Race 8 (293)
VENUS HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | KINDA COOL (D297) | J Moreira | B | Held up in midfield along the fence, soon into clear on straightening, quickened to take lead near 150M, continued on well final stages. |
| 2 | 12 | SHOUSON (C326) | K C Leung | B | Dropped back from wide draw, settled down near last 5Ls off the pace, closed off fastest in straight but readily held by winner. |
| 3 | 5 | WIND N GRASS (D197) | A Badel | TT | Jumped on terms, reserved behind midfield, ran on well final 300M to take 3rd. |
| 4 | 2 | MIG ENERGY (C376) | A Hamelin | XB/TT | Settled behind mid-division, into clear top of straight, stayed on moderately, got up for 4th near line. |
| 5 | 9 | FLYING BONUS (B433) | Z Purton | -- | Strode forward, crossed to the lead near 800M, stuck to task well early straight, caught near 100M, lost several places near the line. |
| 6 | 3 | STAR OF YUEN LONG (C303) | K H Chan | B | From draw 1 ridden along to track leader, fought on same pace in straight, no impression final 200M. |
| 7 | 1 | STANLEY PARK (C446) | C Soumillon | B | Chased leaders, in 4th spot home turn, responded fairly on straightening, no threat final 150M. |
| 8 | 11 | BLOTTING PAPER (D043) | C Wong | B | Always prominent, moved up to 2nd spot passing 800M, held ground early straight before fading final 200M. |
| 9 | 6 | ISLAND SHINE (D040) | N Callan | B-/CP1 | From draw 11 unable to get closer than 3-wide, behind mid-division 4-5Ls off the pace home turn, fought on same pace to the line. No threat to leaders. |
| 10 | 7 | SHAMPORT (B167) | C Y Ho | TT | Taken back from draw 12, settled last 6Ls off the pace, taken widest on straightening, responded fairly, never dangerous. |
| 11 | 8 | TAKING AIM (B244) | C L Chau | -- | Raced in mid-division along the 3-path, no cover from 800M, lacked a finishing response entering straight, weakened final 200M. |
| 12 | 4 | HINCHINLOVE (C001) | H T Mo | B/TT | Held up behind midfield early stages, checked 700M and shuffled back to last, failed to run on in straight, eased when no chance. |
| 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 |