Race 3 (360)
TAI PO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | JUST CHILL (CK221) | M L Yeung | TT | Settled 2-wide towards rear through to the home turn. 5Ls down leaving the bend. Made his run through runners early in the straight. Got clear run passing 200 M and kept on strongly to cut down rivals close home. |
| 2 | 1 | PAR EXCELLENCE (CK020) | Z Purton | SR/TT | Pressed early from high draw. Slotted into one-out-one-back passing 900 M and was urged along to hold the position to home turn. Fought on in the straight. Just denied by the winner closing stages. |
| 3 | 11 | SOLAR UP (CK065) | D Whyte | -- | Soon rolled to the prominent spot. Took a split between runners top of home straight. Every chance final furlong. Caught by the front pair few strides before the line. |
| 4 | 2 | RARE TREASURE (CH150) | W C Marwing | XB/TT | 2-wide at midfield early and middle stages. Peeled out and was 3Ls away on straightening. Battled with the front trio but couldn't charge them down. |
| 5 | 8 | BIG KAHUNA (CG177) | J Lloyd | B | Always on fence at midfield. Plugged on in the straight but no real threat to the placegetters. |
| 6 | 5 | WIN-A-LOT (CJ124) | J Victoire | -- | 2-wide behind midfield through to the home turn. 4Ls off turning in. Made up some ground without troubling the principals. |
| 7 | 9 | MAGIC TURBO (CJ098) | T H So | CP | Raced within 6Ls of the pace before the bend. Took inside run and was 4Ls off turning into home. Picked up moderately before steadied 200 M. Ran on steadily once resumed. |
| 8 | 6 | AMBITIOUS DRAGON (CK399) | C K Tong | B1 | Slow to begin and was hard ridden early to catch up. Travelled wide and without cover at midfield thereafter. Couldn't sustain in the straight. |
| 9 | 12 | BERNINI (CJ168) | M W Leung | B | Eased to rear on fence from wide barrier. Moved away from the rail on straightening and made up minor ground thereafter. |
| 10 | 3 | MORNING GREEN (CK352) | B Prebble | H-/B1/XB2/TT- | Sat outside the leader until early home straight. Weakened 200 M. |
| 11 | 10 | MUSTANG (CK351) | A Suborics | B/TT | 3-wide towards rear throughout. No impression. |
| 12 | 7 | WOODSTOCK (L105) | A Gryder | B | Led on fence until peaked 300 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 |