Race 7 (167)
PENNINGTON HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1600m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | RED WINE (BL085) | W H Tse | -- | Always prominent. Ran on strongly final 200 M to gain upper hand final 50 M, despite drifting in. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 8 | ESTEEMED (BK203) | E Legrix | -- | Jumped well and settled 4th or 5th until turning home straight. Ran on strongly final 300 M despite hung in. |
| 3 | 7 | ALACRITY (BL124) | D Holland | -- | In touch to straight. Doing best work final 200 M. Hampered by the winner closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 11 | GLORY OF PAKISTAN (BH185) | G Childs | -- | Always prominent. Sat 2nd behind winner until 300 M. One-paced thereafter. |
| 5 | 14 | BRAVE NEW WORLD (BL010) | F Coetzee | -- | Broke well and attempted to make all. Headed final 200 M. Severely checked in closing stages. |
| 6 | 12 | I'M A RIPPER (BL227) | L O'Sullivan | -- | Midfield. Stumbled passing the Marker Pole. Ran on a little towards finish. |
| 7 | 10 | FLAMME D'OR (BK201) | T Quinn | -- | Midfield on outside. Some late progress. |
| 8 | 1 | SUPER LORD (BM067) | K M Chin | P | Always at the rear. |
| 9 | 13 | RAINBOW STAR (BM166) | Y S Wong | -- | Squeezed at start and well back thereafter. Drifted out from whip final 200 M. |
| 10 | 9 | INITIATIVE (BL179) | H K Cheung | -- | At the rear. Never a factor. |
| 11 | 4 | TRUSTWELL (BK218) | W L Ho | -- | In touch early. Midfield middle stages. Not a factor after Rock. |
| 12 | 6 | ACE OF HEARTS (BM031) | K M So | -- | Prominent briefly. Soon dropped to the rear. |
| 13 | 2 | DARING HAWK (BM034) | S King | -- | Always behind. |
| 14 | 5 | CAPTAIN RON (BH152) | K C Chan | -- | Hampered at start. At the back. Headway from 1000 M to gain 4th at 800 M. Dropped out from 500 M. |
| 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 |