Race 4 (684)
NAM SHAN HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | GO GO WIN (S073) | O Doleuze | CP | Bumped start, rolled forward, settling one-off, one-back. Switched wide 350m to make run, joined leader 150m, pulled clear final stages. |
| 2 | 8 | HEART WOOD (M378) | H N Wong | SR-/CP2 | Bumped start, pressed forward to lead 1300m. Set good sections and still clear with 200m to go. Tired final stages but held for second. |
| 3 | 5 | BEST HOPE (S102) | Z Purton | B1 | Ridden to hold forward position, settling three-back, one-off. Switched wide on entering straight and ran strongly to just miss the quinella. |
| 4 | 6 | JUMBO SPIRIT (T038) | B Prebble | B/TT | Used inside draw to hold fence three-back from leader on settling. Took closer order around turn, stayed on rail in straight and ran on steadily to just miss a placing. |
| 5 | 11 | GOLD TALENT (S113) | H W Lai | TT | Began well but not much speed, settling midfield in one-off position. Switched out top of straight to make run and finished off nicely down centre-track. |
| 6 | 7 | COUP D'ETAT (T294) | N Rawiller | -- | Began only fairly, settling at rear close to fence. Popped off fence around turn, taken wider in straight and ran home steadily though reluctant to shift into clear running 100m. |
| 7 | 10 | GOLD DRAGON (S339) | D Whyte | B/TT1 | Shifted across behind horses from an outside draw, settling at rear in a one-off position. Left racing wide without cover from 800m. Boxed on gamely down centre-track final 300m. |
| 8 | 2 | THANKSGIVING (M350) | K C Leung | CP | Bumped start but quickly into stride, leading field to 1400m before slipping into box seat. Kept on gamely to 200m before tiring. Rider reported saddle shifted back at top of straight. |
| 9 | 12 | ENDLESS LOVE (T035) | T H So | -- | Not much speed, settling along rail behind midfield. Made up some ground around turn, switched out in straight to find clear running but only one-paced. |
| 10 | 1 | TWIN TURBO (M250) | C Y Ho | -- | Hard ridden from start but slow to muster and trapped wide without cover in midfield around first turn. Allowed to stride forward from 1000m to race outside lead from 800m to straight before tiring gradually. |
| 11 | 4 | CLASSIC JEWELLERY (M329) | A Suborics | B | Not pushed, striding out at own pace four back from leader along rail. Kept on steadily early in straight before tiring from 200m. |
| 12 | 9 | RIYADH (N275) | M Chadwick | B | Began fairly but failed to stretch out and soon last. Trailed field thereafter. |
| 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 |