Race 4 (097)
QINGDAO HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | BLAZING BALLAD (BN016) | B Marcus | -- | Always prominent. Held 2nd until taking lead passing 400 M. Kept on well to the line. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 9 | KARAMOUR (BM208) | F Coetzee | -- | Well there, 2Ls 2nd into straight. Ran on well but found winner too good. |
| 3 | 1 | AMERICAN CHAMPION (BN179) | H K Yim | B | Always in touch, was 3rd from 800 M. Kept on without threatening in straight. |
| 4 | 11 | ASSEGAI (BL060) | E Legrix | -- | Raced freely early stages, settling midfield. Remained in similar position till making up some ground in straight. |
| 5 | 6 | FEODOR (BL059) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Towards rear. Progressed to midfield turning into straight. Ran on a bit final 200 M. Never nearer. |
| 6 | 3 | EURO DOLLAR (BM191) | H K Cheung | -- | Hesitated at start, losing ground. Remained last from 1100 M to 400 M. Recovered good ground in straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 12 | GOLDEN PROSPERITY (BL061) | D Whyte | V | Held 5th to straight. One-paced closing stages. |
| 8 | 14 | JIVE BOY (BL034) | L Cassidy | -- | Rear. Made slight progress from 800 M and was worse than midfield into straight. Stayed on a bit closing stages. |
| 9 | 8 | MEN'S PRIDE (BK092) | W L Ho | -- | Midfield early, dropping to be among rear group from stable bend. Stayed on a bit along rail in early straight but found no extra closing stages. |
| 10 | 2 | ROCKET GREEN (BL233) | K M Chin | -- | Remained 5th or 6th to 400 M. Made no show thereafter. |
| 11 | 13 | JOLLITY (BJ035) | C K Tse | -- | Towards rear, last into straight. Ran past a few beaten horses closing stages. |
| 12 | 4 | PEACE GALLERY (BH193) | W Woods | -- | Towards rear. Improved to midfield in back straight. Weakened out of contention 300 M. |
| 13 | 10 | VIRTUS PRIDE (BN004) | P Strydom | -- | Midfield at best. |
| 14 | 7 | LAKE TAHOE (BN125) | P W Kong | -- | Made running to 400 M. Faded badly in straight. (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 |