Race 4 (226)
YELLOW RIVER HANDICAP Rating:56-32 1200m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 8 | TURF STAR (BM217) | L O'Sullivan | -- | In leading pair throughout. Burst away inside 200 M. Won easily. (Promoted.) |
| 2 | 4 | AMERICAN WAY (BL110) | M Kinane | B1 | Racing 9th at 1000 M when tightened, becoming unbalanced. Improved sharply to 3rd at 500 M. Reached 2nd at 200 M but unable to threaten winner. |
| 3 | 14 | NOBLE KNIGHT (BN013) | P Schiergen | -- | Midfield early, racing awkwardly at 1000 M. Gained steadily from 6th into straight to grab 3rd late. |
| 4 | 6 | HAMMERHEAD (BH212) | K C Chan | -- | Soon dropped to 12th. Gradual progress to 8th inside 400 M. Further gain in straight. Just missed place. |
| 5 | 1 | SUPER BINGO II (BJ028) | K M So | -- | Jumped inwards. Midfield to 1000 M when became unbalanced. Made headway to 4th at 700 M. Outpaced but fought on. |
| 6 | 5 | CHIU CHOW KID (BE045) | H K Yim | -- | In last pair to 800 M. Reached 8th at 500 M when forced to steady. Late progress from 9th at 200 M. |
| 7 | 2 | TOP NEWS (BH035) | A Munro | -- | From 2nd early took lead at 900 M but headed off by winner at home bend. Tired. |
| 8 | 9 | WISHING WELL (BL192) | E Legrix | -- | Dropped from 2nd at 1100 M to 11th at 400 M. Slight shift to position over final 200 M. |
| 9 | 3 | SATISFACTION PLUS (BJ184) | H K Cheung | -- | Prominent early. Travelled 3rd from 800 M to 650 M. Weakened out of it. |
| 10 | 11 | ALLURA RED (BM178) | T Quinn | -- | Wide. Raced 5th and 6th from 900 M to 500 M. Gave ground. |
| 11 | 10 | ACTIVE WAY (BM232) | B Marcus | -- | Racing 11th to 1000 M when squeezed and forced wide. Briefly shared 8th at 500 M. Never nearer. |
| 12 | 13 | OUTSIDER II (BH039) | K M Chin | -- | With leaders early, dropping from 4th at 1050 M to 12th inside 600 M when forced to steady. Remained in last few. |
| 13 | 7 | CALL ME HORSE (BH261) | C W Choi | -- | Outpaced from start, dropping to 10th at 1000 M when tightened. Always wide in rear bunch. |
| 14 | 12 | BLAZING BALLAD (BN016) | C K Chung | -- | Tightened at start. Soon dropped to last, tailing off. Caught field at line. |
| 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 |