Race 5 (661)
THE CRICKET CLUB VALLEY STAKES (HANDICAP) Rating:75-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | EVER MORE (CB130) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Broke with field and ridden along to race in a prominent position on rail. Took slender lead near the 400 M and kicked away from the rest in straight to win comfortably. |
| 2 | 5 | PROGRESSING TIMES (CC231) | M Rodd | -- | Jumped fairly and niggled along to race in midfield or worse around 2-wide through to straight. All out 200 M out and made up steady ground to grab 2nd place on the line. |
| 3 | 2 | STARDANE (CD299) | M W Leung | CP | Jumped with field and pushed along to race in midfield or better on rail through to straight. Ran on quite well when asked 200 M out but just lost out to 2nd placegetter in a ding-dong finish. |
| 4 | 10 | SALUT BEAUTE (CB189) | O Chavez | -- | Broke well from wide draw and steadily settled in midfield or worse 3-wide. Steady shifted to the widest at home bend to obtain clear running. Made up steady ground in straight to be closest at finish. |
| 5 | 4 | ONE STEP AHEAD (BT033) | B Prebble | P-/B2 | Slowly away from wide draw and raced in a rearward position around 2-wide. Under pressure 250 M out and closed the race off quite well to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 7 | KEEN FLYER (CB330) | H W Lai | B/TT | Jumped well from wide draw and hard ridden along to race in a prominent position around 2-wide to straight. Plugged on fairly when asked 250 M out and slightly weakened in the closing stages. |
| 7 | 1 | PROFIT HILL (CE274) | G Mosse | -- | Slow to begin and ridden along to race in a rearward position on rail through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 300 M out and kept on same pace to the line. |
| 8 | 9 | MANIFEST (CC048) | S Dye | B2/TT | Jumped fairly and ridden along to race in a forward position around 2-wide through to straight. Kept on same pace when asked 250 M out and steadily weakened over the concluding stages. |
| 9 | 3 | HARMONY (CE277) | D Whyte | -- | Began fairly from widest and pushed along to race in a prominent position around 4-wide. Hung out and carried wider at home turn. Unable to show much running in straight. (Roarer.) |
| 10 | 11 | SHATIN WIN WIN (CE284) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped awkwardly and pushed along to race at the back on rail through to straight. Made up little ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 11 | 12 | FOURSQUARE (CE081) | G Schofield | -- | Began awkwardly and ridden along to race in midfield or worse around 2-wide to straight. No extra when asked 250 M out and steadily faded inside final 150 M. |
| 12 | 6 | COMPANION (CA273) | W M Lai | -- | Jumped well from wide gate and raced in a forward position in the early stages. Near the 600 M commenced to give ground and tailed out in straight. |
| 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 |