Race 8 (422)
BRIAR HANDICAP Rating:110-85 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | FINAL ANSWER (L178) | D Beadman | XB/H/TT | Quickly into stride, travelled strongly behind leader, loomed 200M out and came with a strong run to take the lead near 50M, kept on for an impressive win over some noted course specialists. |
| 2 | 9 | TURBO KING (L320) | M L Yeung | -- | Never far off 2Ls behind leader but was 3-wide throughout, ran on under urge and made a late surge final 100M to go 2nd.Just before the line. |
| 3 | 8 | ROMANTIC CITY (L023) | Z Purton | -- | Overcame a wide draw and soon crossed to the lead, dictated the race with a very steady tempo, quickened again 350M out and kept on gamely, headed nearing 50M. |
| 4 | 5 | HIGH POINT (CH215) | C Y Ho | CP | Chased leader, lacked extra pace to challenge inside 300M but kept on steadily to the line. |
| 5 | 11 | FORTUNE RED PEPPER (CK199) | C K Tong | -- | Not hurried in early stages, taken across to the fence and raced towards the rear 4-5Ls off the pace, met minor interference near 200M, stayed on well. |
| 6 | 12 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS (CH145) | K C Leung | XB/H | Restrained behind midfield but proved difficult to settle in the middle stages, closed off the race well but was awkwardly placed behind horses near 150M, ran on again when clear. |
| 7 | 10 | EL ZONDA (CK132) | M Chadwick | TT | Outpaced early stages, urged along to take a midfield position along the 3-path, kept on evenly inside 300M, not beaten far. |
| 8 | 6 | PERFECT STYLE (CJ329) | B Prebble | P- | Broke well then restrained to race in midfield about 3Ls off the pace, pushed along inside 500M but could keep on at the same pace only. |
| 9 | 3 | VITAL FLYER (CK373) | O Doleuze | TT | Along the fence in mid-division, made a short-lived effort on straightening, flattened 200M then weakened over the final stages. |
| 10 | 2 | OUR LUCKY BABY (CH187) | D Whyte | B/TT | Lost ground at the start then hampered near 1000M, ended up near last 6Ls behind leader, made limited progress final 300M. Never threatened. |
| 11 | 4 | NIGHTLIGN (CJ145) | H W Lai | P/H1 | Behind midfield, caught wide throughout and covered more ground than others, didn’t pick up when asked. |
| 12 | 1 | ENTHUSED (CH303) | T H So | TT | Checked near1000M and shuffled back to last, over 7Ls down turning in and gave no response, eased final 200M. |
| 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 |