Race 8 (276)
MERCURY HANDICAP Rating:90-70 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | IMPERIAL ROME (N012) | W C Marwing | TT | Held up behind midfield, well suited to the pace, switched to clear 300M and put in a powerful finish, got up near line for a back to back victory. |
| 2 | 3 | SIMPLE (N021) | Z Purton | -- | Reserved in midfield along the fence, moved sweetly into contention nearing 400M, ran on strongly to lead near 50M, caught by winner final few strides. |
| 3 | 5 | GOOD WORDS (CL371) | M Chadwick | TT | Driven forward and took them along at even pace, kept on well turning in and was only headed inside 50M. |
| 4 | 11 | TOUCH GO (CL254) | C K Tong | -- | Set early pace, chased leader from 1000M, kept on evenly final 350M but couldn't match the finishing speed of first two. |
| 5 | 6 | NEW GLORY (CK304) | O Doleuze | B | Fast away, restrained but never far off from the leaders, kept on steadily down the inside passing 350M, had every chance before meeting interference final 100M. |
| 6 | 12 | CHINA POWER (M400) | C Y Lui | B/TT | Nudged along early, chased leader in 3rd, all out inside 300M but gave limited response, outpaced final 200M. |
| 7 | 8 | BEST WIN (CL212) | T Angland | H | Restrained after the start but unable to slot in, kept 3-wide for much of the way, came widest into straight, stayed on fairly from off the pace. |
| 8 | 7 | TURBO KING (CL320) | G Mosse | CP-/B1 | Held up 2-wide behind midfield, made limited progress final 300M, never factored. |
| 9 | 1 | STERLING CITY (N152) | A Suborics | -- | Taken back and guided to a rail position, reluctant to stretch out and had to be niggled along down the back straight, had little to offer when placed under pressure 500M out. |
| 10 | 10 | HANDSOME HANDSOME (N009) | N Callan | H/SR | Dropped back to last, made no real progress final 350M, never threatened. |
| 11 | 4 | CHARITY SPIRIT (M095) | H W Lai | TT | Dropped back on jumping from 11, held up near the rear along the 2-path, not able to quicken when placed under pressure 300M. |
| 12 | 9 | DIAMOND ELEGANCE (N102) | T Clark | B/TT | Held up 2-wide in midfield, inclined to hang out turning for home, found disappointingly little when placed under pressure, weakened badly final 200M. (Blood in trachea.) |
| 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 |