Race 7 (134)
HOI PING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | COUNTRY MUSIC (CD035) | F Coetzee | -- | Ridden hard from the start and raced in a disputed lead after 800 M. Continued to race there until holding onto a slight advantage inside the final 200 M. Held off a late challenger for a narrow win. |
| 2 | 2 | SUPREME MOLLY (CC049) | D Whyte | -- | Niggled along from 2-deep to stay just behind pace until straightening. Closed in steadily on eventual winner in the straight but ran out of ground and missed by a narrow margin. |
| 3 | 7 | ASSET PLAY (CC147) | S Dye | -- | Quickest out from wide draw and was urged to race outside leader from 700 M onwards and was headed inside final 200 M. Stayed on well and was beaten by a narrow margin. |
| 4 | 1 | SPEEDY EXPRESS (CB365) | K T Yeung | B | Jumped awkwardly and was ridden to be close to he lead. Travelled on fence and 2Ls behind pace rounding home turn. Ran on without gaining ground on winner. |
| 5 | 8 | BACK SEAT DRIVER (CA011) | H K Yim | B | Began well from widest draw and was taken back to race 2-wide at midfield shortly. Clipped heels and stumbled 500 M out. Responded well on straightening and gained steady ground in the closing stages. |
| 6 | 5 | WINNING PARADE (CA283) | G Mosse | B/TT | On fence behind midfield early and had to be ridden to keep position. Improved slightly on fence rounding home. Ran on without threatening in the straight. |
| 7 | 11 | THE FACULTY (CB414) | A Marcus | TT | Began fairly and niggled along to race within 3Ls of the lead until straightening. Unable to quicken much in the straight. |
| 8 | 12 | COSMO STAR (CA260) | P H Lo | TT | Slowly away and soon raced near the back. Continued to race in similar position on straightening. Made up some ground despite hanging in down the home stretch. |
| 9 | 9 | NOBLE VICTORY (CC022) | G Schofield | V | Soon racing 3-wide at midfield. Caught wide rounding home turn and made no impression in the straight. |
| 10 | 4 | WINNING LAURELS (CB295) | T Mundry | P- | Jumped awkwardly and was in last place until running past a few beaten runners in the closing stages. |
| 11 | 3 | SAVINGS ACCOUNT (CC234) | K S Yu | -- | Raced near the back shortly after the start and remained there heading into home stretch. Found nothing in the straight. |
| 12 | 10 | ETERNAL START (BV079) | W Smith | B/SR | Stayed close to the lead but 3-wide until straightening. No response when asked and dropped out shortly after straightening. (Significant mucus and 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 |