Race 3 (023)
SHOUSON HILL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 3
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | PRESENT TREASURE (CC077) | R Fradd | TT | Settled behind midfield. Steadily improved position after 800 M and was within a length of the leader turning for home. Continued well and drew clear final 200 M. |
| 2 | 2 | SIXTY SECONDS (CB177) | C K Tong | -- | Settled towards the rear and was last on straightening. Switched out and rallied nicely in the straight. |
| 3 | 9 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | C W Wong | V | Outpaced by leaders and raced 3-wide at midfield early. Steadily made up ground after 900 M and was alongside the leader turning for home. Took the lead on straightening before being headed at 200 M. Stayed on fairly thereafter. |
| 4 | 10 | ALWAYS ZIETEN (CB090) | H W Lai | -- | Ridden along out of the gates and had the early lead. Settled prominently behind the leader after 1000 M and remained in similar spot until straightening. Kept on fairly but unable to turn up a notch. |
| 5 | 4 | EVER KING (CE147) | F Coetzee | V/TT | Settled on fence at midfield. Checked severely and dropped to rear section at 600 M. Switched out for a run on straightening and closed the race off nicely. |
| 6 | 11 | G-ONE LEADING (CE306) | D Whyte | -- | 2-wide behind the pace early stages. Raced at midfield in back straight and was hampered at 600 M. Only remained at same pace in the straight. |
| 7 | 7 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | K L Chui | B/SR | Outpaced and settled in a rearward position. 3-wide making home turn and swung out on straightening. Made up ground in the straight. |
| 8 | 12 | PILLOW KING (CE291) | P H Lo | H | Botched the start and trailed field. Raced along the rails and was near last on straightening. Steadily made up ground in the straight. |
| 9 | 8 | BUDDIES POWER (CB201) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Wide without cover in a forward position. Near the 1000 M was allowed to go forward and took the lead. Remained in a disputed lead heading into home straight but steadily dropped out thereafter. |
| 10 | 1 | ARROGANCE (CA177) | O Doleuze | B | Outpaced and settled behind the leaders early stages. Better than midfield back straight but was niggled along to keep pace at the Rock. Checked at 600 M and was hard ridden to keep position at the turn. Found nothing in the straight |
| 11 | 3 | DRAGON STRIDE (CC370) | A Delpech | -- | Settled 2-wide at midfield or worse. Wide and made up some ground home turn. Unable to find much final 250 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 6 | MUTUAL GAIN (CE275) | Y T Cheng | CP-/B2 | Niggled to hold a forward position. Disputed lead until 1000 M. Kept within 3Ls of the leader until home turn. No response when pressured and tired after straightening. |
| 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 |