Race 8 (018)
WAN CHAI HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | STORMING DRAGON (J237) | B Avdulla | V/TT | Jumped on terms, restrained to race in second half of the field, picked up strongly top of the straight and surged to the lead 150M out. Won going away. |
| 2 | 5 | REGAL GEM (K258) | K C Leung | -- | Began awkwardly, settled down towards the rear along the 3-path, ran on well enough over final 300M to take 2nd but no match for the runaway winner. |
| 3 | 10 | KING OF FIGHTERS (K174) | A Badel | B1/TT | Dropped back to race near the rear 5Ls off the pace, saved ground on the inside before switching out on straightening, closed off nicely to claim 3rd near line. |
| 4 | 11 | THRIVING BROTHERS (J396) | M Chadwick | TT | Crowded after the start, 3Ls back in mid-division on settling, responded well early straight to be challenging for the lead but no match for the winner inside 200M. Lost 3rd near line. |
| 5 | 1 | DRAGON FOUR SEAS (J317) | Z Purton | B | From draw 12 made some early use to go forward, vied for the lead on outside passing 1000M, took narrow lead 250M but couldn't sustain run final stages under top weight 135lb. |
| 6 | 9 | VICTOR THE RAPID (J393) | C L Chau | TT | From wide draw dropped back to last, 6Ls off the pace middle stages, brought widest into straight before staying on moderately towards the finish. (No Vet findings.) |
| 7 | 2 | POWER KOEPP (E301) | H Bowman | -- | Not hurried after the start, settled near last 5Ls away from leaders, brought wide for home before finishing off final 300M mildly. |
| 8 | 8 | LUCKY PLANET (H235) | M F Poon | B/TT | Crowded after the start, caught wide no cover chasing leaders throughout, fought hard to stay in contention early straight but run ended passing 150M and faded towards the finish. |
| 9 | 12 | MONARCH COUNTY (J421) | A Atzeni | B/TT | Began well enough, raced keenly behind leaders, badly held up from 350M to 100M and lost every chance. (Jockey fined for weighing in 2 lbs overweight.) |
| 10 | 7 | KINGDOM OF RICHES (K079) | H Bentley | CP-/H1/TT1 | Settled down in midfield along the inside, held up at a crucial stage from 300M to 150M. Failed to pick up speed closing stages. |
| 11 | 3 | SOVEREIGN FUND (J402) | K Teetan | B/TT | Began well from draw 1, tracked leaders into straight, badly held up over final 350M and could not be tested. |
| 12 | 4 | GIANT LEAP (J143) | R Kingscote | B | Driven forward, vied for the lead from 1000M, held slim lead early straight, headed near 250M then weakened to finish last. |
| 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 |