Race 9 (146)
THE ABC ASIA PACIFIC CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | EVERY TIME (CD314) | G Schofield | -- | Broke well and soon settled in midfield 3-wide with cover. Switched out on straightening. Under pressure 250 M out and charged home inside final 200 M. |
| 2 | 4 | TAKING THE LEAD (CB275) | O Doleuze | -- | Bounded in the air at start and hard ridden to race in midfield on rail to straight. Ran on well inside final 200 M to fend off late challenge from 3rd placegetter. |
| 3 | 3 | ENGINEERING WONDER (CB300) | G Mosse | -- | Slowly away and raced behind midfield 2-wide. Made little headway and steadily shifted out at home bend. Near 300 M was checked when crowded for room. Rattled home inside final 200 M to miss 2nd by narrow margin. |
| 4 | 7 | ABLE MARSHALL (CB336) | K S Yu | -- | Jumped best and pushed along to race in a forward position on rail through to straight. Ran on quite well when asked 250 M out but just failed to get into the placing. |
| 5 | 9 | PROGRESSING TIMES (CC231) | A Delpech | -- | Soon raced in midfield 2 to 3-wide. Switched out on straightening to obtain clear running, ran on fairly in straight but unable to match speed with placegetters in the closing stages. |
| 6 | 8 | BEST GIFT (CD296) | H K Yim | B | Jumped awkwardly from wide draw and dropped to the tail of the field on rail to straight. Under pressure 300 M out and made some impression inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 11 | BRILLIANT EXPRESS (CB022) | D Dunn | -- | Raced in a rearward position on rail to straight. Only able to run on evenly when placed under pressure 250 M out. |
| 8 | 12 | GRANDWAY SHUTTLE (CB424) | S Dye | B | Began well and niggled along to take lead with 1/2L advantage to straight. Kept on same pace in straight and further weakened in the closing stages. |
| 9 | 6 | STAR PRODIGY (CD294) | R Fradd | SR | Jumped awkwardly and raced in a rearward position 2-wide to straight. Kept on same pace and only ran past several beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
| 10 | 5 | BRAVE KNIGHT (CC131) | Y T Cheng | TT | Broke well from widest and niggled along to race in midfield 4 to 5-wide without cover to straight. Unable to make any impression when asked 300 M out. |
| 11 | 2 | GIANFANTI (CD216) | B Doyle | TT1 | From wide draw was hard ridden along to race outside the leader to straight. No extra when asked 250 M and steadily faded inside final 150 M. |
| 12 | 10 | SOUTHERN LIGHT (CB439) | P H Lo | SR | Raced in midfield or better 3 to 4-wide with no cover from back straight. Found nothing when asked 250 M out and steadily faded inside 200 M. |
| 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 |