Race 7 (334)
MA TAU WAI HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 3 | SMART IDEA (E344) | H Bentley | H/TT | Slowly away but soon recovered to rear of midfield in 8th about 4L off the pace in back straight, drifted slightly worse and steadied over 550 metres out, quickened well on straightening to lead 130 metres out, just held on. |
| 2 | 6 | SPICY GRILL (D159) | K Teetan | B/TT | Settled in last few, went very wide into straight, ran on well under pressure down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish. |
| 3 | 8 | BELLA BABY (B365) | A Hamelin | XB/TT | Settled well behind, trailed the field to home bend, went extremely wide and last into straight, ran on well down the centre of the track to be nearest at finish. |
| 4 | 11 | HANDSOME REBEL (B469) | V Borges | B | Began well from a wide gate, shared pace 3-wide before crossing in front for rails run over 600 metres out, led until headed over 130 metres out. |
| 5 | 12 | LUCKY MARYKNOLL (E024) | R Maia | TT | Broke well to share early pace, gradually shifted back to 7th some 3.5L back 700 metres out, shifted wide into straight, ran on steadily under pressure without threatening. |
| 6 | 9 | SO AWESOME (D258) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Picked up quickly from moderate start to be over 2L back in 6th, became 3L back 700 metres out, commenced move 400 metres out and 4-wide into straight, ran on steadily under pressure. |
| 7 | 10 | BIG TWO (E310) | M L Yeung | H/XB/SR1 | With leaders on the rail, taken back off the pace passing the 900 metres, settled some 2L back in 5th from the 800 metres, unable to sustain effort after straightening. |
| 8 | 2 | SAVVY DELIGHT (E386) | J Moreira | TT | Shared lead 4-wide early, obtained rails run 950M out, travelling strongly before taken one back for cover inside 700M, came under pressure to hold place after straightening, folded up quickly final 150M. |
| 9 | 4 | SINGAPORE SPIRIT (G047) | C Y Ho | B/TT | Ridden forward to join the leaders, shared the pace until taken one back inside the 700 metres, 2-wide rounding bend and into home straight, soon weakened. |
| 10 | 1 | ISLAND SHINE (D040) | M F Poon | B-/BO1 | Moderate start, settled in rear of midfield in 9th or 8th over 4L off the speed, inconvenienced on home bend but saved ground on the rail turning in, faded under pressure inside final 200 metres. |
| 11 | 5 | NOIR RIDER (E138) | K C Leung | B/TT- | Pressed forward from a wide gate sharing the lead 5-wide before shifting one back 3-wide 900 metres out, lost cover approaching home bend, swung wider entering straight and soon weakened out of contention. |
| 12 | 7 | NOBODY KNOWS (G038) | H T Mo | H | Taken back to rear from the widest gate, came under pressure from the 800 metres, dropped out 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 |