Race 8 (036)
MIDDLE BAY HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | WIN PRACTITIONER (CG180) | C K Tong | -- | Settled midfield and saved ground on the inside, held up midway round the home turn as the pace slackened, picked up well from 250 M, finished the race with a flourish and got up right on the line. |
| 2 | 2 | MAJESTIC HEART (CH319) | Z Purton | BO | Towards the rear, shifted out 3-wide approaching home turn and moved closer, ran on strongly and led 100 M out, just caught on the line by stable companion. |
| 3 | 12 | PACKING FRIEND (CK109) | H W Lai | -- | Tracked pace in 3rd, took over 300 M out but not matched winner's pace final 100 M. |
| 4 | 7 | HAPPY AMBASSADOR (CH286) | B Prebble | -- | Broke well but was restrained to a midfield position along the inside, pushed along 450 M, loomed up as a main threat near 200 M but was no match with first two. |
| 5 | 3 | REGENCY WINNER (CK410) | M Chadwick | TT | Checked at the start and ended up towards the rear, held up near 400 M and had 5Ls to make up turning in, ran on well up the fence. |
| 6 | 1 | HOLD HANDS (CH116) | C Y Ho | -- | Dropped back to last almost 10Ls behind leader, shifted wide for a run nearing 400 M, stayed on well down the outside but couldn't reach the principals. |
| 7 | 9 | GILDED FLIGHT (CH294) | K C Leung | -- | Overcame a wide draw to lead on the outside, kept on till weakening inside 150 M. |
| 8 | 11 | PRECISION MAGIC (CJ262) | M L Yeung | V | Placed 2-wide in midfield about 5Ls off the pace, ran on final 300 M but lacked pace to seriously challenge. |
| 9 | 4 | KENOBE (CH222) | D Beadman | XB | Restrained to a position behind midfield and got shuffled further back over the home turn, shifted out for a clear path in straight but could make limited progress only. |
| 10 | 10 | SUPER CAGA (CK054) | Y T Cheng | CP | Crowded at the start, pushed along to 4th position not far off leaders, had his chance but ran on only one-paced. |
| 11 | 6 | BEST MILITARY (L007) | D Whyte | -- | Hampered at the start and ended up towards the rear 8Ls behind leaders, was 3-wide no cover from 1000 M and pushed forward nearing home turn, no extra 200 M. (Lame right hind leg.) |
| 12 | 8 | SILVER SUN (CE126) | M W Leung | CP1 | Led steadily from 1300 M, pressed along 400 M out, soon weakened. (Lame right front leg.) |
| 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 |