Race 9 (656)
TAN SHAN RIVER HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | LUCKY YEAR (T245) | J Moreira | TT | Began well, ridden to hold rail, taking box seat 3L from leader. Switched out 280m to make run, hit front 150m, pulled clear. |
| 2 | 5 | EROICO (T009) | K Teetan | -- | Began OK, not pushed, settling 3-back some 4L from leader. Came off fence 400m, ran up behind horses, got clear run 100m, finished off well. |
| 3 | 11 | CLEVER BEAVER (S352) | M Chadwick | TT | Pressed forward from an outside draw, taking lead passing 1050m, crossing to fence 900m. Caught passing 150m, battled on gamely. |
| 4 | 4 | TONYBOY (S101) | K K Chiong | V/TT | Began fairly, ridden to make up ground racing 3-wide until settling outside leader approaching turn. Kept on gamely in straight under hard riding. |
| 5 | 6 | HIGH FIVE (T200) | D Whyte | B | Jumped OK, ridden to hold one-off position 3L from leader. Lost position turn, switched out straight, ran on well to 50m when rider stopped riding to straighten horse. |
| 6 | 1 | COUNTRY MELODY (T011) | B Prebble | H | No early speed, settling at rear along fence. Kept on rail in straight and ran on steadily to be closest at finish. |
| 7 | 8 | ALMABABY (V057) | Y T Cheng | TT | Lifted feet when gates opened, losing ground, then ridden to make up ground racing 3-wide mostly some 3L from leader. Kept on fairly in straight until tiring final 200m. |
| 8 | 2 | ACCEPTED (T291) | Z Purton | H | Began OK but travelled keenly behind midfield and difficult to settle until after 900m. One-paced in straight. |
| 9 | 3 | DISCIPLES TWELVE (P018) | C Y Ho | -- | Restrained on jumping and taking in for cover, dropping to last. Found little in straight when pressed. |
| 10 | 10 | CAGA FORCE (S160) | M L Yeung | TT | First out, hard ridden but unable to cross to fence and allowed to travel one-off 2L from leader. Under pressure from 350m, flattened 100m. |
| 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 |