Race 9 (136)
THE PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY CUP (HANDICAP) Rating:95-75 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | ACROBATIC (CA108) | C Williams | B | 2-wide and 2Ls off pace in 4th at 1200 M and at the 800 M, 3Ls down in 4th but travelling well off home turn, picked up well to go 1L 2nd at the 200 M, led about 50 M out, kept on. |
| 2 | 8 | PALETTE NATURAL (CB284) | S Dye | -- | Settled in 9th place on fence 7Ls off pace at the 1200 M, 9Ls behind 1000 M out, one from rear and 2-wide 600 M out, 7Ls down entering straight, ran on very strongly, narrowly missed. |
| 3 | 5 | DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) | P H Lo | SR | Soon led on fence, headed briefly 1100 M out but reasserted to be 2Ls up 1000 M out, 1L to the good off home turn and 200 M out, headed final 50 M and lost 2nd final strides. |
| 4 | 11 | LUCKY STALLION (CA249) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Disputed lead out 2-wide at the 1200 M but settled 2Ls off pace on fence at the 1000 M, 2Ls 3rd turning for home and at 200 M, no extra close home. |
| 5 | 10 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | D Dunn | -- | 2-wide and 4Ls off pace in 7th at the 1200 M, 4Ls behind 6th at 800 M and into home straight, kept on fairly without troubling principals. |
| 6 | 9 | TRICCOLO (CA247) | W C Marwing | B | Settled on fence mostly in 5th place about 4Ls off pace through to home straight, was always outpaced on run-in to post. |
| 7 | 1 | SERIOUS PLAY (CC003) | G Mosse | -- | On fence 9Ls off pace and one from rear at the 1200 M, 7Ls behind at the 1200 M and entering home straight, lacked acceleration in the home straight. |
| 8 | 6 | SPARKY (BT125) | A Marcus | -- | Caught 3-wide without cover from 1400 M when 3Ls off pace, advanced to dispute lead briefly at the 800 M, 1L 2nd 400 M out and 2-wide, failed to kick again and was swamped at around the 200 M. |
| 9 | 4 | COMMANDER CHARLIE (BS155) | D Whyte | SR | On fence 5Ls off pace in 8th at the 1200 M, 2-wide and 5Ls behind at 800 M and turning for home, staying at same pace and 4Ls down and well held when short of room 100 M out. |
| 10 | 7 | SUPER GOAL STRIKER (BV173) | G Schofield | -- | On fence 4Ls off pace in 6th at the 1200 M, 6Ls down in 7th turning for home, failed to pick up. |
| 11 | 12 | ABLE MARSHALL (CB336) | J Quinn | -- | Bounded in air and crowded at start, 2-wide and 9Ls off pace in rear 1200 M out, 3-wide and 6Ls off pace in 9th 800 M out, hard pressed to keep up entering straight, dropped out. |
| 12 | 2 | SUCCESSIVE GAINS (CC158) | K S Yu | -- | 2-wide and 7Ls off pace in 7th in 10th 1200 M out, 8Ls off pace in rear entering straight, never got properly involved. |
| 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 |