Race 9 (387)
O'BRIEN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | SIMPLY MAVERICK (H346) | A Atzeni | -- | Made contact at start, raced in midfield on the outside, 3-1/2L back, same margin back on turn, finished off very strongly to score. |
| 2 | 12 | RED HARE KING (H188) | L Hewitson | TT | Jumped well, raced prominently, 2 wide, allowed rival to cross 850M, 2 lengths back turning in, finished off well to take 2nd. |
| 3 | 2 | TURIN MASCOT (H165) | K Teetan | PC/TT | Taken back to race 2 wide at rear, 5 lengths back, 3 wide after entering the back straight, commenced move approaching 400M, very wide turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. |
| 4 | 7 | IVY LEAGUE (H116) | M Chadwick | H-/SR/XB/TT | Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, 3 wide from 1100M, moved closer after entering the back straight, took the lead 550M, led by 1L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, weakened close home. |
| 5 | 3 | WINNING DRAGON (E461) | Y L Chung | B/H/TT | Moderately away, raced better than midfield on the outside early, moved closer after passing 1000M, shared lead from 900M, headed 550M, a length back turning in, kept on well early in straight, weakened final 100M. |
| 6 | 4 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | Z Purton | H/CP1/TT | Taken back from the widest draw, raced at rear on the inside, moved a bit closer after passing 1000M, 2 wide turning in, kept on same pace in straight. |
| 7 | 9 | SOLID IMPACT (E447) | K De Melo | CP1 | Fast into stride, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, 3 lengths back on turn, showed some response early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 8 | 1 | GALLANT WAKING (G165) | C L Chau | -- | Slightly slow out and bumped, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 1000M, wider turning in, made no progress in straight. |
| 9 | 6 | LEAN HERO (G402) | H Bowman | B/TT | Taken back from gate 8, raced at rear, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, very wide into straight, made no progress early in straight, eased final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 10 | 5 | FASHION LEGEND (J080) | H Bentley | TT | Began smartly from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, shared lead with rival from 850M, headed 550M, peaked 400M, weakened final 250M. |
| 11 | 11 | MAJESTIC SPEED (J018) | M L Yeung | TT | Slowly away, raced better than midfield on the inside, unable to maintain position 500M, weakened thereafter, eased final furlong, unacceptable performance. |
| 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 |