Race 7 (709)
THE HAPPY VALLEY VASE (HANDICAP) Rating:95-75 1200m Happy Valley Yielding
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | HIGHLILLI (CD092) | K W Tsui | CP/TT | Jumped well and ridden along to race around 1L off leader 2-wide. Ran on well in straight to score a convincing victory. |
| 2 | 5 | HONOUR SUPREME (CB393) | S Dye | P-/V1 | Sluggish jump from wide draw and raced towards the rear on the outside. Made steady headway up the Rock and at home bend. Made up good ground inside final 200 M to grab 2nd near the line. |
| 3 | 6 | CLASSA FOR EVER (CD085) | H W Lai | -- | Best out from wide draw and ridden along to take lead on rail with around 1L advantage to straight. Headed near the 200 M and was overhauled by 2nd placegetter near the line. |
| 4 | 10 | THE WORLD OF LOVE (CC066) | L Innes | -- | Jumped well and pushed along to race in a forward position on rail through to straight. Plugged on gamely when asked 300 M out and just failed to catch the 3rd placegetter. |
| 5 | 3 | EVERY TIME (CD314) | C Brown | SR | Jumped fairly from widest and soon settled in midfield around 3-wide to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 250 M out but without threatening the principals. |
| 6 | 2 | JOLLY GAINS (CB232) | G Mosse | -- | Jumped with field and pushed along to race in a forward position around 3-wide through to straight. Only able to run on evenly to the line when asked 250 M out. |
| 7 | 8 | RICE FIELD (CE134) | O Doleuze | B1/TT1 | Ridden along to race in midfield, made little headway going up the Rock towards the outside. Kept on same pace in the straight. |
| 8 | 9 | MOVE IT (CD211) | C Williams | -- | Raced in the rear section around 2-wide through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 250 M out and kept on same pace to the line. |
| 9 | 1 | FANTASY (CB187) | O Chavez | -- | Ridden along in a forward position 2-wide in the early stages. Dropped back to midfield going up the Rock. Unable to show much impression in straight. |
| 10 | 4 | GOLDEN CARE (CD188) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Jumped with field and pushed along to race in midfield or worse 2-wide through to straight. No extra when asked 250 M out and steadily faded inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 12 | SILVER WRAITH (CE178) | Y T Cheng | -- | Slowly away and soon raced at the back. Tailed out in straight. |
| 12 | 7 | ALWAYS WELCOME (CC183) | M W Leung | B-/V2 | Unable to muster early speed to race in the rear section. Commenced to lose ground rapidly near the 600 M and tailed out in 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 |