Race 6 (166)
COTTON HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | ALL SMILES (BL076) | W L Ho | -- | Around midfield early. Steady progress from 400 M to lead inside final 100 M. Kept on. |
| 2 | 8 | GOLD TALENT (BM216) | H K Yim | -- | Towards rear early. Steady progress from 400 M. |
| 3 | 7 | BRILLIANT FOREVER (BK148) | M C Poon | -- | Around midfield early. Ridden along but outpaced home bend. Stayed on final 300 M. Nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 3 | SHANGHAI STAR (BJ244) | K S Yu | -- | Disputed lead early. Quickened up to lead 300 M. Headed inside 100 M. Kept on. |
| 5 | 10 | THE SURE THING (BJ250) | L F Chung | -- | Mainly 5th early. Kept on well in straight. |
| 6 | 13 | ADMIRALS RUN (BG341) | C K Chung | -- | Mainly 4th early. Kept on final 300 M. One-paced closing stages. |
| 7 | 12 | AUTO FOCUS (BH066) | K C Chan | -- | Towards rear early. Steady progress home bend 6 wide. Kept on final 300 M. |
| 8 | 4 | VOLARE (BM125) | K M Chin | -- | Disputed lead early. Headed 300 M. One-paced final 100 M. |
| 9 | 9 | JUBILATION (BL111) | T Kwok | -- | Around midfield. Kept on without quickening under pressure. |
| 10 | 11 | COLOUR PICTURE (BJ174) | C W Choi | -- | Around midfield. Unable to quicken under pressure in straight. |
| 11 | 2 | TOP NEWS (BH035) | C K Tsang | -- | Disputed lead. Headed 300 M. Faded under pressure final 200 M. |
| 12 | 6 | WOODS VENTURE (BL184) | C K Tse | B | Around midfield, made no show. |
| 13 | 1 | SO SO (BM192) | P W Kong | -- | Last few throughout. |
| 14 | 14 | DIAMOND CHANCE (BM227) | K H Ting | -- | Last few throughout. (Demoted.) |
| 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 |