Race 9 (055)
DEEP WATER BAY HANDICAP Rating:100-80 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | VAUGIRARD (CK347) | B Prebble | B | Started well, settled 2-wide 3Ls off the pace, kicked strongly in the home straight, led at 200 M, won easily. |
| 2 | 1 | RIDE WITH THE WIND (L183) | D Whyte | B/TT | Out in line, patiently ridden in the early stages, held a one-off position 5Ls behind the leader, quickened well final 200 M, but never really threatened the winner. |
| 3 | 5 | EASY WINNER (L138) | H W Lai | B/TT | Bumped after start, urged along to catch up 4Ls off the speed on rails, responded well when asked for efforts in the home straight, ran on soundly for 3rd. |
| 4 | 8 | FLYING IN (CK120) | D Beadman | B | Bumped after start, settled 6Ls off the pace on the fence, kept going well along the inner side of the track, but lacked a decisive kick final 200 M. |
| 5 | 10 | HAPPY REUNION (CK163) | K C Leung | TT | Jumped fast, settled in the box-seat just behind the leaders, only one-paced under pressure in the home straight. (Lost left hind plate.) |
| 6 | 4 | VIGOR DELIGHT (CK070) | B Doyle | P/H | Slow to begin, niggled along to catch up 7Ls off the speed on rails, checked at 1600 M, made up some ground in the home straight. |
| 7 | 9 | LU YUE (CH278) | C W Wong | B2 | Began well, pushed to occupy the one out one back spot, weakened at the top of home straight, dropped out. |
| 8 | 11 | MY HOME TOWN (CH331) | O Doleuze | -- | Widely drawn, taken towards the rear, shifted wide for home, only made limited progress in the concluding stages. |
| 9 | 12 | BILLION (CH316) | Y T Cheng | -- | Jumped fastest, took the lead easily, got tired at early home straight, faded out. |
| 10 | 7 | NEEDLES AND THREAD (CJ282) | G Cheyne | B | Broke well from gate 10, soon taken to the rear to obtain cover, failed to make up any ground in the home straight. |
| 11 | 2 | OPERATION SECRET (CH081) | M L Yeung | CP | Out in line, travelled wide without cover throughout the trip, swung widest for home, never nearer. |
| 12 | 6 | TAKE THE RAP (L369) | J Lloyd | -- | Checked after start, restrained to a 3-wide position at rear, gave no response when asked at the top of straight, tailed 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 |