Race 9 (127)
ZHAOQING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | GOLDEN ARTIE (G434) | A Atzeni | H/XB | Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept to inside after straightening and finished off strongly to score. |
| 2 | 5 | BRAVE STAR (G268) | L Hewitson | XB | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, a bit closer after passing 600M, angled out 450M, finished off strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 12 | KILINDINI (E236) | K C Leung | H/TT | Away well, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead near 1000M, headed approaching 850M, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader in the middle stages, kept on well in straight to take a place, not able to challenge. |
| 4 | 2 | NOT USUAL STAR (G396) | L Ferraris | H/TT | Clean jump, tracked leaders on the outside, made forward move after entering the back straight, took the lead near 850M, led by a length on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 5 | 3 | EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) | Y L Chung | H-/XB | Jumped well, took the early lead, headed near 1000M, 1 out 1 back in the middle stages, kept on evenly in straight. |
| 6 | 8 | SMOKEY BEAR (E126) | K De Melo | B/XB/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the inside, 6 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 7 | 7 | KYRUS DRAGON (H396) | B Avdulla | XB/H1 | Taken back to race 2 wide behind midfield, 3 wide from 500M, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 10 | STREET CONQUEROR (H341) | K Teetan | TT | Average to begin, raced behind midfield on the inside, there to turn, angled out 350M, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 9 | 1 | ATOMIC FORCE (G221) | H Bentley | H/XB | Moderately away, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, a bit closer on turn, finished off evenly. |
| 10 | 4 | SIXTH GENERATION (G120) | Z Purton | CP/H/TT | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, moved a bit closer after passing 600M, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 11 | 9 | JUMBO FORTUNE (G195) | M Chadwick | PC/XB | Began only fairly, raced towards rear on the inside, angled out 500M, one-paced in straight. |
| 12 | 11 | DESERT STAR (H263) | M F Poon | SR/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at rear, 3 wide on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 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 |