Race 8 (107)
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL HANDICAP Rating:95-75 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | ART TRADER (CE131) | E Saint-Martin | TT | Jumped with them, caught 3 wide with cover 7L from lead, allowed to relax, 3rd last to turn, came widest in straight and gathered them in easily. |
| 2 | 5 | WINNING KEVIN (CD051) | S Dye | -- | Broke with them, held good position 6th 1 out 1 back 3L from lead 2-wide, enjoyed easy run throughout, urged along passing 500 M, came 4 wide in straight and tired hard finding winner just too good. |
| 3 | 11 | CALIFORNIA BISHOP (CD351) | F Coetzee | CP-/TT | Began best, crossed to be outside leader early, raced at leaders heels throughout (pace genuine) carted field up to leader on turn and hit lead passing 150 M but quickly passed. Tried hard. |
| 4 | 2 | INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS (CC317) | D Whyte | B1 | Away fairly, taken straight to fence, 7th in running 3L from leader for middle part of race, hugged rails on turn, made steady ground in straight without threatening winner. |
| 5 | 3 | NORTHERNER (CD293) | G Mosse | -- | Average to begin, restrained at start and taken quickly to fence, raced on rails last 9L from lead throughout, closed to be 6L from lead 3 wide on straightening, made up significant ground late between horses. |
| 6 | 12 | FORTUNE SMILES (CB432) | C Munce | -- | Jumped well, showed good speed to cross to lead passing post first time, rolled along in front at good clip, pinched 2L lead passing 600 M, lead until 200 M mark but quickly collared and battled rest of straight. |
| 7 | 4 | FIGHTING MASCOT (CB426) | A Delpech | -- | Average to begin, eased out of it early, settled 5th from rear 2-wide 7L from front runners travelled comfortably throughout, tracked through to be 4th from lead on turn, came 4 wide in straight but showed little turn of foot. |
| 8 | 6 | DASHING CHAMPION (CC015) | G Schofield | SR | Slow to begin, mustered speed to hold spot behind the leaders, had soft trip in middle section, pushed along to make ground at 500 M, came 2 wide in straight but only battled away. |
| 9 | 9 | MILLENNIUM SPIRIT (BV221) | P H Lo | TT | Fair to begin, settled 2nd last 2 wide 9L from pace, tracked along in middle stages, asked to improve from 500 M but showed little under pressure, passed tiring runners in last 200 M. |
| 10 | 8 | GALLANT KNIGHT (CC189) | H W Lai | V | Only average to begin, trapped 3 wide midfield throughout, raced wide with cover 4L from lead until turn, came 6 wide on turn but raced very one-paced over concluding stages. |
| 11 | 10 | STABLE MAIL (CE184) | C Brown | SR-/V1 | Average to begin, niggled along early to take up spot 4 back on fence 7L from speed, ridden along passing 600 M and gave nothing in run home. |
| 12 | 7 | KING OF FISH (CB105) | Y T Cheng | B | Away with them, rolled forward to take up prominent position, trapped 3 wide without cover 3L from leader, ridden along from 500 M, wide run took its toll and weakened in straight. |
| 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 |