTASY (H168)	A. Badel	C. S. Shum	52	130	51	69	7	6	2:02:53	6-6-6-7-3	73.52 23.80 25.21
4	3	WONDER YEARS (G001)	H. Bowman	D. Whyte	54	132	8.1	11	8	6.25	2:02:59	10-10-10-10-4	74.48 23.56 24.55
5	7	WINNING STEPS (G420)	A. Atzeni	P. C. Ng	50	128	6.6	7.9	2	8.5	2:02:92	5-5-5-4-5	73.32 23.76 25.84
6	6	SPECIAL HEDGE (H354)	C. L. Chau	T. P. Yung	51	127	11	10	10	9.75	2:03:13	1-1-1-1-6	72.64 24.08 26.41
7	10	LITTLE FAIRY (H206)	K. Teetan	P. F. Yiu	42	120	5.2	2.7	1	11	2:03:33	4-3-3-2-7	72.92 23.96 26.45
8	8	JUBILATION (G029)	M. L. Yeung	W. Y. So	47	125	7.5	12	9	13.5	2:03:74	2-4-4-3-8	73.08 23.88 26.78
9	1	DARCI JOY (E161)	Y. L. Chung	P. F. Yiu	57	130	9.4	8.4	4	23.5	2:05:34	3-2-2-5-9	72.84 24.40 28.10
10	5	SUPER HONG KONG (D241)	K. C. Leung	K. L. Man	52	130	13	25	5	30.75	2:06:50	8-8-8-9-10	74.00 23.80 28.70

Sire:Iffraaj

Breed of the Winning Horse:NICHOLSON RETURNS

Dam:Heart's Delight

Pool	Winning Combination	Dividend (HK$)
win	2	47
place	2	16.5
	9	46
	4	156
forecast	2-9	609
quinella	2-9	400
quinella place	2-9	116
	2-4	570.5
	4-9	1261.5
tierce	2-9-4	24243
trio	2-4-9	7064
first 4	2-3-4-9	8735
quartet	2-9-4-3	135704

Recap by phillip woo

Nicholson Returns drew clear after hitting the front 250m out following a patient ride four back and one off the fence. He was suited by the pace after putting the writing on the wall following a downgrade last start. Sharpen Bright came from near last to easily grab second. It was his best run to date but like the winner, he was suited by the pace up front. Romantic Fantasy ran on well from midfield to spice up the exotics. It was a vastly improved run at his second career start. Wonder Years came from last after his usual slow beginning to fill the frame. He's an honest stayer. Winning Steps whacked on onepaced after a handy run. He was on the quick back and is better suited over the 1,800m. Special Hedge weakened over the last 150m after working too hard in front leading from the widest draw. He ran himself into the ground. Firming favourite Little Fairy came up flat when push came to shove after finding a spot in the box seat. He was likely tired after chasing a genuine pace. Darci Joy had an excuse after pressing forward three deep to track the leader 1,500m out.

Racing Incident Report

Race One : (369) - FU TAI HANDICAP - Class 4 - 2000Meters

Horse No 1 DARCI JOY (E161) Y L Chung Shortly after the start was bumped and became unbalanced.

Near the 1850 Metres was crowded by JUBILATION which was taken in by SPECIAL HEDGE (C L Chau) after being bumped by that runner.

C L Chau was reprimanded.

For a short distance near the 500 Metres raced tight between JUBILATION and LITTLE FAIRY which shifted to the outside of SPECIAL HEDGE to obtain clear running.

The performance of DARCI JOY, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable.

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

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

Horse No 2 NICHOLSON RETURNS (E452) Z Purton Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 3 WONDER YEARS (G001) H Bowman Slow to begin.

Horse No 5 SUPER HONG KONG (D241) K C Leung Slow to begin and then was crowded by SHARPEN BRIGHT which shifted in.

The performance of SUPER HONG KONG, which finished tailed out, was considered unacceptable.

Before being allowed to race again, SUPER HONG KONG 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 8 JUBILATION (G029) M L Yeung After the race, M L Yeung reported that his mount gave ground under pressure in the Home Straight and when not in a competitive position he did not ride it out to the finish.

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

Horse No 9 SHARPEN BRIGHT (H276) L Ferraris Jumped awkwardly and shifted in.

Sent for sampling post-race.

Horse No 10 LITTLE FAIRY (H206) K Teetan After the race, K Teetan reported that after enjoying a good run in the event behind the leader, LITTLE FAIRY failed to respond to his riding in the Home Straight and was disappointing.

Noted to be making an abnormal respiratory noise after the race.

A veterinary inspection immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse's trachea.

Before being allowed to race again, LITTLE FAIRY will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.

Sent for sampling post-race.