Race 5 (753)
NORTHERN GOLD BALL HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | NOBLE DELUXE (M063) | T H So | -- | Broke well, midfield rail, improved turn, challenged and led early straight, ran on strongly. |
| 2 | 4 | SUNRISE (CK026) | W C Marwing | H | Fair break, settled mid-rear rail, improved inside turn, ran on well without being able to challenge. |
| 3 | 3 | PERFECT SPRINT (L107) | C Y Ho | TT | Quite well away, mid-rear one off, wide bid, finished strongly. |
| 4 | 9 | SMART FORTUNE (M279) | H W Lai | B | Moderate break, taken back to rear rail, improved inside, stayed on well late. |
| 5 | 10 | ELEPHANT CHEERS (M247) | W M Lai | -- | Broke well, up to join leaders but caught four wide, back to fifth one off, stayed on under driving but no kick. |
| 6 | 5 | VERY WELL (M161) | B Doyle | SR/XB | Stood still in stalls, lost 15 lengths, made ground to join field, second last into straight, ridden, kept on very well. |
| 7 | 8 | MARK GOOD (M005) | M L Yeung | CP1 | Broke well, shared lead one off, ridden and weakened straight. |
| 8 | 2 | MY GOAL (CJ131) | Y T Cheng | -- | Well away, shared lead rail, then settled third, inside run to lead early straight, headed, weakened. |
| 9 | 12 | FORTUNE WINNER (CK315) | C K Tong | B2 | Broke well, up wide to join leaders, then back to joint third three wide, ridden entering straight, no extra. |
| 10 | 6 | BUTTERFIELD (CG178) | G Cheyne | B/TT | Squeezed back slightly just after start, no early speed, back to long second last six lengths behind main pack, ridden, minimal progress. |
| 11 | 1 | MY MATE ADRIC (L004) | Z Purton | CO | Broke well, up wide looking for lead, back to midfield one off, ridden turn, weakened quickly, eased. |
| 12 | 7 | SPEECHMAKER (M238) | J Lloyd | TT | Moderate break, ridden up to join leaders, caught wide, ridden, weakened, eased. |
| 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 |