Race 8 (765)
KINGS FALCON HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | FLYING CHAPARRAL (M245) | C Y Ho | SR | Sat 3-wide behind leaders and had no cover for most of the trip, moved up to lead before home turn, duel with rival from 450M, kept finding under pressure. |
| 2 | 10 | STRONG FOUNDATION (P428) | Y T Cheng | B | Had rail run throughout, tracked leaders, did best work final 200M, nearest finish. |
| 3 | 2 | JOLLY VICTOR (N140) | D Lane | B/TT | Settled down near the rear early stages, raced keenly in midfield down back straight, stayed on well to be closest on the line. |
| 4 | 5 | WILLIE INVICTUS (S255) | G Mosse | B2 | Held up 3-wide behind midfield, raced keenly after 900M when left without cover, strolled forward to press leader 500M, dueled to 100M, faded late and lost 2 placings near line. |
| 5 | 4 | ROYAL PARTNER (N394) | Z Purton | TT | Settled mid-pack 3Ls off the pace, coaxed along 500M, swung wide into straight, closed off mildly, not reached leaders. |
| 6 | 8 | SEMPITERNAL (S100) | N Rawiller | B | Unable to obtain outright lead, caught 3-wide first turn, sat behind leaders from 600M, ran on one pace to line. |
| 7 | 12 | BUDDY BUDDIES (M021) | M Chadwick | B | Switched off to last 6-7Ls off the pace, 3-wide bid 600M, stayed on moderately down outside. |
| 8 | 1 | AMAZINGLY (N384) | N Callan | B | Slow to begin, settled midfield along the fence, driven 350M but made no additional headway over final 200M. |
| 9 | 9 | ALBICELESTE (P273) | J Moreira | H | Taken across behind runners, held up near last over 5Ls off the pace, take wide 400M, ran on same pace, never a threat to leaders. |
| 10 | 11 | GREAT CHARM (P111) | A Suborics | SR | With leaders early, caught 4-wide until crossing to lead 1100M, fell back to 3rd home turn, under pressure 400M but found very little in the finish. |
| 11 | 7 | INDUSTRIALIST WAY (S023) | T H So | TT | Held up in midfield first half of the race, shuffled back to rear passing 800M, already beaten turning into straight. (Jockey said his mount did not travel well throughout the race) |
| 12 | 3 | MEDALLIST (N024) | K C Leung | TT | Up with early pace, tracked leaders entering back straight, gave ground 400M, eased when well beaten. |
| 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 |