Race 5 (209)
BALMORAL CASTLE HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | ACT OF FAITH (H082) | B Avdulla | B | Fast into stride, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, hit the front 150M, kept on very well to hold off the challengers. |
| 2 | 2 | KOKUSHI MUSOU (G006) | A Badel | B-/TT | Out with rest, raced 3 wide better than midfield, no cover in the middle stages, finished off well to take 2nd, always held. |
| 3 | 8 | EASY SNIP (G211) | C L Chau | B | Made contact at start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to take a place, nearest on line. |
| 4 | 4 | E BROTHER (E266) | K C Leung | B/TT | Began well from the widest draw, raced prominently on the outside, there to turn, took the lead 200M, peaked and headed 150M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 5 | 5 | TALENTS SUPREMO (H133) | J McDonald | TT | Began only fairly from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, there to turn, no clear run until final 100M, finished off evenly. |
| 6 | 3 | RUBYLOT (H412) | Z Purton | CP | Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/4L turning in, peaked and headed 200M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 12 | TACTICAL COMMAND (H197) | M L Yeung | -- | Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, no clear run until final 150M, finished off well to be nearest on line. |
| 8 | 11 | FLAMING EAGLE (G108) | K Teetan | PC/TT | Made contact shortly after start, positioned 2 wide better than midfield, angled out 350M, no clear run early in straight, kept on evenly thereafter. |
| 9 | 10 | TIMESTORM (G109) | L Ferraris | B-/XB-/TT- | Bumped start, taken back to race at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 10 | 7 | KING INVINCIBLE (H199) | A Atzeni | TT | Bumped on jumping, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, made some progress early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. |
| 11 | 6 | GALLANT GOODY (H434) | M F Poon | B1 | Moderately away from a wide draw, raced behind midfield on the outside, 3-1/2L back turning in, made no progress in straight. |
| 12 | 9 | HEARTY WISH (E343) | Y L Chung | B/SR/TT | Crowded start and unbalanced, raced at rear on the outside, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. |
| 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 |