Race 7 (397)
RUSSELL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | NABOO STAR (B366) | C Y Ho | V/TT | Settled toward the rear on the rail, switched wide for a run entering home straight, ran on well to lead 100 metres out, won readily. |
| 2 | 1 | FLYING QUEST (A071) | M F Poon | B | Settled in midfield in 7th on the rail, switched wide for a run approaching home turn, ran on well to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 7 | JOLLY HONOUR (C080) | G van Niekerk | B/TT | Settled in rear of midfield, commenced move out wide on home bend, one of the widest turning in, shifted in early in straight, fought on steadily and lost 2nd late. |
| 4 | 9 | TRIUMPHANT HORSE (B430) | H N Wong | B | Taken back from a wide draw, settled in rear on the rail, switched out for a run entering home straight, kept on same pace without quickening. |
| 5 | 3 | BEAR AGAIN (C301) | J Moreira | SR | Broke well from a poor draw, in front briefly before settling one back in 3rd rounding first bend, found nothing under pressure in straight. |
| 6 | 10 | MIGHTY POWER (C094) | M L Yeung | -- | Settled in forward of midfield in 6th, crowded early in straight, found no extra closing stages. |
| 7 | 8 | HAR HAR HEART (A224) | L Hewitson | -- | Taken back from a wide draw and waited with, produced good late finish inside the final 200 metres. |
| 8 | 6 | SMART LEADER (B456) | T Piccone | B/TT | Moderate start, pressed forward in wide run before settling one back in second turning into back straight, disputed lead rounding home bend but drifted wide into straight, soon weakened. |
| 9 | 2 | MAGNIFICENT (C121) | Z Purton | -- | Vied for lead early from a wide gate, took up running coming onto stables bend, led until joined rounding home bend, unable to sustain effort inside the final 150 metres. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 10 | 5 | EARTH TRILOGY (C211) | N Callan | CP/XB/TT | Began well, settled in 5th within 3L of pace on the rail, gained slightly closer rounding home bend and saved ground turning in, found nothing under pressure after straightening. |
| 11 | 4 | HORSESAIN BOLT (D061) | K Teetan | CP | Broke well, with leaders early before settling 2-wide in 4th within 2L of pace, folded up quickly shortly after straightening. (Questioned for disappointing performance) |
| 12 | 12 | JOYFUL MOMENTS (T134) | H T Mo | -- | Began awkwardly settling in last few, dropped to last entering home straight, made no further impression. (Tactic questioned) |
| 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 |