Race 9 (535)
JUNCTION HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | FARSHAD (B238) | K Teetan | CP | Began smartly from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on strongly in straight to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 8 | SURREALISM (C285) | T Piccone | B | Away well, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, easy run to turn, kept on very well in straight to take 2nd, always held. |
| 3 | 11 | EXCEPTIONAL NICE (D367) | M F Poon | -- | Jumped with them, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, finished off well to take a place. |
| 4 | 3 | SUNNY STAR (D273) | A Badel | -- | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 to 9 lengths back, still well back on turn, made very good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line. (Dead-heat 4th.) |
| 4 | 9 | NOTHING NEW (E127) | V Borges | -- | Bounded in the air on jumping and lost ground, positioned on rail in midfield, saved ground on turn, angled out early in straight, made some headway thereafter to make frame. (Dead-heat 4th.) |
| 6 | 5 | PRIME MINISTER (D288) | K C Leung | TT | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide at rear, 8 lengths back, commenced move after passing 500M, very wide turning in, finished off strongly to be nearest on line. |
| 7 | 10 | FAST PACE (C427) | M L Yeung | H | Away with them, raced at rear on the inside, commenced move 450M, very wide into straight, slightly inconvenienced near 250M, made good progress thereafter to be nearest on line. |
| 8 | 2 | KING OPIE (B034) | J Moreira | V | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 lengths back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M. |
| 9 | 4 | WEALTHY DELIGHT (D424) | Z Purton | -- | Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 7 lengths back on turn, showed limited response in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 12 | TOTAL POWER (D138) | H N Wong | B | Commenced well, positioned 2 wide in midfield, angled out after passing 550M, very wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 11 | 7 | PIANO SOLO (E044) | M Chadwick | -- | Average to begin, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on the inside, same margin back on turn, showed some response early in straight, weakened final 150M. |
| 12 | 1 | PERPETUUM (D340) | C L Chau | TT | Shifted in at start, raced 3 wide behind midfield, no cover in the middle stages, unable to maintain position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final furlong. (Lame left hind leg next day morning.) |
| 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 |