Race 8 (615)
TAN SHAN RIVER HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | GRAND HARBOUR (P421) | K C Leung | BO/H/TT | Soon led, took them along steadily, fought on gamely under pressure and fended off strong challenge from 2nd late on. |
| 2 | 6 | BEST TANGO (S121) | B Prebble | H/TT | Patiently ridden early on, settled near the rear 5Ls off the pace, wide bid 500M out, loomed a strong threat 200M, ran on well but winner had enough to hold on. |
| 3 | 8 | BEAUTY KING (N028) | N Callan | TT | Travelled one out one back, battled on well over final 300M but always held by winner, held on 3rd just. |
| 4 | 11 | HIT A HOME RUN (N248) | D Whyte | BO | Held up behind midfield, saved ground on inner, held up a bit on the turn and not fully ridden until 300M, stayed on moderately towards finish. |
| 5 | 4 | FLYING CHAPARRAL (M245) | Y T Cheng | SR | Settled in 5th, never far off 2-3Ls behind leader, kept on evenly in straight and was slowly getting to leaders. |
| 6 | 12 | MI SAVVY BOY (S381) | C K Tong | B | Close up behind leaders, kept on steadily over final 300M and not far off at the finish, raced tight closing stages. |
| 7 | 10 | AGIAAL (N177) | M L Yeung | CP | Slow out, settled down at the rear, not much room near 200M, did best work late when switched clear final stages. |
| 8 | 1 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | J Moreira | TT | Reserved in midfield 3-4Ls off the pace, stayed on mildly when clear 200M, not reached leaders. |
| 9 | 2 | TRENDY WIN (P099) | T H So | V | Used a bit early to keep up with leaders, caught 3-wide no cover throughout, weakened 250M. |
| 10 | 5 | GOLDLAND DANCER (N316) | G Mosse | B | Never better than midfield, 3-wide throughout, didn't find much under pressure entering straight, soon out of contention. |
| 11 | 3 | FLYING ELITE (N419) | Z Purton | B2 | Gradually eased to the rear of the field to avoid racing wide, bid wide 450M, emptied mid-straight, eased towards the line. |
| 12 | 7 | OSCAR MIRACLE (P431) | K Teetan | B-/TT | Unable to slot in and travelled wide no cover throughout the race, dropped away from his midfield position 400M, finished tailed out. (Unacceptable Performance) |
| 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 |