Race 7 (776)
LOTUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | THUNDER STOMP (V279) | C Wong | B | Clean jump, sent forward to sit 1 to 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground to near 450M, challenged the leader turning in, took the lead early in straight, kept on well thereafter and scored. |
| 2 | 1 | FRIENDS OF KA YING (T370) | Z Purton | B | Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, 3 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, finished off well to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 3 | SUPER FORM (T232) | J Moreira | V/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide at rear, 6 to 7 lengths back, sent forward near 600M, 3 wide on turn, made some headway in straight to take a place. |
| 4 | 7 | LET'S TAKE IT EASY (A140) | K Teetan | H/CP1 | Bumped start and unbalanced, raced 2 wide better than midfield, similar position on turn, kept on evenly in straight, just missed 3rd on line. |
| 5 | 2 | BRAVE LEGEND (A260) | C Y Ho | CP/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced 2 wide at tail, still 6 lengths back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off very strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 6 | 10 | DYNAMIC EAGLE (B072) | K C Leung | B/H/XB/TT | Bumped on jumping, positioned 5 lengths back on rail, saved ground on turn, made minor progress in straight. |
| 7 | 5 | HAPPY DRAGON (B099) | N Callan | H | Taken back to race at tail, 8 to 9 lengths back, still last on turn, made reasonable progress in straight without threatening. |
| 8 | 6 | BANK ON RED (A228) | O Doleuze | XB | Moderately away from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, enjoyed the easy lead to turn, headed early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. (Jockey dropped whip 75M.) |
| 9 | 12 | DUKEDOM (V372) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, failed to close off in straight. |
| 10 | 11 | HIGH SPIRIT (A138) | A Sanna | XB/TT | Bumped shortly after start, raced at rear on rail, 6 to 7 lengths back, there to turn, failed to make any progress in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | RIGHT CALL (V024) | H N Wong | B/TT | Away with them, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, peaked near 400M, emptied early in straight. (Jockey concerned over the horse's action before the race.) |
| 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 |