Race 8 (083)
NEW LANTAO BUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | HAPPY SURVEYS (T248) | B Prebble | -- | Restrained after jump, held up near the rear of main group 6Ls off the pace, brought wide top of straight, quickened up strongly and kept producing all the way to the line, led close home. |
| 2 | 2 | SUPER LEADER (V016) | D Whyte | -- | Held up at the rear of main group, 5Ls to make up 400M, went for gap inside and made sound progress final 300M, went 2nd late stages. |
| 3 | 12 | VICTORY MARVEL (T426) | C Schofield | -- | Chased leaders 2-wide, well placed to strike turning home, ran on soundly but no match for winner out wide, got up 3rd last stride. |
| 4 | 11 | FISH N' CHIPS (T099) | M L Yeung | -- | Strode forward from wide draw, relinquished the lead 600M, battled up the rail on straightening, briefly regained the lead 150M but couldn't fend off first 3 late stages. |
| 5 | 6 | REGENCY DARLING (T138) | K K Chiong | -- | Chased leader early, took over 600M, hung on to lead until 150M, faded final stages. |
| 6 | 9 | LUCKY PROFIT (S335) | J Moreira | B/TT | Beaten for early speed, eased back passing 1000M, 3-wide without cover in midfield on settling, ran on fairly in straight, always held by leaders. |
| 7 | 5 | TRAVEL SUCCESSOR (V121) | N Callan | -- | Jumped on terms to be 3rd/4th along the rail on settling, into clear 300M, every chance, one paced final 150M. |
| 8 | 10 | TRUMP (P106) | K C Ng | -- | Slow to begin, sat at the rear of main group, hung out home turn and hampered 450M, stayed on moderately and passed a few on the way in before no clear run late stages. |
| 9 | 3 | SUPER TURBO (V310) | Z Purton | -- | Restrained in midfield about 4Ls back along the rail, badly held up for clear running in straight and was not able to be tested. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 10 | 4 | SKY MAN (S091) | K Teetan | -- | Jumped well before eased back to find cover, proved difficult to settle passing 1000M, didn't travel during the race and couldn't finish off on straightening. |
| 11 | 7 | SAN NICASIO (T398) | K C Leung | SR | Held up in midfield, 6th and 3Ls off the pace 400M, kept on fairly behind main rivals, faded late. (Bled.) |
| 12 | 8 | STAR OF YAN OI (T389) | M Chadwick | P1 | Began awkwardly and lost ground, soon became detached from the field throughout the race. (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 |