Race 8 (736)
HEREFORD HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | CALIFORNIA RAD (D147) | K Teetan | B/TT | Positively ridden out the gate, chased leader, took over mid-straight and kicked away to win by dominant margin. |
| 2 | 10 | SHAMPORT (B167) | M Chadwick | TT | Settled 4Ls off the pace in midfield, responded well on straightening, got up for 2nd 50M but couldn't get closer to the runaway winner. |
| 3 | 9 | LORIZ (C036) | V Borges | -- | Soon driven to the lead, set good pace to straight, no match with winner mid-straight, fought on to hold 3rd. |
| 4 | 7 | COMPASSION SPIRIT (D167) | Z Purton | -- | Reserved in midfield 5Ls off the pace, scrubbed along 450M, chased steadily but run ended passing 100M, pushed out of a place near the line. |
| 5 | 4 | TELECOM PUMA (C181) | C Schofield | SR/TT | From draw 1 moved up to track leaders, fought on early straight but couldn't keep up with them passing 200M. |
| 6 | 1 | CUE THE MUSIC (C495) | B Shinn | SR/TT | Broke well, restrained to sit just behind leaders, held ground early straight, faded 150M. |
| 7 | 2 | BEAUTY SPARK (C318) | C Wong | B/TT | Dropped back to race at the back of the field, ridden along 600M, ran past beaten horses in the straight, no threat to leaders. |
| 8 | 8 | KEEP YOU WARM (D272) | C Y Ho | B/XB | Caught wide chasing leaders, lost cover from 850M, couldn't kick on turning home, just one paced in the straight. |
| 9 | 12 | VICTORY IN HAND (C103) | J Moreira | TT | Positioned in midfield along the 2-path, failed to pick up turning in, no threat to leaders. (Jockey : abnormal breathing noise concluding stages. Vet reported epiglottic issue.) |
| 10 | 11 | STAY CHILL (D189) | M L Yeung | -- | Checked after the start, always towards rear 7-8Ls off the pace, last turning in, never involved. |
| 11 | 3 | PING HAI GALAXY (C377) | N Callan | -- | Taken back from wide barrier, settled behind midfield, couldn't go on final 300M, weakened badly mid-straight. |
| 12 | 6 | JOLLY GOOD HEART (D366) | A Hamelin | H | From wide draw shifted across behind runners early stages, towards the rear 7Ls away from leader, didn't respond to jockeys' urging from 400M out. (Overreach wound LF leg.) |
| 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 |