Race 4 (172)
MACPHERSON HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | SENSIBLE CHOICE (BL078) | H K Yim | -- | Settled 3rd on rails. Dropped briefly to 5th approaching Rock. Recovered position, switching off rail in 2nd at home bend. Dashed away inside 200 M. Won well. |
| 2 | 9 | CHAMPION MASCOT (BK032) | S M Tam | -- | In last pair until 600 M. Improved steadily around field to 6th before home bend. Straightened 9th. Made good ground to line. |
| 3 | 3 | ELLEN'S ROMANCE (BM123) | Y S Wong | -- | At rear until 500 M. Ran home well despite check at 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 4 | 11 | FINANCIAL FORTUNE (BK120) | K S Yu | -- | Midfield. Raced 9th and 10th to 600 M. Straightened in last few. Finished well but wide out. |
| 5 | 4 | NEW ASIA SAGE (BM173) | W H Tse | -- | Led field clearly to Rock when strongly challenged. Remained in front until 250 M. Gradually weakened. |
| 6 | 12 | SHINING STAR (BG251) | K C Chan | -- | Settled 6th, travelling near midfield and wide approaching Rock. Dropped to 11th at 600 M. Straightened at rear. Some late recovery. |
| 7 | 2 | CROWN COMMANDER (BJ181) | K M So | -- | At rear until 1000 M. Good progress but deep to 6th at Rock. Battled on in straight. |
| 8 | 7 | QUEST FOR GOLD (BH186) | C K Tse | -- | Dropped back from 2nd at 900 M to 8th at 400 M. Gained on rails to 4th early in straight. Weakened. |
| 9 | 1 | OUR CHAMPION (BL036) | K M Chin | -- | Racing 5th to 1000 M, dropping to 10th inside 800 M. Driven up along rails to 600 M before dropping to 11th. Remained well back. |
| 10 | 10 | SWEET WIN (BJ056) | M C Poon | -- | Shared last at 1200 M. Circled field to join leaders at Rock. Faded from 4th into straight. |
| 11 | 6 | NANSEN (BM119) | K H Ting | V | Swept forward from 10th at 1200 M to join lead at Rock. Dropped to 5th inside 600 M. Faded in straight. (Lame.) |
| 12 | 5 | COLOURS HERO (BK090) | C F Chan | -- | Travelled 4th to 1000 M. Joined lead at Rock. Held 2nd to 350 M. Tired from 3rd at top of straight. |
| 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 |