Race 4 (292)
MIDDLE GAP HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | ATOMIC BEAUTY (H066) | K H Chan | B/TT | Raced just worse than midfield away from the rail. Moved wider near the 600m to improve, made continual ground in the straight, lay inwards near 150m but charged to lead 75m & went on to win strongly (trainer questioned). |
| 2 | 3 | SATIRICAL GLORY (H073) | J McDonald | H | Began improving position after first 100m, raced outside the leader momentarily then getting leaders back near 1200m. Came over leaders heals near 450m, moved up to share lead fleetingly near 125m, couldn't hold out winner. |
| 3 | 5 | FOREVER GLORIOUS (G229) | L Hewitson | B/TT | Pushed forward to lead. Was a length clear on straightening, Shifted outwards under pressure near the 150m mark when still leading, joined by the winner at the 100m, held third on line. |
| 4 | 2 | CONCERTO (E176) | L Ferraris | XB/TT | Raced in midfield away from the rail. Shifted outwards near the 500m to avoid stopping rival, finished steadily all the way to the line to be beaten just over 2L. |
| 5 | 4 | AROMATICA (H437) | K C Leung | TT | Jumped only fairly & raced at the tail. Stayed close the rail around the home bend, was over 5L from the lead at the 400m before making up a few lengths in straight to be beaten 3L into midfield. |
| 6 | 10 | DAILY TROPHY (H283) | M L Yeung | TT | Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Improved to third place at 400m when only 2L from lead, had clear running on straightening, finished off only moderately in last furlong when weakening a length or so to midfield. |
| 7 | 1 | GOLDEN LINK (D222) | H Bowman | -- | Was trapped racing wide in midfield for the first 600m before getting two wide near the 1000m. Was steadied when held up between runners near 475m, shifted wider on straightening before making up a length to midfield late. |
| 8 | 7 | PODIUM (H173) | A Badel | B-/XB-/TT1 | Raced worse than midfield after start before drifting further back, relegated to last near 500m. Was 7L behind entering last section, stayed near inside on straightening before halving beaten margin but never threatening. |
| 9 | 9 | YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (E025) | M F Poon | CP/XB | Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Fleetingly held up behind a tiring rival near the 400m mark before moving off rail to improve when 4.5L from the lead, finished only one paced to the line & was never a threat. |
| 10 | 6 | HAPPY ANGEL (G133) | K De Melo | B | Began only fairly, had no customary early speed & raced worse than midfield along rail. Came off the rail near 500m, was forced very wide passing 400m when 5.5L from lead, made no headway in the straight & finished 3rd last. |
| 11 | 11 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (A164) | M Chadwick | B/XB | Jumped fairly, was shifted behind runners to race rearward. Commenced to improve position from 700m when coursing wide, forced even wider passing 600m, extremely wide on straightening, made no headway & was beaten over 6L. |
| 12 | 8 | HO HO STAR (H291) | A Atzeni | TT | Pushed forward from widest gate, worked hard around first bend before getting to second place near the 1200m when racing away from rail. Began losing ground quickly from the 500m & weakened badly to be a distant last. |
| 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 |