Race 8 (311)
CLEVELAND HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | GREEN JACKET (L010) | O Doleuze | -- | Taken across behind runners, raced as the back marker 7Ls off the lead, improved round the outside of field nearing 400 M and quickened impressively in straight to reel in the long time leader final 25 M. |
| 2 | 2 | CLEMENT ELITE (CH004) | G Mosse | XB | Towards the rear and not hurried in early and middle stages, swung wide into straight, had plenty to do but made good headway from 300 M to go 2nd just before the line. |
| 3 | 5 | CHAMPION LAD (CH042) | D Beadman | XB/TT | Went forward from draw 12 and crossed to the lead, set even tempo and travelled strongly to straight, was produced with every chance but got tired late on and couldn't hold off challenges on outside. |
| 4 | 9 | SAPELLI (CK191) | D Whyte | -- | Broke well from draw 1, with leaders early then sat back in midfield passing 1200 M and was difficult to settle, came through horses to challenge inside 250 M, kept on well to the line. |
| 5 | 8 | VILASOL (CK303) | Z Purton | CP1 | Held inside running in mid-division, 5Ls behind leader as they turned for home, made steady progress down the inside final 200 M. |
| 6 | 7 | OCEAN PRINCE (CK066) | A Suborics | -- | In touch, raced 3-wide throughout and left with no cover from 1200 M, stayed on in straight without looking dangerous to the first three. |
| 7 | 1 | CONGRATS (CG298) | W M Lai | TT | Held up behind midfield, bustled along over the home turn and had 5Ls to make up coming off the bend, ran into traffic 150 M then stayed on in closing stages. |
| 8 | 6 | LHOJONG (CG281) | W C Marwing | B | Positively ridden and tracked leader 2-wide in 3rd, made a mild rally in the run to the line, never looked likely and was outpaced inside 100 M. |
| 9 | 3 | GO LUCKY GO (CJ320) | B Prebble | -- | Placed in mid-division 2-wide and well covered, waited with till 350 M, found less than expected in the finish and could only stick on at the one pace final 200 M. |
| 10 | 12 | SOLDIER (CK346) | C W Wong | CP | Patiently ridden towards the rear 6-7Ls back, angled out from the fence approaching 400 M, soon ran into traffic and didn't have a clear crack throughout the straight. |
| 11 | 10 | MASCOT FORTUNE (CH221) | K L Chui | -- | Went forward and obtained the fence before the 1st turn, sat behind the lead one back but was outpaced making the turn for home, found no response in the finish and weakened rapidly over 200 M out. |
| 12 | 11 | BEAUTIFUL CHOICE (CH130) | W Pike | -- | 3-wide in midfield throughout, found nothing in the finish and was left behind nearing 200 M. (Jockey questioned re riding position.) |
| 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 |