Race 8 (422)
KING KWONG HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | ENCOURAGING (B109) | S De Sousa | B/TT | Settled ahead of midfield in a fast run race, quickened up well passing 300M, strongly challenged leader final 100M to share the spoils. |
| 1 | 9 | MAGNIFICENT (C121) | H T Mo | -- | Quickly into stride, led at fast pace, held 1L lead on straightening, joined by rival final 100M, dug deep to force a dead heat at the line. |
| 3 | 12 | NORDIC WARRIOR (B371) | M Chadwick | B/H | Taken back from wide draw, settled 2nd last in a fast run race, 6Ls off the pace 400M, closed off well for 3rd but couldn't get to first 2. |
| 4 | 3 | GOOD OMEN (B208) | Z Purton | V | Restrained to race near the rear, in 10th spot 5-6Ls off the fast pace, awkwardly placed top of straight, checked 250M, switched lane and closed off strongly, just missed 3rd. |
| 5 | 8 | RICKFIELD (V046) | U Rispoli | XB | Held up behind midfield along the fence, 8th at 400M, kept on steadily on straightening but couldn't get closer to leaders. |
| 6 | 4 | NICCONI EXPRESS (C024) | J Moreira | -- | Began awkwardly, took up a midfield spot on the inside, 6th on settling, driven along 400M, only battled away at same speed. |
| 7 | 6 | SACRED IBIS (A127) | A Badel | B | Dropped back to the rear as expected, 7Ls off the fast pace middle stages, made some ground on straightening but never reached contention. |
| 8 | 10 | FLYING QUEST (A071) | C Y Ho | B | From draw 11 unable to get closer than 3-wide, behind midfield 8th on settling, ran on moderately over final 300M, never threatened. |
| 9 | 5 | PIKACHU (S298) | G van Niekerk | B | Caught wide no cover early stages, strode closer to leaders passing 1100M but remained wide throughout the trip, kept in touch until faded 250M. |
| 10 | 7 | SARRI (C196) | K Teetan | -- | Held up in mid-division, 4Ls off leader in a fast run race, wide into straight, couldn't muster speed to be closer. |
| 11 | 2 | EPIC (C114) | N Callan | TT | Driven forward from widest draw, chased leader in a fast run race, battled on same pace early straight, no extra final 200M. |
| 12 | 11 | MISTER MONTE (A201) | H N Wong | B-/TT- | Bustled along after the start, stayed prominent behind leaders in a fast run race, gave ground passing 500M, quickly dropped out of contention. |
| 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 |