Race 8 (691)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:85-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | GIFT IS GIFT (M053) | O Doleuze | SR | Broke well, tracked leader, took over inside 300M, kicked clear mid-straight and was never challenged. |
| 2 | 11 | UWILLBEGLORIOUS (N212) | W Pike | B | From draw 12 crossed to a 3-wide position in midfield, shifted out to obtain clear running 250M, closed off well despite hanging in final 200M, got up for 2nd near line. |
| 3 | 7 | MY NAME IS BOND (M287) | B Prebble | TT1 | Slightly slow away, held up in midfield along the inside, went 2nd 200M and chased runaway leader, one paced final stages. |
| 4 | 5 | IMPERIAL ROME (N012) | W C Marwing | TT | Slow to begin, no early speed and detached from the field in early stages, moved closer home turn, finished fastest, nearest line. |
| 5 | 1 | SUPER PLUS (CJ090) | T H So | -- | Settled in 5th, never far off the strong pace, kept on steadily in straight. |
| 6 | 4 | FLYING SMART (M117) | Z Purton | CP | Settled 2-wide towards the tail of the field, waited with till 350M, switched wide to challenge, stayed on. |
| 7 | 10 | FORGIVE AND FORGET (N303) | M L Yeung | H | Held up near last, 3-wide making the turn and inclined to hang out, made limited progress inside final 200M. (Jockey questioned.) |
| 8 | 6 | MENTOR (N017) | T Angland | -- | Rushed forward, track leader and had every chance inside 300M, weakened mid-straight. (Mucopus.) |
| 9 | 9 | EASY TO RICH (N304) | C K Tong | -- | Slightly slow out, held up towards the rear, not picked up inside 300M, never a factor. |
| 10 | 3 | ROMANTIC CITY (L023) | W M Lai | -- | Soon led and took them along at a good pace, headed near 300M, no extra final 200M. |
| 11 | 2 | GOLD BALL (N185) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled 2-wide in midfield, nudged along passing 500M, never going the pace to challenge. |
| 12 | 12 | XI YING MEN (L352) | C W Wong | B2 | Went forward from wide barrier, unable to cross and was 3-wide without cover for most of the trip, came under serious pressure 500M, dropped out rapidly 300M. |
| 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 |