Race 5 (197)
KYOTO HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | HEI HEI POSH (M390) | Z Purton | TT | Jumped well but settled behind leader. Shuffled back 1700m, came off fence 1000m but shifted back in final turn. Had to switch out in straight to get run and finished strongly. |
| 2 | 4 | SUPER STRIKE (L393) | T Angland | B | Not pushed, settling at rear close to rail. Last at 1600m, off fence 1000m, 3-wide final turn, finished strongly centre course to just miss. |
| 3 | 6 | ACTIVISM (N260) | D Whyte | B/TT | Jumped OK but tightened 2000m. Lost position back stretch, last at turn. Cut in to rail, ran on steadily from 500m to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 11 | WIN ALONG (P003) | M L Yeung | B/TT | Settled behind pacemakers, got close to heels 1800m dropping 2-back, 1-off back stretch. Took off approaching home turn, led from 500m, kept on well till swamped final 50m. |
| 5 | 10 | MOBILE KING (P084) | C K Tong | -- | Began awkwardly, dropping to rear away from fence. Unhappy with slow pace, took off from 800m to sit outside leader. Kept on well till flattened 50m. |
| 6 | 8 | DRAGON BACHELOR (P128) | G Mosse | H-/P- | Taken across behind runners from wide draw and last on settling. Improved position back stretch, 3-wide final turn, made ground till flattened 100m. |
| 7 | 1 | BETTER ANNOUNCE (N254) | N Callan | V/TT | Shaken up to go forward, led to 1700m before easing into box seat before 2nd turn. Hard ridden from 600m but only one paced. |
| 8 | 12 | ROYAL KNIGHT (L094) | W C Marwing | SR/TT | Taken forward between horses but left wide without cover when outside runners shot ahead 1600m. Wide back stretch, made forward move 500m, then one-paced. Rider said saddle shifted 800m. |
| 9 | 3 | TRES MAGNIFIQUE (L367) | C O'Donoghue | B | Ridden up inside early leader first turn, led 1800m before easing to 3rd 1600m. Hard ridden from 800m, found little, eased final 200m. |
| 10 | 5 | VERY WELL (M161) | K C Leung | B/XB | Caught 3-wide first turn, rolled forward to lead 1600m, cutting to fence and slowing pace. Overtaken final turn, gave ground quickly in straight. Unacceptable performance. |
| 11 | 2 | MAGNUMOUS (N251) | U Rispoli | TT | Ridden forward from wide draw to sit outside leader from first to second turn. Under pressure back stretch and beaten horse from 800m. Unacceptable performance. Lame right front leg. |
| 12 | 9 | KHARU (CK411) | T H So | B | Trapped 4-wide first turn and ridden forward to sit outside leader from 1600m to 700m when gave ground abruptly. Mucus in trachea. Unacceptable performance. |
| 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 |