Race 8 (054)
BEGONIA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | BORN IN CHINA (T103) | D Whyte | H- | Away well enough, sat in 3rd and always well poised to strike, pushed out to take lead 250M, quickened clear under hands and heels riding, won impressively. |
| 2 | 11 | DIVINE BOY (T163) | J Moreira | B | Restrained in midfield along the 2-path, ran on well inside 300M to go 2nd near 50M, no match with runaway winner. |
| 3 | 9 | WHO'STHEDUDE (T312) | Z Purton | B1 | Began well from inside draw, held back to race in midfield 4Ls back, not matched winner's acceleration inside 300M, held 2nd until 50M. |
| 4 | 7 | GOLDEN CHOPSTICKS (P120) | K C Leung | -- | Taken back from wide barrier, settled down 5-6Ls back towards the rear, into clear 250M, stayed on. |
| 5 | 12 | ROMANTIC CASH (S319) | C Schofield | H/TT | Caught 3-wide no cover from draw 10, 3Ls behind leaders turning home, pushed along 450M, kept on same pace for non threatening 5th. |
| 6 | 2 | RUBY COAST (T159) | G Mosse | B | Failed to muster speed after start, got back to the tail of the field 700M, some progress final 300M but not reached leaders. |
| 7 | 3 | SMART DECLARATION (S436) | R Fourie | SR/TT | Taken across behind runners from 11, held up near the rear 6Ls back, guided to outside coming off the bend, kept on same pace. |
| 8 | 10 | BANGALORE (T296) | C Y Ho | H | Broke well, restrained sit 4th 3Ls off leader, lacked the necessary response when driven out in straight, no threat to leaders. (Jockey dropped rein 100M) |
| 9 | 6 | WAH MAY BABY (S247) | N Callan | B-/CP2/TT | Failed to muster speed and consequently raced back in the field, driven wide 550M, kept on only fairly on outer passing well beaten runners. |
| 10 | 8 | SIGHT SEEING (S291) | B Prebble | XB/TT | Ended up 3-wide in midfield, had cover, came off bridle 500M, failed to deliver a finish. (No Vet findings) |
| 11 | 4 | BRILLIANT PROPOSAL (N392) | H N Wong | B | Rushed to the lead under 10lbs claimer, led steadily to straight, was quickly swept aside passing 250M, weakened towards the line. |
| 12 | 5 | FIVE UP HIGH (S276) | M Chadwick | E | Used a bit early to obtain a forward position behind leader, found no extra 300M, soon beaten. (Blood in trachea) |
| 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 |