Race 5 (473)
OSMANTHUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | HOT PEPPER (CJ236) | G Mosse | TT | Fair break, held up midfield one off, shaken up turn, challenged between horses, led near line. |
| 2 | 5 | ASSURE (L368) | T H So | -- | Broke well, up to third on rail, restrained, inside bid, finished well but just outpaced. |
| 3 | 1 | RIDE ON THE FIRE (M137) | C Y Ho | TT | Broke fast wide, up to lead and cross, kicked three clear early straight, caught and headed last 100m. |
| 4 | 3 | WIND DAMPER (CK320) | O Doleuze | TT | Fair break, fourth one off, mid track bid, up to second briefly, not match finish of first two. |
| 5 | 12 | HAPPY FOREVER (M034) | G Cheyne | TT | Fair break but caught three wide midfield, wide bid, kept on quite well. |
| 6 | 4 | EN MASSE (L398) | H W Lai | H1 | Fair break, lacked early pace, third last one off, wide bid, kept on well under driving. |
| 7 | 6 | HOME WITH GLORY (L171) | Y T Cheng | B | Not fast away, fourth last rail, inside bid, short of room 200m out and slight check, kept on well. |
| 8 | 2 | FLORA DANICA (M064) | W C Marwing | -- | Broke well, midfield rail, inside bid, making ground well when ran out of racing room, passed post on heels of leaders with no opening. |
| 9 | 7 | JOYFUL JOYFUL (CK284) | M L Yeung | -- | Fair break, mid-rear three wide, mid-track bid, kept on one pace. |
| 10 | 9 | AMAZING CHOICE (CG163) | D Whyte | B | Moderate break, short of early pace, last one off urged, wide run, driven, kept on but unable to challenge. |
| 11 | 11 | RACING LEGEND (CK390) | Z Purton | B/TT | Fair break but short of early speed, back to second last, urged, ridden and kept on one pace, never able to threaten. |
| 12 | 10 | KINGSTON ELITE (L274) | W M Lai | B1 | Fair break, ridden up to second one off, driven straight, weakened. |
| 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 |