Race 8 (343)
CASSIA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | SMILING CITY (D113) | J Moreira | SR-/CP2 | From wide draw moved forward to race outside leader, took over nearing 400M, opened up a clear lead mid-straight, kept on latter stages, held on just. |
| 2 | 1 | DELIGHTFUL LAOS (D321) | C L Chau | B/TT | Very slow to begin, not hurried, settled 9Ls back in last early stages, wide from 600M, closed off well down outside, just failed to catch winner. |
| 3 | 3 | NOBLE STEED (A326) | N Callan | B | From draw 12 taken to a position near the rear, switched 3-wide halfway, chased on well final 300M to take 3rd, nearest finish. |
| 4 | 7 | INCANTO PREPARED (D009) | A Badel | E/TT | Settled 3-wide in midfield, driven out 500M, stayed on mildly to the line, not going the pace to challenge leaders. |
| 5 | 2 | NAMJONG PLUS (B048) | K Teetan | -- | Settled just behind midfield in early and middle stages, shuffled back to rear entering the final turn, taken wide to challenge on straightening, stayed on moderately. |
| 6 | 5 | SURREALISM (C285) | A Hamelin | B | Steadied to a position towards the rear, 5-6Ls off the pace, held up rounding the home turn, made non-threatening progress over final 300M. |
| 7 | 4 | PRECISE EXPRESS (D198) | K C Leung | -- | Reserved in midfield along the inside, held up behind a weakening runner home turn, ran on same pace over final 250M, no threat to leaders. |
| 8 | 11 | BLAZING BEAT (D342) | M L Yeung | CP | Held up 3-wide towards the rear early stages, strode forward from 800M to join leaders on outside, tired passing 300M, couldn't go on. |
| 9 | 12 | HANG'S DECISION (T262) | V Borges | B | Chased leaders early stages, shuffled back to midfield down the back-straight, unbalanced and lost ground near 400M, ran past well beaten horses only in the straight. |
| 10 | 8 | CABLE SPEED (D459) | T Piccone | -- | Tracked leaders, came under severe pressure 600M, gave ground rapidly, eased when well beaten. |
| 11 | 9 | LEGION OF MERIT (D419) | M F Poon | B | From draw 1 driven forward to track leaders along the fence, under pressure home turn and struggled to hold position, dropped out early straight, eased when no chance. |
| 12 | 6 | ANGEL OF MY EYES (D360) | Z Purton | TT | Crossed to the lead 1300M, led steadily, came under pressure home turn, beaten top of straight, finished tailed out. (Jockey : awkward in its action when ridden rounding home turn / Mucus.) |
| 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 |