Race 6 (177)
DETROIT HANDICAP Rating:72-48 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 2 | MERRY STAR (BT070) | E Legrix | B/TT | In front of midfield. Into clear after straightening and responded well to reach lead at 200 M. Kept on strongly to score narrow win despite hanging in concluding stages. |
| 2 | 8 | EASTERN EXPRESS (BV095) | S King | -- | Behind midfield. Crept closer from 700 M. Eased to the outside when midfield on straightening. Responded well and failed to gain victory by the narrowest of margins. |
| 3 | 12 | THE RICH MAN (BS130) | W M Lai | B | Led. Remained same until headed at 200 M. Kept on strongly but unable to hold off quinella pair. |
| 4 | 13 | GUSCOTT (BS207) | Y T Cheng | V | Outside lead early then settled into trail at 1000 M. Followed leaders into straight and asked for effort shortly afterwards but unable to quicken and kept on one-pace. |
| 5 | 7 | PRISTINE (BV254) | E Saint-Martin | P/H/TT | Prominent and 3-wide early. Went forward to be outside lead at 900 M. Remained same until unable to find any extra final 200 M. |
| 6 | 6 | CHIRAG (BT199) | F Coetzee | TT | In front of midfield. Asked for effort after straightening and kept on one-paced. |
| 7 | 14 | STAR OF WAH YAN (BP105) | K H Ting | B/TT | Midfield. Remained same throughout after only responding one-paced in straight. |
| 8 | 5 | FULL THROTTLE (BP260) | S K Sit | TT1 | At rear. Improved from 400 M when taken to the outside of the field. Responded fairly in straight and made ground without ever looking likely. |
| 9 | 11 | BORN TO WIN (BP010) | J Egan | -- | Wide without cover early, went forward to be prominent at 900 M. Had difficulty getting a clear run early in straight and showed no response when in clear after 200 M. |
| 10 | 3 | THE BEST WINNER (BP329) | C Brown | -- | Behind midfield and 3-wide. Improved gradually from 700 M to midfield on straightening. Failed to quicken after straightening. |
| 11 | 1 | SEATTLE SUN (BS116) | R Fradd | B | Near rear. Remained same into straight and then showed no improvement. |
| 12 | 10 | SEA PEARL (BS262) | S Dye | -- | Behind midfield. Hard ridden at 400 M but failed to respond. Well beaten. |
| 13 | 9 | FAT CHOY TOGETHER (BN082) | B Marcus | B | Near rear. Dropped to rear to at 600 M after being crowded. No response afterwards. |
| 14 | 4 | FRUITFUL TRIP (BP331) | W Woods | B | Taken back to near rear from wide barrier. Raced awkwardly in middle stages. Never likely. |
| 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 |