Race 8 (194)
HIGH ISLAND HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 7 | NEVER TOO SOON (E434) | K De Melo | -- | Crowded shortly after the start, from wide draw taken across behind runners, 5Ls off the pace 400M, ran on well between horses, got up close home. |
| 2 | 8 | A AMERIC TE SPECSO (H037) | L Currie | -- | Held up towards the rear, swung wide into straight, closed off well down outside, got up for 2nd near line. |
| 3 | 2 | BRAVE STAR (G268) | L Hewitson | XB | From draw 10 caught wide no cover chasing leaders, switched wider on straightening, battled well to the line and getting up for 3rd in a close finish. |
| 4 | 3 | O'LINER (H264) | L Ferraris | P/TT | Allowed an uncontested lead, drifted to center of track on straightening, fought on to hold lead until headed closing stages. |
| 5 | 4 | GOLDEN ARTIE (G434) | A Atzeni | H/XB | Caught racing 3-wide towards the rear, swung widest for home, closed off well to take joint 5th, beaten just under 1L. |
| 5 | 9 | GIDDY UP (J020) | B Avdulla | B1/H1/TT1 | Unhurried, dropped back to race in last, 7Ls to make up approaching straight, finished off final 400M fastest. Nearest finish. |
| 7 | 10 | DENFIELD (G471) | C Y Ho | TT | Jumped awkwardly, in touch behind leaders, held every chance from top of straight before fading over closing stages. |
| 8 | 5 | SUGAR SUGAR (G016) | K H Chan | B/TT | Crowded on jumping, settled in midfield along the 2-path, put in a mild bid from 300M, always held by leaders in a blanket finish. |
| 9 | 6 | COLOURFUL EMPEROR (H167) | Z Purton | TT | Chased leader, fought on one paced from 300M, no serious threat from mid-straight. (Jockey said his mount dipped near 900M and didn't travel well thereafter.) |
| 10 | 1 | EXCELLENT PEERS (G033) | A Badel | XB/H2 | From draw 5 ended up racing 3-wide in midfield, kept on fairly over final 300M, not beaten far but always held by leaders. |
| 11 | 12 | ZOOM BOOM (G131) | K Teetan | B/XB | From wide draw taken soon across behind runners, raced in midfield along the inside, couldn't go on passing 250M. |
| 12 | 11 | NABOO LEGEND (G357) | K C Leung | -- | In touch behind leaders, came under serious pressure 500M, weakened rapidly turning into straight. (No Vet findings.) |
| 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 |