Race 8 (403)
HIP WO HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | GRATEFUL HEART (D278) | H Bentley | CP/TT | Reserved towards the rear, picked up well from 250M, made good progress up the inside to gain the lead late stages. |
| 2 | 1 | VOYAGE WARRIOR (C247) | Z Purton | -- | Obtained a trailing spot behind leaders, loomed 250M out, responded well when asked, just held by winner final stages. |
| 3 | 12 | NERVOUS WITNESS (E421) | K Teetan | -- | Began fairly, driven forward to lead near 800M setting good pace , continued on under pressure in straight, headed by first two 30M out. (Jockey fined for dropping whip near 150M.) |
| 4 | 10 | KEEP YOU WARM (D272) | A Badel | B/XB | Unable to slot in from wide draw, raced in midfield, caught wide no cover from 600M, closed off well to be nearest at the line, just missed 3rd. |
| 5 | 9 | CARROLL STREET (D489) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Given a waiting ride at the rear, made home turn awkwardly near 600M and lost ground, almost 8Ls off the pace at 400M, showed a mild late response to claim 5th without troubling first 4. |
| 6 | 3 | HANDSOME BO BO (B119) | R Maia | TT | Chased leaders 2-wide, not quickened early straight when driven, kept on same pace to line, no threat from mid-straight. |
| 7 | 8 | HONG KONG WIN (C333) | A Hamelin | -- | Steadied from wide draw to obtain cover, held up behind midfield, stayed on final 300M without threatening leaders. |
| 8 | 4 | WE THE SOUTH (D149) | C L Chau | H/XB | Began fairly from draw 1, unable to obtain the lead as anticipated, 3Ls back in midfield, kept on same pace to the line, never dangerous. |
| 9 | 2 | EXPLOSIVE WITNESS (B001) | L Ferraris | -- | From wide draw taken back to last for cover, 6-7Ls to make up 400M, made limited progress to the line. Never a serious threat. |
| 10 | 6 | CLASSIC UNICORN (C343) | K C Leung | B-/TT | Driven forward, prompted the pace on outside, fought on to maintain his position until 200M then weakened. |
| 11 | 11 | SPARKLING DRAGON (B033) | D Moor | TT | Settled 2-wide in midfield, driven along passing 400M but failed to respond, soon out of contention. |
| 12 | 7 | HIGHLY PROACTIVE (C458) | K H Chan | H/P/TT | Caught wide on jumping from draw 11, reserved towards the rear, lost cover from 600M, failed to finish off on straightening. Made no impression on its seasonal reappearance. |
| 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 |