Race 5 (356)
MUT WAH HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1000m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | VERY SWEET ORANGE (A300) | K H Chan | V | Fast into stride, sent forward to take the lead, trapped wide early, found rail near 550M, travelled comfortably on turn, kept on well in straight to hold off the challengers late. |
| 2 | 7 | DR PROACTIVE (A345) | H N Wong | -- | Began smartly, raced prominently on the inside, allowed the rivals to cross near 600M, 2 wide from 500M, 2 lengths or so back on turn, finished off well to take 2nd, just beaten by narrow margin. |
| 3 | 3 | WINNER'S HEART (D044) | Z Purton | -- | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced prominently, 2 wide, found rail near 550M, a length behind the leader on turn, finished off well to take a place, just narrowly beaten. |
| 4 | 4 | SKY FIELD (D216) | C Y Ho | TT1 | Bumped start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out after passing 400M, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to make frame, nearest on line, impressive debut. |
| 5 | 8 | SMART OF YOUTH (C435) | J Moreira | TT | Average to begin, positioned on rail, slightly behind midfield, hampered near 500M, 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight without threatening the first few. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 6 | 9 | SUPER WINNER (C341) | K Teetan | H/SR1/TT | Began only fairly, positioned on rail in midfield, hampered near 500M, saved ground on turn, no clear running until final 50M, finished off evenly. |
| 7 | 11 | EXCEL DELIGHT (C006) | S De Sousa | H | Began fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, awkwardly placed near 750M, 5 lengths back on turn, showed limited response in straight. |
| 8 | 10 | ISLAND WINNER (C088) | K C Leung | CP/XB/TT | Jumped with them, raced 2 wide behind midfield, carried wider on turn, showed limited response in straight. |
| 9 | 5 | WINNING STRIKES (D104) | B Shinn | -- | Bumped start, raced 3 wide with cover at rear, 2 wide from near 600M, 8 lengths back on turn, made no progress in straight. |
| 10 | 6 | CHUNGHWA JINGSHEN (D148) | T H So | -- | Average to begin, raced 2 wide better than midfield, carried wider on turn, weakened gradually in straight. |
| 11 | 12 | HUMBLE STEED (A327) | H T Mo | -- | Began fairly, raced at rear on rail, 9 lengths back on turn, made no progress in straight. |
| 12 | 1 | SMART THINKER (D060) | N Callan | B1/XB1 | Began awkwardly and bumped, raced at rear throughout, never a factor. |
| 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 |