Race 8 (599)
DIANTHUS HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | LUCKY PLANET (H235) | M Chadwick | B/TT | Showed superior early speed to lead as expected, had 2-3L margin over rivals 400M, quickened up again to increase his lead and was well in control over final 200M. Impressively. |
| 2 | 6 | MEGA BONUS (E184) | C L Chau | V | Hampered after the jump, moved up to chase the pace 2Ls back, went 2nd inside 300M, tried hard couldn't get closer to the runaway winner. |
| 3 | 8 | MAJESTIC DELIGHT (K189) | K Teetan | H/XB1/TT | Bumped on jumping, from draw 9 taken back to near the rear, over 8Ls to make up on leader at 400M, ran on nicely to take 3rd near line but never a threat to the runaway winner. |
| 4 | 4 | GREAT SPIRIT (J155) | A Atzeni | CP | Jumped only fairly, raced in midfield 3-wide, pressed along 500M, kept on steadily over final 300M to take 4th in a busy finish for the minor placings. No threat to the runaway winner. |
| 5 | 1 | GOKO WIN (H069) | H Bowman | B | Taken back to last on jumping from draw 12, 10Ls off leader middle stages, brought wide top of straight before finishing off best to claim 5th in a busy finish for minor placings. |
| 6 | 11 | MY FLYING ANGEL (J174) | M F Poon | B | Bumped on jumping, bustled along to obtain a position ahead of midfield, had 5Ls to make up on the eventual winner at 400M, ran home one paced. |
| 7 | 12 | WORLD HERO (J413) | A Badel | B | Bumped at the start, caught wide no cover in the group chasing leader, came under pressure 550M, driven along but couldn't muster the pace to challenge. |
| 8 | 9 | E UNIVERSE (H151) | E C W Wong | TT | Began well enough, chased leader on the inside, tried hard on straightening but couldn't quicken, faded final 200M. |
| 9 | 7 | KING LOTUS (K186) | L Hewitson | -- | Settled down behind midfield, had plenty to make up on runaway leader 400M, was making mild progress when raced tight over final 100M and not able to be ridden out to the line. |
| 10 | 3 | NEVER TOO SOON (E434) | Z Purton | CP | Dropped back from wide draw, held up near last 8-9Ls off the pace, was commencing to finish off the race when steadied near 150M then raced tight for the remainder of the race. |
| 11 | 2 | OUR LUCKY GLORY (G292) | H Bentley | TT | Jumped only fairly, obtained a position behind midfield along the inside, ran on fairly passing 300M before being denied clear running over final 100M. |
| 12 | 10 | NOBLE GO (K053) | A Hamelin | P-/XB/TT | Away good enough from draw 1, raced keenly when crossed by rivals then shuffled back to midfield on settling, failed to respond in the straight, weakened final 200M. |
| 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 |