Race 4 (457)
MATHESON HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | GO GO VICTORY (CE097) | D Whyte | SR | Gained a soft lead on the fence, always about 2Ls clear before straightening for home, never looked like being headed. |
| 2 | 11 | THAT'S IT (CE223) | H K Yim | SR | Had the run of the race on fence 2Ls off pace in 2nd or 3rd until final bend, plugged on at the one pace but did enough for 2nd. |
| 3 | 8 | KING OF SPADES (CC056) | O Doleuze | B | Settled about 8th place 2-wide and roughly 4Ls off the speed from 1200 M to final bend, made fair late ground for a place. |
| 4 | 6 | ONLY YOU (CD210) | M W Leung | -- | 3-back on fence about 3Ls behind in 6th or so until final bend, over 2Ls down in 3rd at 200 M, one-paced and lost out on a place final 50 M. |
| 5 | 1 | JUBILOSO (CD381) | B Prebble | BO | No early dash and sat about 6Ls off pace in 11th at 1100 M, same turning for home, never threatened to place. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 12 | FLAG FINDER (CE224) | G Schofield | -- | Worse than midfield at least 4Ls off pace on fence until home stretch, scraped past a few tired rivals late on. |
| 7 | 2 | CHERISHED (CB160) | F Coetzee | TT | 2-wide and 2Ls back in 4th at 1200 M, 3Ls down in 5th taking final bend, always outpaced. |
| 8 | 4 | AURELIAN (CC025) | H W Lai | -- | 3-wide but with cover and 4Ls down in 8th at 1100 M, 5Ls down in 10th off final bend, no impression. |
| 9 | 3 | DESERT STRIKE (CB054) | K T Yeung | -- | 8Ls last at 1100 M, further back detached down back stretch, never properly involved. |
| 10 | 9 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | W M Lai | CP/H | 2-wide and 1L down in 2nd at 1200 M, 2Ls down in 3rd and struggling to lie taking final bend, emptied. |
| 11 | 10 | DONGGUAN VICTORY (CB382) | Y T Cheng | -- | 3-wide no cover in 5th at 1100 M, gained cover 3-wide at 600 M when about 4Ls back in midfield, petered out tamely in home stretch. |
| 12 | 5 | NAMJONG GOODLUCK (CE267) | G Mosse | CP | Lacked early pace, forced 4-wide no cover 4Ls off pace in 7th at 1200 M, hard ridden while pressing on to be 3Ls down in 4th out deep off home turn, soon beaten and eased final 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 |