Race 7 (160)
SCMP.com HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1650m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 2
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 5 | RICARDO (CB419) | R Fradd | B | Tardy start and settled in rear section on rail. Switched to 2-wide and made little progress turning for home. Made up good ground inside final 200 M to overhaul 2nd placegetter on the line. |
| 2 | 10 | PRINCE GOLF (CB328) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well from widest and niggled along to race in better than midfield 2-wide through to straight. Responded well when asked 200 M out but just failed to fend off late challenge from winner to be overhauled on the line. |
| 3 | 7 | TABBRIS (CB088) | C Williams | B | Began fairly and pushed along to take lead on rail with around 1-1/2Ls advantage through to straight. Ran on fairly when asked 250 M out but unable to match speed with 1st pair inside final 200 M and just held on to 3rd. |
| 4 | 4 | GOODWOOD (CA167) | F Coetzee | -- | Jumped well and ridden along to race in prominent position on rail through to straight. Under pressure 200 m out and ran on fairly, just failed to catch the 3rd placegetter. |
| 5 | 3 | QUICK STEP (CA074) | Y T Cheng | -- | A bit slow to begin and pushed along to race in midfield or worse 2-wide. Switched out and made steady progress at home bend. Made up steady ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 2 | SIXTY SECONDS (CB177) | M W Leung | V- | Broke well and soon settled in midfield on rail through to straight. At the 200 M mark was steadied when short for room. Made up little ground inside final 100 M when clear running was obtained. |
| 7 | 9 | EL VIENTO (BT129) | A Delpech | -- | Began fairly but was soon take to the rear section on rail and in the middle stages proved difficult to settle. After the 400 M was disappointed for running. Made up some ground inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
| 8 | 11 | PRODIGY (BS294) | A Marcus | -- | Soon raced in worse than midfield 2-wide. At home bend switched wide and pushed along to go forward. Under pressure 200 M out but only able to run on evenly to the line. |
| 9 | 12 | LEAD TO WIN (BV081) | K C Tsang | B | Unable to muster early speed to race in midfield or worse or rail through to straight. Unable to quicken when asked 200 M out and kept on evenly to the line. |
| 10 | 6 | ETERNAL FUN (BT276) | J Quinn | P-/B2 | Jumped very awkwardly and lost a lot of ground. Raced at the tail of the field. Switched wide and made some progress at home turn. Only able to keep on one pace in straight and ran past couple of beaten runners inside final 200 M. |
| 11 | 8 | GOOD BOY (CB437) | W Smith | P-/B2 | Broke well and ridden along to race in prominent position 2-wide without cover. Ridden along to maintain position turning for home. Found nothing in straight and steadily faded inside final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 12 | 1 | LASER GLORY (CB312) | G Schofield | V | Broke well and ridden along to race in prominent position 2-wide. Under pressure to keep position at home bend. Failed to quicken in straight and dropped out inside final 200 M. |
| 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 |