
Race 8 (102)
HOK YUEN HANDICAP Rating:80-60 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 6 | KING MILES (J158) | C Y Ho | CP-/H-/B1/TT | From draw 1 moved up to track leader, quickly took over on straightening, kept going final 200M and pulled out all the stops to hold off runner-up late stages. |
| 2 | 1 | STORM RIDER (J027) | L Ferraris | B2 | Taken back from wide draw, settled last 7Ls off the pace, driven wide into straight then closed off fastest under top weight, just missed. |
| 3 | 9 | LUCKY PLANET (H235) | M F Poon | B/TT | Fast away and soon crossed to the lead, set good pace early and middle stages, headed early straight but kept battling to finish a creditable 3rd. |
| 4 | 12 | THE REVOLUTION (K092) | K Teetan | B1/TT | Jumped on terms, restrained to race in midfield along the fence, in touch behind leaders 400M, kept on steadily to the line but couldn't find an extra gear to challenge. |
| 5 | 10 | THRIVING BROTHERS (J396) | M Chadwick | TT | Away well from draw 2, sat 2-wide in mid-division, stayed on moderately over final 300M but not able to pose serious threat to first three. |
| 6 | 11 | JUSTIFYING (K027) | A Badel | TT | Off to a good start, sat behind leaders 4th on settling, always in touch, kept battling to the line but never going the pace to challenge first three. |
| 7 | 4 | HAYDAY (H321) | E C W Wong | -- | Chased leader, held 3rd from 400M, tried hard but flattened passing 150M, lost several places near line. |
| 8 | 3 | SUPER INFINITY (J320) | B Avdulla | B | Jumped only fairly, settled in second half of the field holding 8th spot, wide into straight before running home fairly. (Jockey could offer no explanation for the disappointing performance.) |
| 9 | 7 | SUPER LEGENDS (H364) | K C Leung | B/TT | Restrained to race near the rear 6Ls back, closed off one paced. Never dangerous. |
| 10 | 8 | LUCKY XANDER (K407) | R Kingscote | SR-/SB1 | Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, ended up near last racing keenly, shuffled to last turning home, failed to run on. |
| 11 | 5 | LOCH TAY (K356) | A Atzeni | -- | Taken back to a rearward spot from draw 12, hung in throughout the event and made contact with the running rail several times, couldn't run on passing 400M. |
| 12 | 2 | LA FORZA (J285) | Z Purton | B/TT | Caught racing wide without cover in midfield, failed to respond when placed under pressure 350M, eased when final 200M. (Lame LF leg.) |
| 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 |
