Race 9 (294)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | CALIFORNIADEEPSHOT (D276) | M Chadwick | CP/TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, there to turn, finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 1 | WILL POWER (D093) | C L Chau | XB | Jumped well, raced 2 wide in midfield, hard ridden after passing 400M, 3 wide turning in, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just narrowly beaten. |
| 3 | 5 | CLASSIC UNICORN (C343) | T Piccone | TT | Began well from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on well in straight, just unable to hold off the first two late. |
| 4 | 2 | HONG KONG WIN (C333) | J Moreira | B- | Jumped with them, positioned 4 lengths behind the leader on rail, shifted out off heels near 450M, made good progress in straight to make frame, no threat to the first few. |
| 5 | 6 | GOLDEN DASH (B190) | A Badel | B/TT | Commenced well, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, crowded and badly unbalanced near 450M, showed some response early in straight, peaked 100M, no clear run close home. |
| 6 | 4 | EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) | C Soumillon | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths back on turn, made good progress in straight without threatening. |
| 7 | 8 | GUNNISON (A377) | H N Wong | -- | Shifted in at start and made contact, taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 8 lengths back turning in, made some headway in straight. |
| 8 | 9 | MEGA HEART (A148) | A Hamelin | XB/TT | Crowded out start, raced at rear on the inside, 7 lengths back on turn, made some progress in straight. |
| 9 | 11 | JOYFUL UNION (C232) | V Borges | CP | Taken back from the widest draw, raced 3 wide at rear, 7 lengths back on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 10 | 10 | LARSON (D199) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Jumped well from gate 11, raced in midfield on the outside, slightly taken back after entering the back straight, found a 2 wide spot near 750M, commenced move 450M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
| 11 | 3 | SHINING GEM (C058) | K C Leung | CP | Slowly away, positioned on rail in midfield, severely checked near 450M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. |
| 12 | 7 | RACING FIGHTER (B285) | M F Poon | B/TT | Moderately away, raced behind midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, very wide turning in, weakened gradually in straight. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |