Race 7 (559)
NAKAYAMA HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DRAGON FOUR SEAS (J317) | H Bowman | B | Held up not far off the pace on rail, travelled some 2L back in 3rd from 600M out, hit the front from tiring leader 100M out, held on well. |
| 2 | 9 | NEW POWER (H325) | M L Yeung | -- | Broke well before gradually drifting back to 2L 5th, slightly further away from pace in 6th when tempo quickened in back straight, shifted wide into home straight, ran on well under pressure to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 11 | FAIRY HORSE (J144) | M Chadwick | SB/TT | Settled well back from the widest draw, wide rounding home bend and widest into straight, ran on well down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 5 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | R Kingscote | V | Soon took up running from the one draw and led until finding no extra inside final 100M. |
| 5 | 12 | SHINKANSEN (H277) | K Teetan | H-/CP/TT | Settled just worse than midfield in 9th, did not find much room early in straight and switched in for a run 200M out, ran on steadily to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 6 | STAR BROSE (J463) | Z Purton | -- | Dropped to last after sluggish start, trailed the field into straight, ran on well between runners inside final 100M to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 3 | PRIME MORTAR (G328) | B Avdulla | V/TT | Improved steadily from a poor draw to join race leader 3-wide over 900M out, became 2-wide inside the 800M, unable to sustain effort and faded inside final 100M. |
| 8 | 10 | ACCOLADE START (H331) | M F Poon | B-/TT | Broke well but soon lost position despite ridden along, hampered on rail 1050M out dropping to midfield, renewed effort entering home straight, kept on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 9 | 8 | SHOTGUN (K111) | L Ferraris | XB- | Settled in last few on rail, saved ground turning in for home, kept on steadily but swamped closing stages. |
| 10 | 4 | HAPPY PARK (J311) | Y L Chung | XB | Began well from a low draw settling one-out-one-back in 3rd and 4th, came under pressure when drifted over 2L back onto home bend, weakened out of contention after straightening. (Blood in trachea) |
| 11 | 7 | SAVVY TWINKLE (K067) | A Badel | XB/TT | Jumped awkwardly from a poor draw settling 3-wide towards rear, improved to 7th briefly 700M out but soon dropped back to 8th approaching home bend, kept on under pressure from wide into straight until the 100M. |
| 12 | 2 | MOTOMAN (J436) | J Orman | PC/TT | Wide without cover in midfield early stages, gained steadily to within 3L of pace in 5th 3-wide over 900M out, came under pressure in a similar position rounding home bend, soon weakened after straightening. |
| 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 |