Race 7 (226)
FA HUI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | SOCRATES (CD336) | O Doleuze | B- | Began well and raced behind the pacesetter early stages. Settled on fence at midfield back straight. Rallied along the inside on straightening to take the lead final 100 M. |
| 2 | 12 | SWEETIE (CB036) | H W Lai | B/TT | In a forward position early but was squeezed back to midfield 1200 M. Kept near midfield and swung out on straightening for its run. Strong rally in the straight but just failed. |
| 3 | 7 | GLORIOUS RHYTHM (CC163) | E Saint-Martin | B | Checked out of the gates and was niggled to a forward position. Stalked leader back straight and was a length down on straightening. Took the lead briefly inside 200 M but unable to hold off the top pair close to home. |
| 4 | 11 | KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) | G Schofield | P | Pressed forward early stages. Took the lead at 1100 M and held it until entering home turn. 1/2L down into home straight. Kept on well but unable to draw closer final stages. |
| 5 | 5 | RED BARON (CC220) | C Williams | B/TT | Away awkwardly. Niggled along and caught very wide 1st turn. 3-wide at midfield 1000 M, rolled forward from 900 M and took the lead at 600 M. Under pressure home turn and took a 1L lead into the straight. Kept on well to line. |
| 6 | 4 | JUBILOSO (CD381) | B Prebble | -- | Trailed field in the early stages. Made a bit of ground after 1000 M and pressured rounding home turn. Quickened on straightening and closed the race off well. |
| 7 | 8 | ALAKAZAM (CC061) | Y T Cheng | B/TT | Missed the kick and was hard ridden forward to race behind midfield. Improved steadily after 800 M and reached within 4Ls of the pace at 400 M. Kept on but unable to gain much ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 2 | ELFHELM (CC342) | A Delpech | B | Raced in a forward position early. Settled 2-wide and 2Ls behind the lead in back straight. Lost a bit of ground at home turn and was one-paced in the straight. |
| 9 | 1 | HAPPY TOGETHER (CC218) | D Dunn | TT | Jumped to an early lead. Settled behind the pace after 1100 M and remained 2Ls behind the leader back straight. Stayed prominent rounding home turn but weakened shortly after straightening. (Mucus.) |
| 10 | 9 | SUNNY DESERT (CB346) | A Starke | -- | Didn't break well and soon raced near the rear. Trailed field from 800 M out until straightening. Closed the race off well but was disappointed for running 200 M out. |
| 11 | 10 | BEST EVER (CB050) | S Dye | SR | Best out and was held back to race 3-wide in rear section. Hung out wide making home turn and was last to enter home straight. Only ran past a beaten runner. |
| 12 | 3 | OUT OF MY WAY (CC374) | W Woods | B | Settled on fence at midfield. Shuffled back briefly at the rock and was niggled along the home turn. Ran home without quickening. |
| 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 |