Race 4 (166)
SUTHERLAND HANDICAP Rating:40-10 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | TRAVEL LEADER (CD226) | G Mosse | CP | Slowest out, 10Ls last at 1200 M and going well when 5Ls down off last bend, quickened through the field to lead about 100 M out, kept on strongly. |
| 2 | 4 | OCTAGONAL CANYON (CJ055) | D Whyte | -- | 3-back on the rails about 3Ls behind in mid-division through to home turn, upsides with every chance 150 M out but couldn't match winner's late burst. |
| 3 | 2 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | Z Purton | B/TT1 | 8Ls away in 10th at 1200 M, closer but wider into stretch, went close 2nd with all chances at 200 M, couldn't sustain the run but still placed. |
| 4 | 9 | SERIOUS PLAY (CC003) | E Saint-Martin | B | One from rear about 9Ls off speed at 1200 M, 6Ls adrift entering home straight, made some decent late ground but couldn't reach front trio. |
| 5 | 7 | LIGHTNING MOUNT (CH082) | K L Chui | B/TT | 4-back the rails and 6Ls from the speed at 1000 M, 4Ls behind on straightening, stayed on fairly well to be nearest at the finish. |
| 6 | 6 | DASHING FLAIR (CE330) | H W Lai | TT | 2-wide and 3Ls or 4Ls back in midfield through first half, threatened when over 1L back in 4th off last turn, run died rapidly inside final 200 M. |
| 7 | 3 | KINGSTON TEMPLE (CH234) | B Prebble | B | More prominent than normal, 2-wide and 1L back in 3rd at 800 M, ridden to lead from top of straight to 150 M out, retreated quickly once headed. |
| 8 | 8 | DECAGONAL (CH244) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Box-seated between 3rd and 5th about 2Ls from the speed until the home straight, absolutely no excuses for not finishing the race more strongly. |
| 9 | 10 | DENDRANTHEMA LOVE (CD073) | B Doyle | B | Settled worse than midfield as usual, only 4Ls or 5Ls from speed from 800 M to last section, failed to produce a late flourish and no excuses. |
| 10 | 11 | ALL FOR ONE (CH180) | C W Wong | -- | Close-up but 3-wide no cover throughout, 2Ls back in 5th at halfway and still thereabouts off last bend, soon hit the wall after the tough trip. |
| 11 | 1 | FISHKING EXCELLENT (CG232) | K C Leung | V | Went forward but never travelling well enough to lead at first, niggled to dispute pace from 800 M until 400 M, dropped out very rapidly. (Questioned for poor performance.) |
| 12 | 12 | HEADINGLEY (CH264) | D Beadman | B/TT | Over-racing when 1L in front on fence at 1200 M, still keen joined down back straight, headed and gone well before the home turn, eased down. (Questioned.) |
| 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 |