Race 8 (331)
SHAN KWONG HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | DIAMOND ERA (CE040) | C Soumillon | SR/TT | Fair to begin, not pushed early and allowed to settle 12Ls off pace on rails, travelled well throughout and tracked nicely 2 wide to turn, made run up rails in straight, came with strong sprint getting split at 150 M to overhaul them. |
| 2 | 6 | DORDENMA (CE333) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well, driven forward to take up running, raced behind leader after 300 M, enjoyed good trip through middle stages, followed paint in straight, hit lead at 150 M and fought hard, unable to hold off winner. |
| 3 | 4 | VISIONNAIRE (CE302) | C Munce | -- | Jumped with them, allowed to settle in rearward division, 4th from tail 10Ls away throughout, ridden along from 800 M to make ground, sustained wide run on turn and made good ground down outside in straight. |
| 4 | 10 | CAPITALAND (CE152) | H K Yim | -- | Taken in behind at start, raced in last spot 14Ls away, travelled well throughout, made run between horses on turn, had little luck entering straight and no room over concluding stages. Not fully tested. (See Racing Incidents) |
| 5 | 1 | KINGSTON WINNER (CC024) | O Doleuze | -- | Best away, taken straight to rail, raced 3 back on fence 2-3Ls behind the speed, enjoyed run of race throughout, on bridle entering straight, battled away steadily without threatening winner. |
| 6 | 12 | KIDDY SING (CD005) | A Delpech | -- | Broke with them, drifted back to 2nd last 13Ls from front runners, ridden along at tail to make ground, had field to beat on home turn and make up some late ground widest in straight. |
| 7 | 9 | PIONERO (CD402) | G Schofield | B | Average to begin, pushed along to hold spot early, checked badly on first turn, raced midfield on rails 8Ls away, hard ridden on turn, only plugged away in straight. |
| 8 | 8 | EXPEDITIOUS (CE136) | F Coetzee | TT | Broke with field, ridden along to obtain forward position, trapped 3 wide without cover outside leaders, always working in run, hard ridden on turn, couldn't sustain effort and dropped out final 100 M. |
| 9 | 11 | FRIENDSHIP (CE066) | S Dye | -- | Jumped well, showed good early speed to rail in lead after 400 M, rolled along at a good clip throughout, pressured from 400 M, lead into straight but showed little fight last 200 M. |
| 10 | 7 | VITAL PATROL (CC335) | C Brown | -- | Jumped with them, held midfield spot 2 wide 4Ls off lead, had great run to turn spending nothing, made 4 wide run entering straight but raced very one-paced final furlong. |
| 11 | 3 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | G Mosse | -- | Began reasonably well, raced in midfield on fence 4Ls from lead, used nothing in run, under pressure on turn, only battled away when hard ridden in straight. |
| 12 | 2 | VIKING TOR (CE207) | B Prebble | B | Jumped fairly, showed good speed to cross and race 1L off lead first without cover 2 wide, pressured throughout by horse on outside, niggled along on turn, raced very flat in stretch and dropped right out. (Mucopus.) |
| 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 |