Race 9 (142)
PLOVER COVE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | DASHING THUNDER (CD080) | C Brown | B | Settled around midfield. Ran on doggedly in straight to gain upper hand on line. |
| 2 | 1 | SOUNDS BEST (CE255) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Settled in midfield. Quickened into straight. Gained slender lead 200 M out. Fought on well but pipped at post. |
| 3 | 6 | SUNBELL (CB391) | G Schofield | CP | Mainly 3 or 4-wide in straight. Quickened to challenge upon straightening but unable to sustain effort inside final 200 M. |
| 4 | 4 | SEASONS TREASURE (CB310) | R Fradd | P | Settled at the back. Swung wide into straight. Ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 5 | 9 | ABERDEEN (CE182) | M W Leung | H/TT1 | Well back. Commenced run turning in. Briefly baulked 200 M out. Produced good late impression closing stages. |
| 6 | 10 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | S K Sit | -- | Attempted to make all. Unable to sustain effort under pressure and overhauled 200 M out. |
| 7 | 3 | PHOENIX FORTUNE (CD122) | A Delpech | B | Towards rear. Made steady headway down straight without threatening. |
| 8 | 8 | BYRON (CD275) | D Whyte | -- | Settled towards rear. Produced good impression despite tight early in straight. Kept on at the same pace closing stages. |
| 9 | 5 | SPEEDING MOLLY (CC227) | B Prebble | SR/TT | Mainly in forward of midfield. Kept on same pace before tightened and lost position 200 M out. |
| 10 | 7 | KING HOGAN (CE257) | Y T Cheng | B2 | Never far off to straight. One-paced when tightened on rails 200 M. Never recovered. |
| 11 | 11 | PRESENT TREASURE (CC077) | H K Yim | -- | Wide in prominent position to straight. Dropped out. |
| 12 | 2 | VICTORY MARBLE (BV275) | O Doleuze | -- | Chased leader to straight. Gradually weakened. |
| 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 |