Race 8 (512)
BETTERMENT HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | ALL THE BEST (S169) | Z Purton | H/SR/TT | Given a waiting ride near the rear, took inside route passing 400M, responded strongly and advanced to challenge leader 100M out, won tussle by narrowest margin. |
| 2 | 7 | HELLA HEDGE (P355) | C Y Ho | B | Sent forward from wide barrier, pressed leader on outside passing 800M, led from early straight, kept on well when driven 250M, strongly challenged by winner final 100M, lost out by narrowest margin. |
| 3 | 2 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | D Whyte | XB/TT | Settled 2-wide in midfield, travelled keenly passing 700M, fanned wide 400M, ran on well to get within 0.5L of first two. |
| 4 | 11 | MODERN TSAR (S167) | B Prebble | V/TT | Held up behind midfield, 3-4Ls back in middle stages, switched wide 150M and closed off nicely to go 4th just before line. |
| 5 | 1 | CLEVER BEAVER (S352) | K C Ng | TT | Urged along to be handy just behind leaders, kept on steadily turning into straight, always held by leaders though. |
| 6 | 3 | EYE ON YOU (S170) | J Moreira | H/TT | Eased back to near the rear, wide bid 400M and 5Ls to make up on leader, ran on moderately down outside, late impression. |
| 7 | 6 | GENTILIS (S011) | C Y Lui | H/TT | Rushed to early lead, taken on by rival from 900M, kept on evenly to 200M then faded out of contention over final stages. |
| 8 | 10 | FLYING TOURBILLON (T051) | H W Lai | B/TT1 | Not hurried early stages, held up in 9th about 4-5Ls off the pace, stayed on fairly over final 300M, ran past beaten horses and no threat to leaders. |
| 9 | 4 | HAWTHORNE (L136) | D Lane | B | Began well from draw 1, never far off but had to be niggled along to maintain his position 650M out, soon outpaced turning home, weakened towards finish. |
| 10 | 5 | ORIENTAL PROSPER (N100) | Y T Cheng | PC/TT | Settled down 3-wide in mid-division, fanned wide into straight, not picked up pace over final 300M, never factored. |
| 11 | 12 | ARGENTUM (T201) | T H So | -- | Towards the rear, outpaced from 800M and detached from field, soon ridden along but failed to muster speed, never involved. |
| 12 | 9 | LONGWAH AMBER (S224) | N Callan | -- | Caught 3-wide no cover from wide barrier, tracked leading pair to straight, came under pressure on the turn, ridden along half way, gave ground rapidly turning home. (Irregular Heart Rhythm) |
| 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 |