Race 8 (290)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | LITTERATEUR (V183) | M Chadwick | CP/H/XB | Soon got across from draw 9, settled in 4th, made his move nearing top of straight, led 250M, kept on well to hold off rivals late stages. |
| 2 | 4 | RED WARRIOR (B355) | J Moreira | -- | Guided to a 2-wide spot in midfield, chased winner from top of straight, kept finding to the line but always held. |
| 3 | 9 | WINNING FAITH (A253) | A Badel | CP/H/TT | Reserved near last, 6Ls to make up 400M, widest into straight, stayed on well to go 3rd near 50M, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 2 | TURIN REDSTAR (B092) | K C Leung | CP/TT | From wide draw crossed to the rail 1300M, tracked leaders into straight, stuck to his task in the straight but not pace of first 3 final 200M, honest effort. |
| 5 | 10 | GOOD OMEN (B208) | C Y Ho | SR-/CP1 | Held up towards the rear, 6Ls behind leader going into home turn, made some ground final 300M, not reached leaders. |
| 6 | 3 | GOOD STANDING (B105) | D Whyte | B2 | Jumped on terms, reserved in midfield 4Ls off leader, pushed along 450M but only plugged away to the line, no threat to first 4. |
| 7 | 6 | PIKACHU (S298) | C Murray | -- | Settled worse than midfield, saved ground on the inside, tried hard in straight but kept on same pace to line only, no threat to leaders. |
| 8 | 12 | VOLPINO (B161) | S De Sousa | H/XB/TT | Held up behind mid-division, 5Ls off the pace at 400M, clear running form top of straight but only battled to the line. |
| 9 | 11 | LAND GRANT (V131) | C Wong | B/XB | Went forward from wide draw, caught wide before crossing to the lead 1200M, collared 250M, weakened rapidly late stages. |
| 10 | 7 | STIMULATION (B351) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Pushed up from outside draw and tracked leader from 1300M, couldn't pick up when placed under pressure early straight, faded final 200M. |
| 11 | 8 | JADE FORTUNE (V020) | M L Yeung | B/H | Lacked early speed, ended up towards the rear, wide no cover from 900M, couldn't get close turning home, no impact. |
| 12 | 1 | IMPERIAL GALLANTRY (T028) | M F Poon | B/H/TT | Switched off to rear after the jump, detached early stages, got back to the field halfway, scrubbed along home turn but couldn't make much headway, never involved. |
| 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 |