Race 7 (310)
CANNON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | UNION'S STAR (CK117) | B Prebble | -- | Taken back from the wide gate, urged along to catch up 6Ls behind the leader after finding the fence, swung widest for home, launched a strong kick down the outside final 300 M, hit the lead in the final stride. |
| 2 | 8 | HAPPY REUNION (CK163) | Z Purton | B/TT | Out in line, shaken up to track the leaders one off, shifted wider for home, hung in but ran on well down centre of the straight, briefly led passing 100 M but grabbed by the winner in the final stride. |
| 3 | 10 | EL ZONDA (CK132) | K L Chui | TT | Started awkwardly, sat 3Ls behind the pace on rails, travelled satisfactorily throughout, dashed well when clear 300 M out, could out match the strides of the first two but kept on soundly for 3rd. |
| 4 | 11 | CHEERFUL CITY (CK009) | W M Lai | B/TT | Started fairly, pressed on to share the lead along the rails passing 800 M, travelled nicely rounding bend, kept on well in the home straight, tackled inside 100 M, just lost a place in the final stride. |
| 5 | 9 | GOLDEN BAUHINIA (CK123) | T H So | -- | Broke well from the wide alley, urged along to share the lead, overhauled near 200 M, could not match the strides of the principal final 100 M. |
| 6 | 2 | SUPERIOR UNIT (CJ045) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Held midfield easily, 3Ls behind the leaders 2-wide, bumped at 300 M, made up ground steadily when clear 200 M but never really threatened the principals. |
| 7 | 12 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | H W Lai | XB | No Comments on Running information for this horse. |
| 8 | 1 | DIAMOND KNIGHT (CK311) | D Beadman | -- | Jumped fast from the widest alley, sat 2 to 3Ls off the pace 3-wide, travelled keenly near 700 M, lost cover and caught 4-wide rounding bend, remained one-paced until flattened 150 M. |
| 9 | 6 | EASY (CG095) | K C Leung | -- | Jumped fastest, soon occupied a fence position 2Ls behind the leader, travelled satisfactorily turning for home, gave no response when asked for efforts final 300 M. |
| 10 | 7 | YOUNG LABEL (CJ218) | A Gryder | -- | Bumped at start, niggled along to race 1 to 2Ls off the lead, checked losing ground at 600 M, travelled only fairly 3-wide rounding bend, could not find extra to challenge the principal in the home straight. (Lame left front leg.) |
| 11 | 5 | SHINING VICTORY (L163) | D Whyte | B1/TT1 | Slow to begin, taken back 4 to 5Ls behind the leaders, pulled in early stages, could not handle the turn, made no impression in the home straight. |
| 12 | 4 | LONGWAH RISING (CJ297) | B Doyle | -- | Out in line, taken rearward 5Ls off the speed, carried 4-wide and drifted back to last turning for home, well beaten. (Mucus.) |
| 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 |