Race 5 (340)
DIANTHUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SIMPLY FLUKE (C352) | C L Chau | CP/H/XB | Slightly slow out, raced at rear on the inside, checked near 500M, saved ground on turn, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 11 | TRAVEL DATUK (V235) | A Badel | B | Began well, raced prominently, 2 wide, half length back on turn, took the lead 250M, kept on well, just unable to hold off the winner late. |
| 3 | 1 | JAZZ STEED (C406) | K H Chan | B/TT | Inconvenienced at start, raced at rear on the outside, no cover on turn, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home. |
| 4 | 12 | OVERSUBSCRIBED (C361) | M F Poon | XB | Began awkwardly and made contact, raced at tail, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to make frame. |
| 5 | 10 | U W BROTHER (C389) | J Moreira | -- | Shifted out at start and made contact, raced prominently on rail, allowed rival to cross near 650M, sat right behind the leader on turn, kept on well early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 6 | 9 | JOYFUL WIN (D451) | T Piccone | B | Began well from gate 1, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 7 | 7 | VIVA POPCORN (D307) | K Teetan | TT1 | Moderately away, positioned on rail behind midfield, shifted out slightly and made contact near 500M, 4 lengths back turning in, finished off evenly. |
| 8 | 5 | FARM BUMPER (C244) | C Schofield | -- | Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, made contact and carried wider 500M, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. (Lame right front leg.) |
| 9 | 2 | TOM'S STYLE (C509) | N Callan | XB/TT | Began well from the widest draw, raced 3 wide with cover slightly behind midfield, angled out after passing 400M, failed to close off in straight. |
| 10 | 8 | INFINITE POWER (D014) | Z Purton | B-/V1 | Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, found rail near 650M, led by half length on turn, peaked early in straight, headed 250M, weakened and eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 11 | 4 | ENJOY MY LIFE (E019) | K C Leung | TT1 | Inconvenienced at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, failed to make any progress in straight, eased final 100M. |
| 12 | 6 | MAGIC BONUS (E103) | V Borges | B1 | Moderately away, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, no cover throughout, weakened early in straight when hard run took effect. |
| 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 |