Race 6 (465)
INVERNESS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | HIGH RETURN (CK164) | Y T Cheng | B | Eased back, 5-1/2Ls off the leader 2 to 3-wide, harmed by the slow pace, dashed strongly 300 M to win by a narrow margin. |
| 2 | 2 | FREE AND EASY (L049) | B Prebble | CP1 | Took rail easily and led by 1/2L at advantageous slow sectionals, hung on strongly until final stride, just missed. |
| 3 | 3 | PERFECT GEAR (L014) | J Lloyd | -- | Pushed forward, 2Ls behind the slow pace 2-wide, raced keenly, closed the race off strongly 200 M for 3rd. |
| 4 | 11 | FLORAL PICASSO (CJ225) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled in box seat, favoured by the slow tempo, just held ground in last quarter. |
| 5 | 7 | TURF MAGIC (CK307) | O Doleuze | -- | Eased at start to cross behind the pace group, 2-1/2Ls off the leader on the fence, not suited by the slow pace, little dash 200 M. |
| 6 | 9 | JOYFUL JOYFUL (CK284) | Z Purton | B- | Pushed to sit outside the lead, benefited by the slow early sectionals, ran on until 200 M flattened. |
| 7 | 10 | PAR EXCELLENCE (CK020) | M L Yeung | SR/TT | Pushed forward but failed to cross, 1-1/2Ls off the slow pace, trapped 3-wide throughout and lost too much ground, flattened 250 M. |
| 8 | 12 | KINGIFLY (CG020) | T H So | TT | Eased to sit in midfield, 3-1/2Ls off the leader 2-wide, not suited by the slow tempo, just held ground in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | BEAUTY EXPRESS (CJ284) | D Whyte | -- | Hard ridden to take a midfield spot, 3-1/2Ls off the leader, not suited by the slow pace, trapped 3-wide throughout and lost too much ground, held ground in straight. |
| 10 | 1 | CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) | A Suborics | CP/TT | Eased to sit behind midfield along the fence, 4-1/2Ls off the leader, harmed by the slow tempo, raced flat until 100 M showed little dash. |
| 11 | 4 | SUPER GOAL MASTER (CG220) | C K Tong | B/TT | Eased back, 8Ls off the leader 2-wide, not suited by the slow pace, no progress. |
| 12 | 6 | ESPERANZA (CG159) | H W Lai | B | Very slow away, at rear, harmed by the slow pace, never competitive. |
| 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 |