Race 7 (270)
HYDRANGEA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | MISTER MONTE (A201) | J Moreira | B/TT | Jumped straight to the front, racing wide till crossing to rail 1250m. Kicked 2L clear on straightening and went to the post under hands and heels riding. |
| 2 | 1 | DR WIN WIN (A154) | N Rawiller | CP | Away well, pressed forward from wide draw, racing one-out 1L from leader. Left flat-footed when leader kicked 350m but kept chasing to the line. |
| 3 | 4 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | K C Leung | TT | Raced in midfield along rail to turn. Switched out in straight to make challenge but never looked dangerous. |
| 4 | 2 | GO BEAUTY GO (V316) | Z Purton | -- | Jumped well, taken to box seat and tracked leader to straight. Shaken up 300m but only one-paced. |
| 5 | 6 | PHOTON WILLIE (S199) | B Prebble | H/TT | No early pace, racing one-out towards rear. Swung wide into straight and boxed on fairly. |
| 6 | 11 | THE JUDGE (A147) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Ridden early to stay with pace but left wide after 1300m. Taken to centre field on straightening but only one-paced. |
| 7 | 9 | TRAVEL FIRST (T098) | H T Mo | TT | Traveled comfortably one-back, one-out from start but had to be niggled at passing 600m to hold position before giving ground in straight. |
| 8 | 8 | EASY HEDGE (T409) | S Clipperton | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly, losing ground, dropping to last pair along rail. Stayed on rail around turn and made up some ground in straight. |
| 9 | 3 | JADE FORTUNE (V020) | U Rispoli | B/H | Outpaced early, racing along rail behind midfield. Came off rail on straightening but only one-paced. |
| 10 | 5 | A BEAUTIFUL (T421) | W M Lai | TT | Began well, taken to rail, settling 3L from leader. Under pressure from home turn and gave ground gradually. |
| 11 | 7 | SMILING CHARM (V321) | A Sanna | B/TT | No pace, racing 3-wide towards rear. Covered extra ground throughout and found little in straight when asked for effort. |
| 12 | 12 | HAPPY AND HEALTHY (T056) | M F Poon | B/TT | Steadied soon after start and shifted across behind runners, dropping to last. Never in the hunt after that. |
| 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 |