Race 8 (185)
NAKAYAMA HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | CALIFORNIA CIBLE (E431) | J Moreira | TT | In touch, steadied 550M when pace slackened, pushed along 450M, quickened up strongly to lead inside 200M, drew clear winning comfortably. |
| 2 | 12 | MOMENTUM GALAXY (C275) | K C Leung | B | Steadied to obtain cover after the start, held up towards the rear, tried hard to chase winner over final 300M, always held. |
| 3 | 6 | ELON (E272) | V Borges | E/P | Settled down midfield, brought wide 400M, stayed on well without troubling winner, just missed 2nd. |
| 4 | 2 | HONG KONG BET (C082) | K Teetan | B/TT | Positively ridden, chased leaders into straight, challenged for the lead passing 300M, briefly went 2nd mid-straight, lost 2 places late. |
| 5 | 9 | JAZZ ANGEL (G049) | C Y Ho | -- | Began very awkwardly and lost ground, settled near last 8Ls off the pace, plenty to do turning in, stayed on well without troubling leaders. |
| 6 | 11 | COLONEL (D090) | H N Wong | V | Chased the pace early, moved up alongside leader when pace slackened 600M, vied for lead until 200M, soon outpaced by pursuing rivals. |
| 7 | 1 | CLASSIC POSH (C327) | Z Purton | -- | Started slowly, held up behind midfield, checked 600M when pace slackened, soon ridden along, ran on fairly over final 300M. |
| 8 | 4 | WINE AND WINE (E101) | C Wong | B/TT | Soon led, restrained 600M and joined by rival in the lead, fought hard to 150M, no extra and weakened. (Jockey suspended for steadying his horse 600M causing interference to rivals.) |
| 9 | 7 | READY TO WIN (E422) | M F Poon | B-/XB/TT | Settled in midfield after jumping from draw 1, checked 550M and lost ground, failed to quicken turning home, never involved. |
| 10 | 3 | SIMPLY FLUKE (C352) | C L Chau | B/XB | From wide draw taken back to race in detached last, made no real progress over final 400M. Never in the picture. |
| 11 | 10 | MAKE IT QUICK (G096) | R Maia | B1 | Jumped well enough, hampered near 1000M and shuffled back to midfield, 3-wide no cover nearing 500M, already beaten turning home. |
| 12 | 8 | SUPER DOBBIN (D352) | L Ferraris | B | Chased leaders, checked away from leader 550M when pace slackened, failed to respond from 300M, weakened to last. (Irregular Heart Rhythm.) |
| 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 |