Race 8 (136)
ZHAOQING HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | YOUNG EMPEROR (K011) | L Ferraris | TT1 | Not hurried, settled towards the rear 4-5Ls back, swung wide into straight before running on strongly to hit the lead closing stages. (Jockey warned for using his whip forward of the saddle in a forehand manner.) |
| 2 | 8 | ROMANTIC SON (J537) | Z Purton | CP1 | Jumped well from draw 1, always in touch behind leaders, worked into the race nicely on straightening, kept on well final 200M just couldn't hold off winner closing stages. |
| 3 | 10 | RIGHTEOUS ARION (H059) | Y L Chung | TT | Settled down mid-division, raced wide no cover for the majority of race, kept up the chase final 300M, just missed 2nd in a photo. |
| 4 | 2 | CELESTIAL COLOURS (H362) | H Bowman | V/TT | Shifted in on jumping and was bumped, went forward tracking leaders along the 2-path, had every hope from 300M, kept on steadily to the line but was comfortably held by leaders. |
| 5 | 4 | RISING FROM ASHES (G209) | H T Mo | B/TT | Crowded on jumping, ended up racing behind midfield, raced keenly after 500M, 4Ls off leader on straightening, stayed on without serious threat. |
| 6 | 3 | BRIGHT DAY (J530) | K C Leung | -- | Caught wide no cover chasing leaders first half of the race, pressed the pace from 600M, wrestled the lead early straight but couldn't sustain run final 150M. |
| 7 | 6 | FIND MY LOVE (H110) | H Bentley | CP2/TT | Away fast then restrained to race behind leaders in 5th spot, 3Ls to make up 400M but not going the pace to challenge leaders. |
| 8 | 9 | LUCKY COMBINATION (J512) | M Chadwick | B1 | Jumped only fairly, maintained a midfield position along the fence, kept on same pace final 300M. No threat to leaders. |
| 9 | 5 | EQUATORIAL (J128) | K Teetan | H/SR/TT | Dropped back to near the rear, saved ground on inside but was held up for clear running on home turn, ran on fairly final 300M. Never likely. |
| 10 | 11 | STAR GLOW (J429) | C Y Ho | XB/TT | Given a waiting ride at the rear, wide into straight but couldn't quicken enough to launch a serious challenge. |
| 11 | 12 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | M F Poon | V | From wide draw pressed forward to take the lead, came under pressure to hold his position home turn, weakened top of straight and swamped by rivals. |
| 12 | 1 | REWARD SMILE (H256) | B Avdulla | TT | Taken back to last from wide draw, hard pressed passing 400M but failed to improve position, eased final 150M. (Jockey : made a respiratory noise during the race and coughed post-race. / 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 |