Race 7 (372)
CANAL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | DIAMOND ERA (CE040) | A Starke | SR/TT | Settled in last few. Commenced move rounding home bend. Sustained effort running on down centre of straight to assert authority nearing finish. |
| 2 | 1 | CALIFORNIAMOUNTAIN (CG310) | K L Chui | TT | Broke well, settling one back on rails in 3rd. Came to challenge upon straightening and hit front shortly after 200 M. Headed nearing finish. |
| 3 | 8 | ENCHANTED (CE065) | A Delpech | SR | Travelled mainly 2-wide in 5th within 3Ls of pace. Ran on steadily to hold some chance 200 M out but unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 4 | 6 | BOLD WIN (CE282) | E Saint-Martin | B | Travelled just better than mid-division on rails. Slightly baulked over 200 M out before making moderate headway under pressure closing stages. |
| 5 | 4 | VICTORY TURBO (CD320) | B Prebble | -- | Midfield. Baulked for a run inside 200 M. Kept on steadily to the line. |
| 6 | 2 | MOVE IT (CD211) | W M Lai | -- | Settled at the back. Made up good ground down centre of straight to be nearest at finish. |
| 7 | 9 | SOLAR (CC198) | S Dye | B | Settled well behind. Steadied passing 200 M before running on to do best work at finish. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 8 | 12 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | C W Wong | V | Raced one out one back. Similar turning in. Weakened over 200 M out. |
| 9 | 10 | CLASSA SUPREME (CG261) | D Whyte | TT | Led field until overhauled passing 200 M. |
| 10 | 7 | LIAOBUQI (CE018) | O Doleuze | B-/H1/TT | Raced mainly 3-wide and not far off the lead to straight. Weakened under pressure. |
| 11 | 5 | FREEBIRD (CC319) | M W Leung | BO | Lacked early speed and had to settle for midfield position on rails. Remained similar until fading out of contention passing 400 M. |
| 12 | 11 | PICTURE PERFECT (CD297) | S K Sit | XB/TT- | Badly crowded at start losing ground. Raced wide behind midfield around stable bend and down back straight before weakening out of it over 400 M out. |
| 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 |