Race 5 (197)
SICHUAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | DESERT STRIKE (CB054) | O Doleuze | -- | Crossed from wide gate to fence and settled 5-back in rear about 6Ls off pace; 5Ls down turning for home; dug in well to overhaul 8 rivals in homestretch and lead about 40 M out. |
| 2 | 1 | DANEHILL WARRIOR (CB452) | D Whyte | B/TT | Ideally placed on fence 2Ls off pace in 3rd from 1000 M to 600 M when niggled along; kept on to lead 150 M out but no extra when nabbed by winner 40 M out. |
| 3 | 8 | DANRIVA (CA040) | S K Sit | -- | About 4Ls or 5Ls back in midfield or slightly worse until home turn; ran on fairly well late to nick a place on the line. |
| 4 | 7 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | A Delpech | B | 3-back on fence at 1000 M when 4Ls back in 5th; niggled along at 700 M; responded well and just 1L down in 4th at 200 M; just missed out on a place. |
| 5 | 4 | BUDDIES POWER (CB201) | K T Yeung | B/TT | Soon led on fence; enjoyed a very slow tempo in front from 1300 M to home turn; headed 150 M out and nudged out of the money. |
| 6 | 2 | I'M NO SQUARE (CG078) | S Dye | TT | 1L back in 2nd until home turn; one-paced in homestretch. |
| 7 | 11 | WINWIN COMBO (CB277) | C K Tong | -- | Always one from rear until home turn about 8Ls off speed; ran on past a few tired rivals late. |
| 8 | 6 | WATCHMAN (CB327) | B Prebble | B/SR | In rear at 1300 M; still 8Ls last turning for home; made some moderate late ground. |
| 9 | 10 | LA MERVEILLE (CC205) | K L Chui | B | Always at least 3-wide without cover; 4Ls back off pace around midfield until home turn; kept on at same pace until home turn. |
| 10 | 3 | CARE FREE PRINCE (CD333) | M Nunes | B | Slow away; towards rear about 6Ls from the front until home turn; no impression from top of home turn. |
| 11 | 12 | NEW COMMAND (CG135) | Y T Cheng | B1 | Slow to begin; about 5Ls off pace in midfield until home turn; found nothing off the bridle. |
| 12 | 9 | FIGHT BACK (CE058) | H W Lai | B/TT | Caught 3-wide no cover early; got in 2-wide 3Ls off pace in 4th from 800 M to home turn; weakened out very rapidly. |
| 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 |