Race 8 (543)
AZALEA HANDICAP Rating:82-62 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 9 | DANRIVA (CA040) | D Dunn | -- | Raced 2-wide 5Ls off pace 1200 M out, improved racing 4-wide without cover 700 M out about 2-1/2Ls down, advanced to lead 3-wide on straightening, 1L clear 200 M out, ran on well. |
| 2 | 6 | REWARD (BV116) | C Williams | SR | Away well and led through very early stages before ceding advantage to HORNET, 2Ls down 1000 M out, upsides HORNET and winner turning for home, not match winner's pace. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 3 | 12 | HIGH SKY (BS203) | W Woods | -- | Not break well, 7Ls off speed 1200 M out on fence, 4Ls down when niggled along 600 M out, over 3Ls down 200 M out, finished off pretty well. |
| 4 | 11 | ABLE WIN (BV311) | D Whyte | B | Raced 2-wide 8Ls off pace 1200 M out, ridden to take closer order 600 M out when 4Ls down, but short of room turning for home, stayed on fairly well close home. |
| 5 | 10 | LEGITIMATE (BM240) | M W Leung | B | On fence 8Ls off lead 1100 M out, one-paced through remainder about 5Ls or 6Ls off speed, never troubled leaders. |
| 6 | 4 | CUPID (BV043) | E Saint-Martin | SR | Settled on fence 6Ls off lead 1200 M out, closer down back straight and 3Ls down entering straight, one-paced to line. |
| 7 | 2 | GOOD NEWS (BS280) | S Dye | B | In rear 10Ls off lead early on, 6Ls rear turning into stretch, moderate late headway past a few beaten rivals late on. |
| 8 | 7 | SUPER CENTURY (BV029) | F Coetzee | TT | 3rd 4Ls off pace 1200 M out, 2Ls down and 3-wide 700 M out, lost position turning for home and soon beaten. |
| 9 | 3 | EPIC EXPRESSION (CB158) | W C Marwing | B1 | Slowest away and about 10Ls off speed and 2-wide early on, 5Ls down and 2-wide turning for home, soon well outpaced. |
| 10 | 8 | COURAGE STAR (BT054) | K K Lai | TT | 3-wide without cover round first bend and 6Ls off pace 1200 M out, 4Ls down from 800 M to 400 M our, found nothing in stretch. |
| 11 | 1 | BORN DRAGON (BS215) | A Marcus | B2 | Not break well, about 7Ls off lead and 2-wide 1200 M out, 3Ls or 4Ls off pace from back straight to home straight, well beaten lost action about 200 M out. |
| 12 | 5 | HORNET (BP238) | K H Ting | -- | Hard pressed to lead 1400 M out and only got to fence about 1000 M out when about 2Ls clear, joined by winner and runner-up turning for home, capitulated. |
| 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 |