Race 8 (657)
DEAUVILLE HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1650m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | KEEFY (G306) | M F Poon | -- | Went forward prompting the pace on outside, responded well to riding and hit lead inside 200M, kept on late stages to hold the pursuing 2nd at bay. |
| 2 | 10 | LUCKY TOUCH (J203) | Z Purton | B/TT | Obtained a position ahead of mid-division, briefly held up 200M before doing best work late to be nearest at the line. |
| 3 | 7 | HIGHLAND RAHY (J298) | L Ferraris | B/TT | Soon led, took them along at a good tempo, fought hard in the straight but couldn't hold off winner inside 200M, lost 2nd near line. |
| 4 | 11 | QUANTUM PATCH (H166) | A Atzeni | TT | Chased leaders along the inside, travelled well enough going into straight, fought on steadily to the line, just missed out on 3rd. |
| 5 | 9 | CASA ROCHESTER (J494) | L Hewitson | -- | From draw 1 settled back in midfield, made steady progress from 300M, no clear run 150M and not fully tested over final 100M. Could finish closer. |
| 6 | 4 | SAMARKAND (H070) | K Teetan | CP/TT | Chased leaders 2-wide, close enough 400M but failed to quicken under pressure. Ran home one paced. |
| 7 | 12 | FORTUNATE SON (J446) | H Bentley | B | Settled down 2-wide ahead of mid-division, hard driven nearing 400M but only gave limited response in the straight. Never dangerous. |
| 8 | 5 | ABSOLUTE HONOUR (K260) | Y L Chung | TT | From wide draw obtained a midfield position 5Ls back, failed to make ground on leaders over final 300M. Never threatened. |
| 9 | 6 | CHARITY TOGETHER (K254) | A Hamelin | B/TT1 | Jumped fairly, ended up near last 9Ls behind leader, ridden along 500M but couldn't quicken under pressure. |
| 10 | 1 | M UNICORN (G466) | E C W Wong | P/TT | Settled in second half of the field 7Ls off the pace, failed to finish off in the straight. (Jockey : made a respiratory noise during the race. / No Vet findings.) |
| 11 | 8 | WIN BEAUTY VIVA (K368) | B Thompson | -- | From wide draw taken back to the rear, 10Ls off the pace on settling, still last at top of the straight, couldn't pick up speed and never in the picture. |
| 12 | 3 | LEGENDARY YEARS (K286) | M L Yeung | B1 | Jumped awkwardly, settled towards the rear, struggled to keep up home turn, soundly beaten. |
| 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 |