Race 8 (483)
POPLAR HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | WINNING FAITH (A253) | H T Mo | CP/H/TT | Settled in midfield along the fence, travelled strongly into contention, quickened up smartly inside 300M, hit lead 150M and ran away from them for 3rd win on a trot. |
| 2 | 7 | PRETTY BAUHINIA (A135) | K Teetan | B | Dropped back to near last, about 7Ls off the pace home turn, widest on straightening, hit the line well to claim 2nd just before line, couldn't reach runaway winner. |
| 3 | 8 | GLORIOUS ARTIST (B210) | S Clipperton | -- | Taken across behind runners, settled 3rd last 7Ls off the good pace, ran on strongly between horses to go 3rd just before line. Encouraging debut. |
| 4 | 3 | HAPPY SPIRIT (V008) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Chased leaders in a fast run race, no match with winner's turn of foot but battled on well to just miss 3rd in blanket finish for minor honours. |
| 5 | 9 | NITRO EXPRESS (T353) | N Callan | TT | Reserved behind midfield about 5Ls off the good pace, turned 3-wide back straight, on straightening stayed on without threat to the runaway winner. |
| 6 | 2 | GREEN ENERGY (A095) | N Rawiller | H/TT | Held up 2-wide in mid-division, 4Ls to make up top of the straight, kept on moderately in the run home. |
| 7 | 4 | HARRIER JET (T372) | K C Leung | V/TT | Away with them, held rail position tracking leaders, ran on fairly in straight, outsprinted by rivals over final 200M. |
| 8 | 6 | PLAY WISE (A411) | Z Purton | B/TT | Up with leaders but unable to slot in and caught wide no cover throughout, flattened 200M and quickly brushed aside by rivals. |
| 9 | 12 | WAH MAY BABY (S247) | K C Ng | B/TT | Pressed leader on the outside ensuring a strong pace from 1200M, took over top of the straight, caught inside 150M, weakened rapidly late stages. |
| 10 | 1 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | A Sanna | CP/H | Restless in stalls, began awkwardly and lost ground, ended up last 8Ls back, ran past a couple of beaten rivals only in the straight. Never a factor. |
| 11 | 10 | SUPER LUCKY (A251) | J Moreira | H/XB | Caught 3-wide in midfield, couldn't go on passing 300M, eased when no chance. |
| 12 | 11 | ENERGETIC CLASS (T082) | W M Lai | B/TT | Led along fence, pressed by rival setting fast pace middle stages, weakened badly passing 300M. (Bled.) |
| 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 |