Race 7 (714)
THE HAPPY VALLEY VASE (HANDICAP) Rating:95-75 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | ISLAND SPEED (CG202) | A Delpech | B | Jumped early. Quickly ridden to gain narrow advantage approaching Rock. Still holding slender lead turning in and maintained same throughout despite shifting grounds. |
| 2 | 4 | BOOM (CH225) | Y T Cheng | TT | Began only fairly. Quickly moved up to dispute lead. Fought on gamely in straight despite racing tightly throughout. Just denied. |
| 3 | 1 | FIFTY FIFTY (CD131) | G Mosse | B2 | Niggled at in first few early, dropping to 5th about 2-1/2Ls off the pace going up Rock. Similar turning in but fought on steadily to reach a placing late. |
| 4 | 6 | BEAR MACHO (CG152) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well from widest draw, settling 3-wide in close-up position in 4th. Gained 1L 3rd upon straightening but unable to quicken under pressure to lose 3rd late. |
| 5 | 3 | BLUE GENES (CG055) | B Prebble | B/TT | Behind midfield most of way to straight. Produced good late impression inside final 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | GOLDEN CARE (CD188) | K T Yeung | XB/TT | Raced in rear of midfield on rails to straight. Ran home steadily without threatening. |
| 7 | 10 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | H W Lai | -- | Ridden for speed early, showing the pace. Dropped to one-back in 3rd on rails passing 600 M. Baulked for a run upon straightening and dropped out tamely inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 2 | NOBLE MAN (CC099) | O Doleuze | -- | Never better than midfield. |
| 9 | 5 | STRONG GAIN (CE317) | F Coetzee | XB | Settled at the back. Last into straight. Only kept on past beaten horses. |
| 10 | 7 | BULLDOZER (CG062) | W M Lai | TT | Never better than midfield. Kept on at the one pace to the line. |
| 11 | 12 | THUNDER FLASH (CG270) | K L Chui | -- | Began fairly from wide draw travelling wide in prominent position. Shuffled back to mid-division before home bend. Found nothing under pressure in straight. |
| 12 | 11 | NOBLE CRUSADER (CD286) | D Nikolic | B/TT | Raced wide in rear of midfield. Dropped out from home bend. |
| 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 |