Race 7 (346)
CONNAUGHT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | RISING FROM ASHES (G209) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Jumped awkwardly from a wide gate settling one from last and waited with, saved ground on inside turning into straight where not much room early, obtained clear passage 150 metres out, just got up under pressure. |
| 2 | 9 | JUMBO LEGEND (G266) | C Y Ho | B-/H/TT | Settled in midfield in 7th, switched 3-wide passing 700 metres and went the widest into straight, ran on well down the centre of the track to just fail to get up on line. |
| 3 | 11 | MASTER TORNADO (G410) | A Badel | XB1/TT1 | Began well, took up running coming onto first bend setting a slow tempo, fought on dourly under pressure in straight only to be caught close to home. |
| 4 | 3 | ZONE D (D415) | Z Purton | H/P/TT | Settled in forward of midfield in 6th on rail, saved ground turning for home, fought on steadily only to be outsprinted close to home. |
| 5 | 6 | HAPPY DAILY (E294) | K Teetan | TT | Settled towards rear in 9th, gained slightly closer 3-wide with cover inside 700 metres, wide rounding home bend and wider into straight, finished off the race well down the centre of the track. |
| 6 | 12 | SAMARKAND (H070) | Y L Chung | H/XB1/TT | Close up early, shifted off the rail 2-wide rounding first bend, travelled mainly in 5th within 3L of pace in back straight, shifted wider turning for home and fought on steadily without threatening. |
| 7 | 1 | AMAZING ONE PLUS (D173) | C L Chau | XB/TT | Ridden forward to join the leaders early stages, taken one back just off the pace in 3rd coming onto first bend, snuck up on rail turning for home holding some chance, unable to sustain effort inside final 150 metres. |
| 8 | 10 | SILVER HAMMER (H112) | A Hamelin | -- | Settled in last few on rail after troubled start, saved ground turning for home, kept on same pace under pressure without quickening. |
| 9 | 5 | DYNAMIC SPIRIT (G294) | H Bowman | H1/TT | Restrained hard in rear of midfield on the rail mainly in 8th, hampered and lost position 650 metres out, renewed effort entering home straight but hampered 200 metres out, made no further impression. (Tactic questioned) |
| 10 | 7 | THE RUNNER (D042) | M L Yeung | V | Began fairly from a poor gate, travelled wide around first bend in midfield before swift progress early in back straight to share 3rd 4-wide without cover, came under pressure home bend, weakened inside 150 metres. |
| 11 | 8 | POWERFUL WINGS (G225) | S De Sousa | B | Settled well behind from the widest gate, never seen with a chance. |
| 12 | 4 | GALLANT CROWN (D359) | M F Poon | B/TT | Wide in prominent position early, improved to just over 1L back in 2nd 2-wide rounding first bend, held similar position to straight and weakened. |
| 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 |