
Race 8 (288)
LONG KE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | HUMBLE STAR (H125) | C L Chau | SR1/TT1 | Restrained behind leaders in a slow run race, loomed early straight, hampered near 200M, inside 100M and close home, beaten a short head. Promoted to 1st after enquiry. |
| 2 | 3 | CALIFORNIA CIBLE (E431) | Y L Chung | TT | Moved up to race outside the lead, took over passing 300M, shifted out under pressure causing interference to a rival, held on just at the line. Demoted to 2nd after enquiry. |
| 3 | 8 | LUCKY EIGHT (G204) | K C Leung | CP | From widest draw eased back to the rear for cover, 5Ls to make up 400M, stayed on willingly to reach 3rd close home. Clocked fastest 400M of the night. |
| 4 | 4 | NAMJONG SINGS (C480) | H Bowman | B | Tracked along the inside, had every chance on straightening, not finishing pace of first two final 200M, lost 3rd close home. |
| 5 | 12 | HIGH RISE SOLDIER (C511) | C Y Ho | B | Dropped back to race towards the rear, driven along 450M, ran on mildly over final 300M, failed to threaten between horses. |
| 6 | 2 | SEIZING THE MOMENT (E444) | Z Purton | B | Restrained in midfield along the 2-path, moved out to challenge 400M, responded fairly under top weight, never going the pace to challenge. |
| 7 | 7 | HERE COMES TED (C457) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Soon taken across to the fence, raced in midfield 3Ls off leaders, awkward placed 300M when attempting a run on inside, stayed on fairly final stages. |
| 8 | 6 | EXCELLENT DADDY (E321) | A Hamelin | TT | Eased back from wide draw, settled near last, gave limited response passing 300M, never reach contention. |
| 9 | 1 | ADIOS (G338) | S De Sousa | V | Unable to find cover from draw 6, caught 3-wide outside leaders, found disappointingly little on straightening, soon out of contention. (Jockey : failed to finish off after racing wide without cover.) |
| 10 | 9 | HARMONY FIRE (E175) | H Bentley | SR/TT | Jumped well, set slow pace in the lead, soon headed on straightening, weakened away final 250M. |
| 11 | 10 | MAGIC PHOENIX (E440) | M F Poon | B-/TT | Unable to slot in, caught racing 3-wide in midfield, wider home turn, came up empty on straightening. |
| 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 |
