Race 7 (581)
DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | GONNA RUN (T094) | Z Purton | TT | Began well but unable match pace, dropping three-back along fence. Lost position turn, not much room top of straight, switched in 180m to surge through gap and just held on line. |
| 2 | 5 | HEROIC GURU (S260) | N Callan | CP | Outpaced, dropping to last 10L from leader back stretch. Steadied 500m, checked off heels home turn, switched out 300m and finished strongly to just miss. |
| 3 | 8 | GOLDEN SLEEP (T117) | K Teetan | TT | Aggressively ridden to lead on settling, setting good pace to 900m when passed, taking sit behind leading pair. Switched out entering straight and ran on strongly to just miss. |
| 4 | 4 | HAPPY SURVEYS (T248) | J Moreira | -- | Got off well, ridden along one-off to hold midfield position back stretch. Urged forward turning for home, taken wide in straight and ran on strongly. |
| 5 | 9 | REGENCY KING (N040) | Y T Cheng | H/TT | Fractious in gate and lost ground start. Ridden to make up ground but reluctant to stretch out and taken wide around turn. Blocked early in straight but finished strongly. Racing manners unacceptable. |
| 6 | 10 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | C Y Ho | H/TT | Ridden vigorously to obtain forward position but unable to cross to rail and held wide without cover from 900m when 3L from leader. Kept on gamely in straight. |
| 7 | 1 | SUPEROI (T017) | G Lerena | -- | Pressed forward from outside draw racing 3-wide till getting cover behind midfield back stretch. Urged forward passing 550m, blocked for run 200m, boxed on. |
| 8 | 7 | CLASSIC EMPEROR (T193) | B Prebble | H-/CP1 | Began well, raced fiercely when taken outside leader, dropped back to 3rd passing 900m. Went forward again to eye-ball leader around turn. Kept on to 200m before flattened. |
| 9 | 6 | TRENDY WIN (P099) | T H So | V | Began OK but no early speed, dropping to rear along fence. Stayed on rail around turn but only one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 2 | FOODIE (S434) | O Doleuze | B/TT | Hard ridden to hold fence, settling in box seat back stretch. Shuffled back around turn but came again in straight to get to within range 150m before run ended. |
| 11 | 11 | GRAND HARBOUR (P421) | K C Leung | BO/H/TT | Pressed forward from an outside draw but trapped 3-wide behind the pace. Allowed to roll forward taking over lead 900m. Collared passing 250m and faded. |
| 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 |