Race 3 (447)
LAI KING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2200m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 12 | FLORAL DANCER (CA259) | S K Sit | -- | Led briefly early, soon raced in 3rd and then 2nd. Mainly 1-1/2Ls behind lead until taking over approaching 600 M. Just held on. |
| 2 | 2 | FORTUNE DANCER (BS081) | R Fradd | V | Began awkwardly, remained at rear. Made progress from outside 400 M. Ran on steadily but unable to threaten the 1st pair. |
| 3 | 4 | HAPPY FORTUNE (CA307) | E Legrix | -- | Towards rear. Improved steadily from 650 M to be 3rd 250 M. Kept on same pace closing stages. |
| 4 | 1 | DEEP PURPLE (CB251) | G Mosse | B | Slightly behind midfield. Stayed on in straight. |
| 5 | 5 | BLACK CARBINE (CA302) | H K Yim | -- | Better than midfield. Gave a little ground rounding home bend. Made some minor progress in straight. |
| 6 | 9 | LUCKY FRIENDS (CB301) | S Dye | -- | Well there, settling 3rd near 600 M. Gave ground 600 M out to be midfield home bend. One-paced thereafter. |
| 7 | 6 | EXCEPTIONAL (BT183) | M Kinane | B | Better than midfield. Made progress 800 M out to be 2nd 550 M. Failed to hold place soon after straightening. |
| 8 | 10 | DRAGON WIN (BV242) | C Williams | B | In touch. Dropped to midfield when steadied near 600 M. No subsequent progress. |
| 9 | 8 | ENORMOUS WAY (BV136) | D Whyte | -- | Towards rear. Severely checked turning for home. Unable to recover. |
| 10 | 7 | MEMBERS GLORY (CB325) | Y T Cheng | V-/B2/H1 | Behind midfield. Dropped to the rear when steadied 2000 M. Made no show. |
| 11 | 11 | BIA DESERT (CB108) | M W Leung | B | Soon led. Headed approaching 600 M. Dropped out from 4th final turn. |
| DISQ | 3 | CUPID (BV043) | W C Marwing | SR | Towards rear. Improved to midfield 800 M. Ran on well from 2nd early straight, just failing to catch the winner narrowly. |
| 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 |