Race 2 (779)
HEREFORD HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | MY DAY MY WAY (J519) | C L Chau | CP | Obtained a midfield spot along the 3-path, given a patient ride until nearing 400M, closed off strongly in the straight to get up last stride. |
| 2 | 7 | NEW POWER (H325) | M L Yeung | -- | Prominent behind leader, took over 250M, kept on well to the finish only to be caught by the winner last stride. |
| 3 | 1 | CHARMING BABE (J513) | J Orman | TT- | Jumped well from draw 1, tracked leaders into the straight, kept on well under top weight to take 3rd. |
| 4 | 8 | FLYING WROTE (J290) | M F Poon | TT | Shifted in abruptly at the start, raced 3-wide without cover in the leading group, fought on well over final 300M for a creditable 4th. |
| 5 | 4 | MONARCH COUNTY (J421) | H Bowman | B1/TT | From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled last 6-7Ls back, had task in hand 400M, responded well but met traffic final 150M and was not ridden out to the finish. Could have finished in top three. |
| 6 | 10 | TELECOM POWER (J332) | A Badel | B | Stayed in touch with leaders racing in a position ahead of midfield, kept battling over final 300M but was always held by leaders. Raced tight late and not ridden out close home. |
| 7 | 2 | NATURAL HIGH (J365) | K Teetan | B | Began well, soon in front and led at steady pace, headed top of straight, fought hard but not going the pace of leaders final 250M. |
| 8 | 9 | GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP (K106) | H Bentley | CP-/TT | Bumped at the start and became unbalanced, raced very wide without cover in midfield, failed to quicken on straightening, left behind by the principals final 200M. |
| 9 | 3 | HEROIC MASTER (G394) | L Ferraris | B/TT | From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled near last 5-6Ls back, brought wide on straightening but failed to gain ground on leaders. |
| 10 | 11 | BLING BLING GENIUS (J397) | A Hamelin | B1 | On jumping was checked, raced ungenerously in midfield throughout the race, checked 600M, didn't finish off the race. (Warning placed on the racing manners of the horse.) |
| 11 | 12 | COLONEL (D090) | B Thompson | TT | From wide draw given a conservative ride towards the rear, last turning for home, failed to run on. |
| 12 | 6 | FORTUNE WARRIOR (H229) | A Atzeni | XB/TT | Crowded after the start, raced 2-wide in the group chasing leaders, came under pressure 450M, soon weakened. (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 |