Race 5 (605)
LE FRENCH MAY TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:80-60 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | GOLD EDITION (N048) | Y T Cheng | H | Speed to lead at break, dictated tight to rail, quickened 300m, kept on gamely, never headed. |
| 2 | 12 | LOADS OF JOY (L088) | C K Tong | TT | Good break, tracked leader on rail, chased to go 2nd 200m, ran on soundly, closest at wire. |
| 3 | 1 | HAWTHORNE (L136) | K C Leung | SR | Fast start, slotted 5th 1off with cover from outer gate, wide final turn, strong closer centre track, just missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 5 | MERRY ANNIVERSARY (N085) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Missed break, raced 7th 1 off with cover, 6L back switched wide in stretch, ran on well. |
| 5 | 2 | POCKET ROCKETS (M004) | D Whyte | -- | Slow to stride, raced last 1 off with cover, 9L down 400m, widest in stretch, closed soundly without threatening. |
| 6 | 6 | PO CHING KING (M342) | M Chadwick | TT | Fair break, rousted to race 6th on rail, maintained position in one-paced run home. |
| 7 | 3 | SILVER OSMANTHUS (N293) | O Doleuze | -- | Tardy break, sat last pair on paint, unbalanced 600m, stayed on in stretch. |
| 8 | 7 | RAINBOW FIGHTER (N193) | W Pike | TT | Outpaced at break, driven 3 deep no cover near rear, plugged on moderately to wire. |
| 9 | 8 | FLASHING GUY (L158) | M Du Plessis | CP/TT | Fair break, soon outpaced, bustled behind midfield on rail, found little in final stretch. |
| 10 | 10 | LUCKY RED (CJ059) | W M Lai | -- | Good break, rousted to lay up on leader's flank, unable to match kick 300m, emptied 250m, faded in run home. |
| 11 | 4 | AMEDEO (CK292) | T Clark | B/TT | Speedy start, slotted 4th 1off no cover, ridden 500m, lost position turning in, soon weakened, eased when beaten. |
| 12 | 9 | JUN DAO (L110) | C W Wong | B | Tardy start, raced last trio 2 deep with cover, driven 600m, struggled in run home. |
| 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 |