Race 5 (141)
HOI PING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Happy Valley Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 11 | WONDERFUL BLESSING (CE198) | B Prebble | TT | Raced 2-wide better than midfield. Kept within 3Ls of the leader in back straight. Quickened when asked turning for home and assumed the lead on straightening. Drew clear final 200 M and won easily. |
| 2 | 4 | DOUBLE PLEASURE (CD069) | D Whyte | -- | Raced 2-wide in rear section. Ridden along at home turn and steadily made up ground. Continued well in the straight but was no threat to winner. |
| 3 | 7 | KING HOGAN (CE257) | G Mosse | B | Blundered on jumping and raced at the rear. Trailed field into home straight and closed the race off with a nice rally. |
| 4 | 8 | MASTER DREAMER (CE293) | W M Lai | B | Settled on fence behind midfield. Pressured and quickened at 400 M but was checked on straightening. Continued fairly but lost 3rd place at the line when rider stopped pressing. |
| 5 | 2 | GREEN IN BLUE (CD117) | D Nikolic | PC-/B2 | Jumped well and settled in a prominent position behind the leader. Only remained on same pace in the straight. |
| 6 | 9 | THREE CLUBS (CG149) | M Nunes | -- | Slowly away and raced towards the rear until home straight. Ran on fairly and made up some ground. |
| 7 | 10 | SERIOUS PLAY (CC003) | H W Lai | -- | Raced wide and without cover at midfield. Continued to be wide making home turn and only remained on at same pace in the straight. |
| 8 | 3 | SAMBUOYANT (CE172) | R Fradd | B | Raced 3-wide in rear section. Swung widest turning for home and rallied past tired runners. |
| 9 | 5 | RAIN IN SPRING (CC320) | S Dye | V | Settled 2-wide at midfield. Switched out turning for home but failed to quicken on straightening. |
| 10 | 6 | FLAME POWER (CG153) | C W Wong | -- | Steadily improved to a forward position. Tracked leader in a 2-wide spot. Commenced to drop out at the home turn and weakened steadily in run to line. |
| 11 | 12 | BEST CHOICE (CE038) | Y T Cheng | B | Niggled along and took the lead at 1600 M. Disputed lead until after straightening but found nothing thereafter. |
| 12 | 1 | BARRACUDA (CB320) | K T Yeung | -- | In front briefly after the start but unable to muster speed to stay in front. Raced along the fence at midfield. Lacked a response when asked at home turn and gradually dropped out after straightening. |
| 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 |