Race 9 (597)
MAGAZINE GAP HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | ZOOM BOOM (G131) | H Bentley | XB | Moderately away from a tricky gate, raced in midfield on the outside, moved closer after passing 650M, no cover throughout, hit the front 200M, kept on strongly to the line. |
| 2 | 4 | RED HARE KING (H188) | M Chadwick | TT | Commenced well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, wider turning in, closed off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner. |
| 3 | 6 | GIDDY UP (J020) | Z Purton | TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the outside, very wide into straight, finished off well to take a place without threatening. (Dead-heat 3rd.) |
| 3 | 10 | CAPITAL LEGEND (G333) | K De Melo | TT | Bumped shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length turning in, peaked and headed 200M, stayed on evenly to the line. (Dead-Heat 3rd.) |
| 5 | 12 | CHARITY BINGO (H254) | Y L Chung | -- | Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 3 lengths or so back, angled out after passing 500M, made some progress early in straight, no clear run near 150M, ran on evenly final 100M. |
| 6 | 3 | SAMARKAND (H070) | C L Chau | CP/TT | Moderately away from the widest draw, raced behind midfield on outer, a bit closer in the middle stages, very wide into straight, made minor progress early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly to the line. |
| 7 | 2 | QUANTUM PATCH (H166) | H Bowman | TT | Made contact at start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made some progress early in straight, no extra final 100M. |
| 8 | 1 | SILVER SONIC (H171) | C Y Ho | XB | Bumped start, raced 2 wide towards rear, 5 lengths or so back, there to turn, made no impression in straight. |
| 9 | 7 | AFFORDABLE (J242) | B Thompson | CP1/TT | Made contact at start, sat right behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, showed limited response early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 10 | 9 | LUCKY EIGHT (G204) | K Teetan | TT | Bumped start, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong. |
| 11 | 8 | ROMANTIC LAOS (G476) | K C Leung | CP-/H-/TT | Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear on the inside, 6 to 7 lengths back turning in, made no impression in the run home. |
| DNF | 5 | SHOW RESPECT (H138) | B Avdulla | B/XB | Shifted out at start and bumped, raced 2 wide behind midfield, broke down approaching 500M, quickly pulled up. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 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 |