Race 5 (621)
OWL HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | KING'S MAN (V156) | N Callan | B | Ridden to get forward position, racing 3-wide in midfield 4L from leader. Covered extra ground turn, swung wide into straight, finished strongly final 200m to win close home. |
| 2 | 6 | SMART UNION (P268) | J Moreira | -- | Began well, pressed forward, settling between horses 3L from leader. Took closer order around home turn, hit front 200m, run down close home. |
| 3 | 5 | EXCELLENCE (T314) | Z Purton | H/PC/TT | Got off OK, ridden to find cover, settling behind horses worse than midfield. Not asked for an effort until straightening for home, finished off nicely though raced right final 100m. |
| 4 | 1 | IMPERIAL SEAL (T223) | H N Wong | H | Jumped well, pressed forward but wide before settling behind pace 1250m. Made long forward move from 900m, raced alongside leader home turn, led 350m out before tiring close home. |
| 5 | 4 | SPINNING DANCER (S078) | U Rispoli | CP | Bumped start, restrained, shifted across behind rivals and last on settling. Made progress around turn, caught in traffic top of straight, switched wide, finished off nicely. |
| 6 | 2 | ARGENTUM (T201) | S Clipperton | B/H | Jumped with field, pressed forward to hold rail, settling 2L from leader. Closed in around home turn, stayed on rail in straight, boxed on gamely. |
| 7 | 7 | VICTORY FOLLOW ME (V182) | K Teetan | B/TT | No early pace, dropping towards rear but away from fence. Well back turning for home, taken to centre field in straight, but only one-pace. Had substantial amount of blood in trachea. |
| 8 | 11 | GENERAL O'REILLY (A084) | K C Ng | H | Outpaced and soon at rear. Shuffled to last turning for home, ran past beaten rivals in straight. |
| 9 | 12 | PACKING GO GO (T110) | H W Lai | H | Pressed forward from outside gate, taking first turn 3-wide before settling outside hind-quarters of leader 1250m. Dropped to 3rd when another rival moved forward 650m, one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 10 | GLORY STAR (T336) | H T Mo | B/TT | Ridden to hold forward position, taking first turn wide and then held without cover 2L from leader at 800m. Lost position around home turn and plodded home in straight. |
| 11 | 8 | SCARBOROUGH FAIR (A144) | D Whyte | CP/H/TT | Jumped OK, taken to rail behind midfield but raced keenly approaching first turn. Travelled fairly after that but made no impression in straight. |
| 12 | 9 | FAIR COMMENT (A014) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Broke well, surged forward to lead on settling, crossing to fence at first turn. Led narrowly to turn-in when spent force 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 |