Race 8 (127)
CHING HIU HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | EXCEPTIONAL ART (L174) | K C Leung | -- | In midfield about 4Ls off the pace, had a smooth trip to straight, ran on strongly final 250M and reeled in long-time leader near 50M. |
| 2 | 6 | ARION OF CHIU TON (CK136) | O Doleuze | XB/B2 | Had to use up a bit to lead from draw 12, took them along steadily, kept on well home straight, collared by winner nearing 50M and went down narrowly. |
| 3 | 5 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | T H So | -- | Not far off the pace in 4th, took some time to get going on straightening, responded well passing 200M, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 9 | NORDIC STAR (CH302) | B Prebble | TT | Settled behind midfield 2-wide, in 6th place 4-5Ls off the pace for most of the trip, steadied when making his run near 250M, had his chance after that but only managed to stay on for a non threatening 4th. |
| 5 | 4 | REGENCY WINNER (CK410) | D Whyte | TT | Unable to slot in and was kept behind midfield 3-wide without cover, driven out nearing 400M, made some headway early straight, looked a possible winner until 200M, gradually weakened late stages. |
| 6 | 10 | PERFECT TEN (L030) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Close up in 3rd, well placed to strike passing 400M, briefly threatened early straight, one paced over final 200M and no extra late stages. |
| 7 | 12 | VICTORY IDE SAY (M056) | T Clark | TT | Checked on jumping and shuffled back to last 8Ls off the steady pace, bid 3-wide home turn, stayed on final 300M without threatening. |
| 8 | 2 | GIVE WELL (CJ109) | M L Yeung | BO | Held up near the rear 7Ls behind leader, outpaced as the race got serious nearing home straight, last going into final 200M, ran past beaten runners only. |
| 9 | 1 | MY MATE ADRIC (L004) | Z Purton | CO | Positively ridden from the off and tracked leader one out one back, niggled along nearing 500M to stay with the pace, run ended 150M and weakened. |
| 10 | 8 | ALMIGHTY WINDPOWER (L272) | T Angland | B | Towards the rear 6Ls back, pressed on nearing 400M but couldn't find another gear, tightened for room inside 100M, eased when no chance. |
| 11 | 11 | VILASOL (CK303) | B Doyle | B/SR | Settled behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, saved ground on the inside but not picked up when asked, one paced throughout. |
| TNP | 7 | MAJESTIC HEART (CH319) | C K Tong | B/H | Stood flat-footed as the start was effected, lost a considerable amount of ground and took no active part in the race. (Deemed to be a runner.) |
| 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 |