Race 3 (385)
BE MY VALENTINE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | FLYING SPRINTER (CD021) | M W Leung | B | Jumped well and allowed to drift back to behind midfield. Quickened nicely after straightening and ran down early leader near the post. |
| 2 | 5 | BELONG TO CASA (CJ064) | G Boss | TT | Ridden out of the gates and took the lead. Had a length's advantage final 100 M but was caught by winner near the post. |
| 3 | 8 | MACHO EXPRESSO (CH261) | D Whyte | B1 | Raced behind the leader until home straight. Kept on nicely for a minor placing. |
| 4 | 11 | FLAG FINDER (CE224) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped only fairly. Raced 2-wide at midfield. Niggled along to improve position around home turn and kept on only fairly in the straight. |
| 5 | 12 | SPEED FIGHTER (CD355) | H W Lai | B | Jumped well but was allowed to drift back to rear section. Towards the back turning in and steadily made up ground in the straight to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 9 | TIGER RIDGE (CD084) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Raced wide and without cover behind midfield in back straight. Remained widest turning in and made up good ground late in the straight. |
| 7 | 4 | CONFUCIUS CLASSIC (CJ141) | Y T Cheng | -- | Raced along the fence and never better than midfield. Ran on fairly in the straight. (Inconvenienced at 100 M.) |
| 8 | 3 | THUNDER FLASH (CG270) | B Prebble | -- | Travelled nicely in a 2-wide spot behind the pace. Lacked a response when asked 250 M out and faded thereafter. |
| 9 | 10 | DARE TO WIN (CG099) | C W Wong | SB | Jumped awkwardly and raced at the rear. Near last on straightening and made up ground in the closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) (Rider reprimanded.) |
| 10 | 2 | SHANGDONG GENERAL (CH077) | O Doleuze | B | Jumped awkwardly and raced at the rear. Checked badly at 600 M and was last on straightening. Only ran past beaten runners. |
| 11 | 1 | WINE WIN (CG018) | P H Lo | B | Slow into stride and was hard ridden. Raced 2Ls back on the fence. Weakened in the home straight. |
| 12 | 6 | SHY BALDY (CH168) | Z Purton | TT | Unable to keep pace in front and raced 2 to 3Ls off the lead 3-wide without cover turning in and weakened in the 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 |