Race 8 (489)
O'BRIEN HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | EXCITING DREAM (P191) | D Whyte | CP | Travelled comfortably in mid-division, switched out to clear 200M, dashed home strongly to score with something in hand. |
| 2 | 3 | GOLDEN HARVEST (N236) | J Moreira | TT | Held up behind midfield along the 2-path, quickened well to challenge inside 300M but always held by winner over final 150M. |
| 3 | 10 | CAGA FORCE (S160) | K C Leung | -- | Quickly into stride, crossed to the fence chasing leaders, ran on well down inside, held narrow lead near 100M, caught by first two final stages. Promising debut. |
| 4 | 2 | BUNDLE OF LOVE (N324) | T Angland | -- | Driven forward from wide barrier, settled one-out-one-back, briefly in front 250M, couldn't match finishing pace of first 3 final stages. |
| 5 | 9 | MY NAME IS BOND (M287) | M Chadwick | -- | Settled towards rear, moved to outside passing 400M, closed off well. |
| 6 | 6 | BOBO DRAGON (P147) | O Doleuze | B- | Crossed to a 2-wide position with cover 900M, moved closer 400M out, kept on steadily, no impression on leaders final 100M. |
| 7 | 5 | WINDICATOR STAR (N233) | C K Tong | TT | Eased back, sat behind midfield, gave limited response final 300M. |
| 8 | 1 | CALIFORNIA BOUNTY (P222) | K C Ng | TT | Rushed to the front, led steadily to straight, caught 250M, weakened badly. |
| 9 | 8 | FUN RIDER (CK231) | B Prebble | B | Bumped after the start, travelled at the back 7Ls off the pace, shifted in abruptly 600M, made no real progress in straight. |
| 10 | 12 | METALLIC STAR (N309) | W M Lai | H/TT | Settled towards the rear, travelled only fairly, failed to pick up when driven 400M, never involved. |
| 11 | 4 | BEAUTY SPARKLE (N310) | N Callan | XB/TT | Began awkwardly, pressed forward chasing leaders in a 2-wide position, under serious pressure 450M, dropped out of contention 300M. |
| 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 |