Race 5 (087)
OSMANTHUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | BLITZING (B290) | K Teetan | TT | Fast into stride, sent forward to race outside to the leader, there to turn, challenged the leader 400M, took the lead early in straight, kept on well thereafter and scored. |
| 2 | 12 | APPLAUSE (A023) | M Chadwick | B | Average to begin, positioned 3 to 4 lengths back on rail, saved ground on turn, finished off strongly in straight to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | BEAUT BEAUT (A315) | M F Poon | H | Began well from gate 1, sat a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground to turn, angled out near 450M, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 4 | 9 | NICE KICK (B002) | S Clipperton | PC | Jumped well, positioned 1 out 1 back, wider on turn, finished off evenly in straight. |
| 5 | 7 | BINGO (A301) | Z Purton | B/TT | Moderately away, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well throughout, challenged by rival turning in, headed early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 6 | 5 | LOTUS BREEZE (T112) | D Whyte | B/XB/TT | Average to begin, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, made minor progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 7 | 11 | FORMULA GALORE (V011) | C Y Ho | V-/B2/TT | Slightly slow out, raced 2 wide at rear, 5 to 6 lengths back on turn, made little headway in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | OPEN HOUSE (A197) | T H So | -- | Taken back to race at tail, 8 lengths back, still last turning in, kept to inside after straightening and finished off evenly. |
| 9 | 4 | SUNNY DRAGON (V412) | C Schofield | CP/H/TT | Began awkwardly, positioned on rail in midfield, angled out on turn, weakened gradually in straight. |
| 10 | 3 | LONDON CITY (T080) | N Callan | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, carried wider on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter. |
| 11 | 6 | NAMJONG INVINCIBLE (V154) | W M Lai | B/TT | Began very awkwardly and lost ground, raced at rear on rail, saved ground on turn, weakened early in straight. |
| 12 | 1 | FLYING MONKEY (T361) | C Wong | BO1/TT | Moderately away from the widest draw, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover better than midfield, carried wider turning in, emptied early in straight. |
| 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 |