Race 8 (481)
COOPER HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | LASER TIGER (CG251) | C W Wong | CP | Restrained from a wide gate, ended up 3-wide at rear 8Ls off pace, improved 3-wide on bend, suited by fast tempo, nearly last on turning, produced a smart dash in straight to finish all over the top of rivals last 50 M. |
| 2 | 7 | SOLAR MIGHTY (CH124) | G Boss | B/TT | Taken back from an outside alley, settled 6-7Ls back in 2-wide line, helped by solid sections in middle stages, shifted out with a 3-wide run on bend, charged last 200 M coming with winner but couldn't hold rival last 50 M. |
| 3 | 6 | LOLLIPOP (CH006) | Z Purton | B/H/TT | Out fairly but soon recovered to slot into 1 out 1 back spot, had an ideal trail on bend, helped by pace, gained split turning and challenged strongly, briefly hit lead at 100 M but overhauled by fast finishing rivals. |
| 4 | 5 | MACHO EXPRESSO (CH261) | D Whyte | B | Bounced out, ridden up to maintain lead, pressured by outside horses throughout setting a solid tempo, niggled to shake off challengers turning, run ended when emptied at 100 M. |
| 5 | 9 | THUNDER DANCING (CG250) | P H Lo | B | Began in line, allowed to settle in an ideal spot 3-4Ls back in midfield, had an easy time but was a little difficult to settle, saved ground on bend, made gradual progress at same pace in straight. Nearest on line. |
| 6 | 4 | PROPELLOR (CE263) | O Doleuze | CP | Standard getaway, improved into a midfield spot 3Ls back, kept progressing on bend, 2Ls down turning and came with strong run and looked a certain chance before breaking down at 50 M. (Fractured sesamoids. Later destroyed.) |
| 7 | 3 | COUNTRY MAGIC (CH069) | K L Chui | TT | Away with them but couldn't take a forward slot, challenged 3-wide outside leaders without cover, applied pressure assuring a solid pace, right there turning, weakened from 150 M after a hard run. |
| 8 | 10 | WHISKY POWER (CH291) | H W Lai | B/H | Away well, had good pace to race outside leader, engaged in a 3-way battle for front at a strong pace, continued to apply pressure on bend, quickly in trouble on turning and couldn't sustain effort last 200 M. |
| 9 | 1 | MR COOL (CD071) | W M Lai | B/TT | Out only fairly, outpaced and ended up 6Ls back in 2-wide line, pace to an advantage but lost spot and nearly last on bend, made only fair headway in straight. |
| 10 | 8 | CLASSA SUPREME (CG261) | Y T Cheng | TT | No pace from jump, ended up back with last few 7-8Ls down on rails, helped by strong pace in mid-section, lacked usual finish and hardly progressed from near last position turning to be well beaten. |
| 11 | 11 | GALACTIC TACTIC (CH095) | B Prebble | H | Began reasonably, with them early before racing behind leader, did share of work on back of solid pace, checked at 900 M and 600 M, ridden along on bend, faded out from turn. |
| 12 | 2 | COOL CAT (CH330) | E Saint-Martin | -- | Standard jump, allowed to settle in mid-division but always caught wide without cover, began to struggle on bend, weakened out tamely thereafter to be well beaten. |
| 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 |