Race 5 (479)
NEW LANTAO BUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | RED HARE KING (H188) | M Chadwick | TT | Clean jump, raced 3 wide with no cover, 3-1/2L back, a bit closer on turn, closed off well to score by a neck. |
| 2 | 2 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | B Avdulla | B/H/TT | Taken back to race towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back, saved ground throughout, finished off well to take 2nd, just beaten by a neck. |
| 3 | 1 | GALLANT WAKING (G165) | H Bowman | -- | Made contact at start, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer after passing 650M, 3 lengths back turning in, very wide into straight, closed off well to take a place. |
| 4 | 8 | ALL BEAUTY (E355) | K C Leung | -- | Out in line, sent forward to take the lead, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few in the closing stages. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 5 | 6 | LUCKY EIGHT (G204) | H Bentley | -- | Jumped well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, kept on well in straight without threatening. |
| 6 | 5 | STAR CONTACT (E472) | C L Chau | CP/TT | Began only fairly and made contact, positioned 3 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, no clear run approaching 200M, cleared 100M, finished off evenly. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 4 | QUANTUM PATCH (H166) | Z Purton | -- | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide, 4 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, taken wide in straight and made minor progress. |
| 8 | 9 | CHARITY BINGO (H254) | A Badel | -- | Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground on turn, kept on well early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 9 | 3 | ROCKET SPADE (G170) | L Ferraris | XB/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide, 2-1/2L back, similar position on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |